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Divided into four sections, this anthology contains more than 60 of the most colourful and best-loved nursery rhymes, including 'Humpty Dumpty' and 'Hey Diddle, Diddle'. These are illustrated with watercolour pictures of distinctive characters - rabbits, cats and mice - by Rosemary Wells.

Paperback:

9780744560275 | New edition (Gardners Books, April 9, 2001), cover price $16.65 | About this edition: Divided into four sections, this anthology contains more than 60 of the most colourful and best-loved nursery rhymes, including 'Humpty Dumpty' and 'Hey Diddle, Diddle'.

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9780763688912 | Candlewick Pr, September 27, 2016, cover price $24.99 | also contains My Very First Mother Goose
9781564026200 | Candlewick Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $22.99 | About this edition: A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes including 'Hey Diddle, Diddle,' 'Pat-a-Cake,' 'Little Jack Horner,' and 'Pussycat, Pussycat'

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A collection of rhymes and riddles traditionally passed on orally from child to child
By Peter Opie (editor) and Maurice Sendak (illustrator)

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9780763664015 | Rep rei edition (Candlewick Pr, November 13, 2012), cover price $12.00 | also contains I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book, I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book, I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

School and Library:

9780763659493 | Reissue edition (Candlewick Pr, November 13, 2012), cover price $22.00 | also contains I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book, I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book, I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
9781564020468 | Candlewick Pr, May 1, 1992, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A collection of rhymes and riddles traditionally passed on orally from child to child

This enchanting collection showcases rare Mother Goose nursery rhymes, breathing new life into these old favorites! 75,000 first printing.
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780763636555 | Candlewick Pr, August 28, 2007, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A collection of nursery rhymes featuring such little-known characters as the wee melodie man and Handy Spandy, Mrs.

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Product Description: Is it good or bad luck to mention a pig to a fisherman? What does it portend when you break a double-yolked egg? Or when you witness a headless shadow? How many frogs do you need to cure whooping cough? And what's all this about black cats? Ranging from the familiar to the bizarre, and including everything from spells and omens to rituals and taboos, this delightfully informative dictionary covers a wide array of popular superstitions, touching on virtually every aspect of human culture...read more
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Moira Tatem (editor)

Paperback:

9780192806642 | Reissue edition (Oxford Univ Pr, December 8, 2005), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Is it good or bad luck to mention a pig to a fisherman?

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Product Description: Representing a literary tradition from Geoffrey Chaucer to W.H. Auden, this collection of narrative poetry contains tales of all kinds--romantic, humorous, ghostly, and gory--written over the past six hundred years. Most of the fifty-nine poems collected here are given in full, including such classics as Pope's Rape of the Lock, Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Poe's The Raven, and classic twentieth-century works like G...read more
By Iona Archibald Opie (compiler) and Peter Opie (compiler)

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9780192801968 | Oxford Univ Pr, November 11, 2004, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Representing a literary tradition from Geoffrey Chaucer to W.

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A collection of fifty-five delightfully illustrated nursery rhymes for young children includes such beloved personalities as Simple Simon and Mother Hubbard and lesser-known characters such as Dusty Bill and My Aunt Jane.
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780763606831 | Candlewick Pr, October 1, 1999, cover price $22.99 | About this edition: Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including 'Old Mother Hubbard,' 'I'm a Little Teapot,' and 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe,' accompanied by illustrations of various animals.

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Explores the world of children and make-believe in a collection of classic British and American poetry from Chaucer to Ogden Nash
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Peter Opie (editor)

Paperback:

9780192801883 | Oxford Univ Pr, May 1, 2002, cover price $17.95
9780192823496 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr, April 1, 1995), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Explores the world of children and make-believe in a collection of classic British and American poetry from Chaucer to Ogden Nash

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This traditional nursery rhyme has been selected from the bestselling 'My Very First Mother Goose', the only book published in the last decade to feature in 'The Booksellers' ten 'Picture Books of the Millennium'.

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9780744588477 | Brdbk new edition (Gardners Books, November 5, 2001), cover price $6.40 | About this edition: This traditional nursery rhyme has been selected from the bestselling 'My Very First Mother Goose', the only book published in the last decade to feature in 'The Booksellers' ten 'Picture Books of the Millennium'.
9780763616311 | Board book edition (Candlewick Pr, October 1, 2001), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Inspired by our exciting new Gift Line.

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Product Description: The world of Mother Goose is the perfect place to showcase photographs of the special people in your life. This beautifully crafted album is a family heirloom-in-waiting. Fill it with the pictures that capture your favorite family moments...read more

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9780763616380 | Slp edition (Candlewick Pr, October 1, 2001), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: The world of Mother Goose is the perfect place to showcase photographs of the special people in your life.

