Awards
- Nominated for American Booksellers Book of the Year Award 1997 (United States)
- Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: The Illustrated Children's Book of the Year 1996 (UK)
- Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: The Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year 1996 (UK)
- Winner of Parents' Choice Award 1996 (United States)
- Winner of Parents’ Choice Award 1996 (United States)
Overview
""The words one first meets in nursery rhymes will always have a special magic,"" writes Iona Opie in her foreword to this book. ""Hey Diddle, Diddle"", ""Humpty Dumpty"", ""Jumping Joan"", ""Wee Willie Winkie"", passed on from generation to generation, these rhymes learnt in infancy remain with us forever. Divided into four enticing sections, My Very First Mother Goose contains more than sixty of the most colourful and best-loved nursery rhymes. But what makes it so special are the wonderful watercolour pictures by Rosemary Wells, who has created an engaging and exuberant world filled with distinctive characters - rabbits and cats and mice - guaranteed to delight the youngest child. This is indeed a very first book, a book to be encountered at the earliest possible moment and savoured for an entire lifetime.
Full Product Details
Author: Iona Opie ,
Rosemary Wells ,
Iona Opie
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 26.00cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9780744560275
ISBN 10: 0744560276
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 09 April 2001
Recommended Age: From 1 to 3 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Nursery rhyme annthologies are ubiquitous, but this is special. New aunts, uncles, godparents and grandparents need seek no further. * The Sunday Times * This is, without a doubt, the mother of all rhyme books. * The Sunday Telegraph *
This wonderfully varied selection of nursery rhymes is chosen by the expert Iona Opie. Rosemary Wells's illustrations are peopled with her familiar animal characters, and abound with details that interpret the rhymes with verve and humour. It is a large, beautifully produced book, with good type size, spacious design and vibrant colour. (0 yrs +) (Kirkus UK)
This is, without a doubt, the mother of all rhyme books. The Sunday Telegraph Nursery rhyme annthologies are ubiquitous, but this is special. New aunts, uncles, godparents and grandparents need seek no further. The Sunday Times
Author Information
A world authority on children's nursery rhymes and compiler of numerous enchanting nursery rhyme collections. A multi-award-winning illustrator of over 60 books for young children. A world authority on children's nursery rhymes and compiler of numerous enchanting nursery rhyme collections.
