Bibliographic Information: Wright, B. F. (1987). The Real Mother Goose. New York: Checkerboard Press Inc. (Original work published 1916).
Brief Annotation: This book is a complete set of the Mother Goose poems. To make ease at finding a certain poem, the first line of every poem is written in the front of the book. From Old king Kole to Needles and Pins; this book has it all! The structures of the poems are not constant from one to the other, and each have a different way of presenting a brilliant idea or story.
Genre: Fiction, Poetry and verse
Grade Level: Prek-4
Readers who will like this: Children who are learning about poems; Children who are read this book before bed; Children who like catchy poems; Children learning new concepts on memory, such as using songs as a way to remember.
Response/Rating: 3; while reading the Mother Goose poems I had not only felt like I was walking down memory lane, but had also forgotten that quite a few of poems were Mother Goose. I was caught off guard on the language used in some of the poems, and the violent actions it described; then I reminded myself that the poems were written in a different time, with a different meaning. There were a few that I was curious to know if there was a hidden meaning behind them, such as Robin and Richard. I have noted the poems that made me think twice and eventually plan to look into them further!
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever met a man named Peter Piper? Or Wee Willie Winkle?
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