Tomi dePaola's Mother Goose

Bio:dePaula, T. (1985). Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose. Illus. Tomie dePaola. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s and Sons

Annotation: A popular collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, songs, and poems. Tomi dePaola recreates his own versions using the traditional way in which they were first written.

Genre: Nursery Rhymes, Children’s Poetry, Picture Book

Grade Level: K-4

Readers who will like this book: Kid’s who enjoy rhyme’s, poetry, and songs and ones that are familiar with the traditional stories of Mother Goose.

Response/Rating: (4) It was exciting to see the recreation of dePaola’s work creating a new way for readers to be introduced to Mother Goose and the classic versions of the writing.

Questions: What is a rhyme? What is a poem? Do you like reading in rhyme and using poetry?