Mother Goose Treasury--- A Timeless Collection of Favorite Nursery Rhymes illustrated with great care and imagination and probably a lot of fun by Priscilla Lamont is perfectly designed for very young children. First, the size of the book itself will fit easily on the lap of moms, dads, and grandparents ----- right next to the small child. The pages from beginning to end are sturdy enough for a young child’s touch and strong enough to allow little hands to move across the attractively smooth pages.
There are 187 Mother Goose Poems in this book that tell wonderful stories such as There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. Children will also enjoy the lively things that happen when Jack and Jill go up that hill and the Itsy Bitsy Spider climbs up a waterspout!
This charming book also includes an Index of First Lines that are alphabetically listed and will serve moms and dads when trying to find that perfect rhyme from their own childhood to share with their little one. The fun-filled and gorgeously drawn illustrations by Priscilla Lamont will give the child a love for sound and picture.
Mother Goose Treasury with its attractive and busy sea blue cover showing the cow that jumped over the moon and the dish that ran away with the spoon will introduce young children, baby to 3 years of age, to the visual, auditory, and tactile fun found in this book. (Cottage Door Press) 2018 and again in 2022.
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Activity Questions for Mother Goose Treasury: A Timeless Collection of Favorite Nursery Rhymes
For one-year- old children: Ask the child which of these characters they like the best: Old Mother Hubbard, Humpty Dumpty, Five Little Monkeys, Mary Had a Little Lamb or Jack and Jill? Moms and dads should read these five rhymes to their small children once again before they are asked to react.
For children two and three years of age: The Farmer in the Dell has a lot of action and fun! Ask your child to draw a picture of this rhyme. Then ask your child what they would be doing, eating, and saying if they were in this picture.
