My Very First Mother Goose

Author: - Iona Opie

Title: - My Very First Mother Goose

Illustrator: - Rosemary Wells

Publisher: - Candlewick Press

Year: - 1996

Format: - Hard Cover

Genre: - Mother Goose

Reading Level: - Preschool or Earlier

Interest Level: - Assisted Reader

Topics: - Rhymes, Mother Goose

Summary: - This book is a twist off of the classic Mother Goose stories. The author mixes the American versions with the British versions.

Extension Activities: - For this book, you could have the kids make their own Mother Goose out of construction paper and glue. They could either choose to make Mother Goose as a goose, or have them make her in a human form riding a goose.

Mother Goose: The Children's Classic Edition

Author: - none

Title: - Mother Goose: The Children's Classic Edition

Illustrator: - none

Publisher: - Running Press

Year: - 1997

Format: - eBook

Genre: - eBook, Mother Goose

Reading Level: - Any age

Interest Level: - Assisted Reader, Individual

Topics: - Rhyme, Mother Goose

Summary: - This is a collection of many Mother Goose rhymes under one cover. Some of the stories include: Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Hickory Dickory Dock, and many more.

Extension Activities: - For this book you could have each student choose one story and create the setting in a shoe box. They would do this by cutting the top off of the shoe box, tilting it on its side, and designing everything inside the box. Another activity you could have them do with the rhyme they chose is to draw a picture storyline of what goes on in the story, in a timeline form.

Mother Goose

Author-Willy Pogany and others

Title-Mother Goose
Illustrator-Willy Pogany
Publisher- SeaStar Books
Year-1928


Format- Hardcover
Genre-Mother Goose
Reading Level- Assistant
Interest Level- Early elementary


Topics-Rhymes, singing along, memorization.

Summary- Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Little Bo Peep are just a few of the characters who run and jump throughout the pages of this Mother Goose Book. It is filled with more than eighty rhymes and is very catch for kids.

Extension- This book is made for parents to read to their little kids so an easy extension would be to sing the rhymes with the children. They are all easy and catchy! Also, you could have them color pictures of the different characters in the book.

Mother Goose

Author: -Willy Pogany and others

Title: -Mother Goose
Illustrator: -Willy Pogany
Publisher: - SeaStar Books
Year: -1928


Format: - Hardcover
Genre: -Mother Goose
Reading Level: - Emergent and Assistant
Interest Level: - Preschool to early elementary


Topics: -Rhymes, singing along, memorization.


Summary: -This Mother Goose book is filled with children's favorite rhymes. This would be a great book to read to your own child for a bed time store since there are so many rhymes it would be great to read one per night. It has rhymes such as Hey Diddle Diddle, Mary had a Little Lamb, There was an Old Woman who lived in a shoe and so on. Children at most young ages would love this book.

Extension Activities: -

Make a rhyme as a class since the children would be to young to make their own.