MOTHER GOOSE FOR GROWN-UPS
First edition, adapting Mother Goose characters with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
First edition, adapting Mother Goose characters with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
First printing of this collection of Mother Goose rhymes made dynamic with liftable flaps, with illustrations by Robert H. Porteous in the style of Denslow.
Adorable vintage production of Mother Goose nursery rhymes.
Portfolio of classic nursery rhyme figures printed in outline, with directions for painting in the forms using "Prang's non-poisonous water colors for children."
First edition, featuring two Mother Goose rhymes interpreted by Sendak and updated to reflect the 1990s.
Signed first printing of this pair of Mother Goose nursery rhymes with rather surreal illustrations by Maurice Sendak.
Mother Goose-themed ABC, with alphabetical play on nursery rhyme characters: "H: Handy, Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, / Loves plum cake and sugar candy."
Illustrator's presentation copy of Untermeyer's anthology of poetry for children, warmly inscribed by Birch, with an elaborate original watercolor drawing of a young boy receiving this book from a kindly Mother Goose and a testy actual goose.
Delightful large-format edition of this collection of classic nursery rhymes, with vibrant color wrapper.