My Very First Mother Goose

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 24, 2016

Review

This is the twentieth anniversary edition of this wonderful collaboration between Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells. Many of the rhymes are less familiar, but some of the more familiar Mother Goose rhymes are included as well. The anthropomorphic animals are winsome and wonderful. A few humans are included as well. There are so many details to capture the reader's attention. Various page arrangements, from small vignettes to large, double page spreads add to the interest and complement the text nicely. Text is large. This is such fun and will be a great pleasure to share with young readers.

Overall Book Score: very good