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Product Description: Inspired by our exciting new Gift Line.Resized and featuring new covers, these bright board books based on MY VERY FIRST MOTHER GOOSE the award-winning modern day classic, bring timeless poems to the youngest children. Each of the four enchanting board books contains eight favorite rhymes collected in their most perfect form by folklorist Iona Opie...read more
By Iona Archibald Opie and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780763616298 | Board book edition (Candlewick Pr, October 1, 2001), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Inspired by our exciting new Gift Line.

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Miscellaneous:

9780763616427 | Gmc crds edition (Candlewick Pr, October 1, 2001), cover price $12.00

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A stunning two-volume gift set containing My Very First Mother Goose and Here Comes Mother Goose brings the magic of Mother Goose rhymes to the very youngest of children.
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780763611774 | Slp edition (Candlewick Pr, November 1, 2000), cover price $40.00 | About this edition: A stunning two-volume gift set containing My Very First Mother Goose and Here Comes Mother Goose brings the magic of Mother Goose rhymes to the very youngest of children.

Simplified prose retellings of Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, The Tempest, King Lear, Macbeth, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and The Winter's Tale. (view table of contents)
By Iona Archibald Opie (introduced by)

Reinforced:

9780606174046 | Demco Media, September 1, 1999, cover price $18.21 | About this edition: Simplified prose retellings of 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Hamlet,' 'The Merchant of Venice,' 'Othello,' 'The Tempest,' 'King Lear,' 'Macbeth,' 'As You Like It,' 'Twelfth Night,' and 'The Winter's Tale'

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A colletion of favorite rhymes found in folk literature and lesser known rhymes passed down in regional or family traditions.

Paperback:

9780140302004 | Penguin Uk, June 1, 1999, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A collection of favorite rhymes found in folk literature and passed down in regional traditions

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A reference source for scholars, book collectors, and parents and their children, a new edition of the standard anthology of more than five hundred nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, and lullabies is complemented by nearly a hundred period illustrations. UP. (view table of contents)
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Peter Opie (editor)

Hardcover:

9780198600886 | 2 sub edition (Oxford Univ Pr, March 19, 1998), cover price $55.00 | About this edition: An alphabetical arrangement of more than five hundred nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, and lullabies

A collection of eight nursery rhymes including 'Pussycat, Pussycat,' 'Hey Diddle, Diddle,' and 'Sally Go Round the Sun'
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780763603557 | Board book edition (Candlewick Pr, November 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A collection of eight nursery rhymes including 'Pussycat, Pussycat,' 'Hey Diddle, Diddle,' and 'Sally Go Round the Sun'

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A collection of eight nursery rhymes including 'Wee Willie Winkie,' 'Jack and Jill,' and 'Star Light, Star Bright'
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780763603564 | Board book edition (Candlewick Pr, November 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A collection of eight nursery rhymes including 'Wee Willie Winkie,' 'Jack and Jill,' and 'Star Light, Star Bright'

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A collection of eight nursery rhymes including 'Little Boy Blue,' 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,' and 'I had a Little Nut Tree'
By Iona Archibald Opie (editor) and Rosemary Wells (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780763603540 | Board book edition (Candlewick Pr, November 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A collection of eight nursery rhymes including 'Little Boy Blue,' 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,' and 'I had a Little Nut Tree'

A colletion of favorite rhymes found in folk literature and lesser known rhymes passed down in regional or family traditions.

Paperback:

9780140385823 | Reprint edition (Puffin, July 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A collection of favorite rhymes found in folk literature and passed down in regional traditions

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Product Description: This survey covers virtually every aspect of childhood and every type of book, toy, game and diversion. Over a period of 40 years, Iona and Peter Opie assembled a collection of 20,000 rare children's books, comics and other printed material...read more

Hardcover:

9781559700474, titled "Treasures of Childhood: Books, Toys, and Games from the Opie Collection" | 1 edition (Arcade Pub, March 1, 1990), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Examines the Opie Collection of rare books, toys, and games

Paperback:

9781857936247 | Reprint edition (Pavilion, April 1, 1995), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: This survey covers virtually every aspect of childhood and every type of book, toy, game and diversion.

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Product Description: For nearly forty years Iona Opie worked with her husband, Peter, on a notable series of books on the traditional lore of childhood, among them Children's Games in Street and Playground, The Singing Game, and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren...read more

Hardcover:

9780198112655 | Oxford Univ Pr, May 1, 1993, cover price $25.00

Paperback:

9780192853011 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr, April 1, 1994), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: For nearly forty years Iona Opie worked with her husband, Peter, on a notable series of books on the traditional lore of childhood, among them Children's Games in Street and Playground, The Singing Game, and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren.

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