Snuggle Up with Mother Goose

Lap reading with babies means sharing sweet verses like these beloved Mother Goose rhymes.

Books and vibrant language are vitally important early learning tools. With that in mind, selected poems from Iona Opie's classic Mother Goose nursery-rhyme compilations are gathered here in a sturdy, baby-friendly board book just right for lap time, nap time, or any time, really. Accentuating the soothing rhymes are cuddly creatures warming their hands and wishing on stars. So snuggle up with Mother Goose and give the hush-a-bye baby in your life a solid and loving head start.

About the Author

Iona Opie has dedicated her life to collecting and preserving children's rhymes as art form and believes that "nursery rhymes are good for you." In partnership with her late husband, Peter Opie, she edited many acclaimed books of children's folklore, including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. She lives in England.

About the Illustrator

Rosemary Wells is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for young readers. She has won many awards, including more than twenty American Library Association Notable Book citations, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She lives in upstate New York.