Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book
by Iona Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor)
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An illustrated collection of traditional verses, most of which have never been published before.Tags
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nessreader The verse in both these collections is more of the playground chant type, rhythmic and earthy, than the standard Mother Goose as-told-by-your-parent (I recognised only the janey mack rhyme, from Dublin, in tail feathers) Tail Feathers, by the way, has a different artist for each double page spread.
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Much that is humorous, and much that is glorious. I love that so many different illustrators contributed. And I love that only a few of the verses only touch on something I've already encountered. And I really love that the Opies have done so much to preserve rhymes, riddles, & nonsense.
THE MEADOW-BOUT FIELDS
O I have been to the meadow-bout fields,
And I have been to the gorses;
And I have been to the meadow-bout fields,
To seek my master's horses.
And I got wet, and very very wet,
And I got wet and weary,
And I was wet, and very very wet
When I came home to Mary!
(meadow-bout = marsh marigold)
Now that could have been interpreted playfully, if an illustrator had chosen to emphasize the splashing & trotting. But in the hands of Inga Moore, it's show more more wistful, almost melancholy, and just lovely.
This is a book that I would love to own, and to buy for young families. show less
THE MEADOW-BOUT FIELDS
O I have been to the meadow-bout fields,
And I have been to the gorses;
And I have been to the meadow-bout fields,
To seek my master's horses.
And I got wet, and very very wet,
And I got wet and weary,
And I was wet, and very very wet
When I came home to Mary!
(meadow-bout = marsh marigold)
Now that could have been interpreted playfully, if an illustrator had chosen to emphasize the splashing & trotting. But in the hands of Inga Moore, it's show more more wistful, almost melancholy, and just lovely.
This is a book that I would love to own, and to buy for young families. show less
Unique collection of rhymes and illustrations.
Each rhyme illustrated by a different artist.
(each rhyme is illustrated by a different artist)
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(each rhyme is illustrated by a different artist)
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Iona Margaret Opie was born on October 13, 1923. During World War II, she made meteorological maps in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. She married Peter Opie in 1943. Together they collected children's rhymes, riddles, and street culture. Their books included I Saw Esau, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, The show more Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, Children's Games in Street and Playground, and The Classic Fairy Tales. After her husband's death in 1982, she continued the work alone. Her books included The People in the Playground, Tail Feathers from Mother Goose, Here Comes Mother Goose, A Dictionary of Superstitions, and Children's Games with Things. Her son Robert collaborated with her on The Treasures of Childhood. She was made CBE in 1999. She died on October 23, 2017 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book
- Original publication date
- 1988
- Dedication
- Dedicated to
The Individualist
I am as I am,
And so is a stone;
And them as don't like me
Must leave me alone. - First words
- This is a book of cordials and simples.
--Foreword - Original language
- British English
Classifications
- Genres
- Children's Books, Poetry, Picture Books
- DDC/MDS
- 398.8 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Folklore & Folktales Rhymes and rhyming games
- LCC
- PZ8.3 .O6 .T — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Reviews
- 6
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- (3.85)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 4
