Texas Mother Goose

Bibliographic Information (APA): Davis, D. (2006). Texas Mother Goose. Illus. Sue Marshall Ward. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company.

Brief Annotation: A Texas twist on well-known classic Mother Goose rhymes. Some of them include: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Texas Star,” “There was an Old Cowgirl Who Lived In A Boot,” “Mary, Mary, from Old Granbury,” and “Mary Had a White-Faced Calf.”

Genre: Nursery Rhymes

Grade Level: Pre K- 3

Readers who will like this: Children who like rhymes and Texas

Response/Rating (1-4): 3 out of 4. Fun spin on Mother Goose rhymes to make them unique to Texas.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Who knows anything about Texas or cowboys?