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Mother Goose: The Original Volland Edition |  | Creators: Eulalie Osgood Grover (Editor), Frederick Richardson (Illustrator)
Publisher: Derrydale
Category: Book
List Price: $11.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 310135
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: All Ages
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0517436191
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.8
EAN: 9780517436196
ASIN: 0517436191
Publication Date: February 29, 1988
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Product Description
The classic Volland edition of Mother Goose makes a beautiful addition to any home library. Features more than 100 traditional rhymes, each accompanied by a full-page, full color illustration by Fredrick Richardson.
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 You can't go back June 30, 2010
R. Fischer (NJ, USA)
My siblings and I were brought up reading the original - I mean the original - Mother Goose. It was published in 1915 and had a green cover. I wanted to buy a replacement for my tattered, taped, and well worn original - I would have to get over the yellow cover (which turned out to be white) - so that my Grandson would have a ball reading these slightly warped tales. Well, this book does not compare well with the original 1915 book. Although the book is accurate as far as content goes, the fine reproduction of the 1915 book is missing here. So much so that I am guessing that the new publishers slapped loose pages from the original into a cheap scanner, flipped the switch and hoped for the best. Black lines look almost rubber stamped and the colors are universally washed out as compared with my 1915 edition.
If you remember the original, you will be disappointed with this reproduction. If you do not remember the original, then this book will entertain and surprise the kid in you and the kids with you.
 Mother Goose Childrens Book November 11, 2009
Donald L. Smith (East Greenville, PA)
This book arrived in nearly brand new condition even though it was sold as a used book. I am extremely happy with this book and my grandkids will enjoy this book as much as their parents. Highly recomend this seller.
 Necessary Evils October 6, 2009
Emily S. Sanford (Berlin, Germany)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has nearly every melodious, mad Mother Goose rhyme, from the familiar to the less known:
"I met a little old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs..."
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"There was a man in our town
And he was wondrous wise
He jumped into a bramble bush
And scratched out both his eyes..."
The art nouveau illustrations are equally mad - no chubby-cheeked Disney smiles here, but screaming children, weapon-wielding thieves, and callous spirits toying with the terrestrial. Arthur Rackham fans will especially enjoy the style. That said, I had a profound (perhaps sick) fascination with it as a child and still do. I was usually upset easily by violence, but I would pore over the images for (what seemed like) hours as a young child, and I think that helped blunt the brutality of the texts once I was old enough to read them.
It's Medieval and Victorian art and wit in all their glory. It makes you realize that Jack breaking his crown is also quite horrible when you think about it, but looking back on your childhood, would you forego him and Jill?
LOVED AS MOTHER, CHERISHED AS GRANDMOTHER ~ August 26, 2009
RITA MEDINA (NANA IN CALIFORNIA)
PURCHASED MY FIRST BOOK BACK IN 1982 WHEN MY FIRST CHILD WAS BORN - SHE LOVED IT SO MUCH AND NOW READS IT TO HER FIRST BORN CHILD. A CLASSIC THAT NEVER IS OUTDATED THAT CHILDREN WILL LOVE FOREVER. THE NURSERY RHYMES ARE THE BEGINNING OF THEIR LITTLE MINDS LEARNING TO SAY WORDS AND THEN BEGINNING TO SING THEM. A MUST FOR EVERY HOME WITH CHILDREN.
One hundred twelve gorgeous watercolor paintings, one per page, per rhyme February 27, 2008
Peter B. Nelson (Minneapolis, MN USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is my 22-month-old daughter's favorite book - out of literally hundreds in her infant library. But we don't let her handle it or she will ruin the gorgeous illustrations. Unlike the beloved classic THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE (CARTWHEEL BOOKS) where only half the nursery rhymes are illustrated, and some of those illustrations are trivial line drawings, this book gives us one beautiful full-page (6.5"x8.5") impressionist watercolor painting for each rhyme. Every parent knows there is a big difference in enjoyment of the rhymes that have their own illustrations; so much so that when reading from the Cartwheel Mother Goose, I usually just skip the non-illustrated ones. Even the typeface is lovely; I wish they identified it. As one who must read out loud every day, I really appreciate having something pleasant to admire while rattling off the the now-memorized verses. This edition is like a combination of Mother Goose and a coffee-table Art Book. It's such a treasure I am tempted to buy a cheap used copy just so our master can be preserved. Derrydale is to be commended for keeping this gem in print. Parents bored with the Cartwheel Mother Goose should look to this edition for a superior alternative. My daughter likes both, but she likes this one best. The only downside to the comparison is that this edition contains 112 rhymes, whereas the Cartwheel has 300.
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