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Books in the Nursery Rhymes genre:

The Song of Sixpence Toy Book (1876)

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An omnibus containing A Gaping-Wide-Mouth Waddling Frog, Sing a Song of Sixpence, and The Old Courtier. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Baby’s Opera (1877)

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A collection of nursery rhymes with music and pictures. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Baby’s Bouquet (1878)

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A collection of popular nursery songs with music and illustrations. READ NOW.

Author(s): Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The House that Jack Built (1878)

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The well-loved rhyme of what lay in the house that Jack built. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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King Luckieboy’s Picture Book (1880)

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An omnibus containing One, Two Buckle My Shoe, The Fairy Ship, King Luckieboy’s Party and This Little Pig Went to Market. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)

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Sing a song for six pence
A pocket full of rye.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Farmer’s Boy (1881)

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A traditional rhyme that goes through all the farmer’s animals and their sounds. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Mother Goose or The Old Nursery Rhymes (1881)

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A collection of traditional nursery rhymes. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Queen of Hearts (1881)

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The King was in his counting house …

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 2 (1881)

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This second volume of the omnibus edition contains: Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880) The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880) The Farmer’s Boy (1881) The Queen of Hearts (1881) Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Randolph Caldecott’s Collection of Pictures and Songs (1881)

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This omnibus collects the first eight of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books: The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878) The House That Jack Built (1878) Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879) The Babes in the Wood (1879) Sing a Song for Sixpence (1... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Baby Bunting (1882)

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This R. Caldecott picture book contains two rhymes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Hey Diddle Diddle (1882)

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This R. Caldecott picture book contains two rhymes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book (1882)

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This R. Caldecott omnibus picture book contains four picture books: The Milkmaid; Hey Diddle Diddle and Baby Bunting; A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go; and The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate. READ NOW.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Milkmaid (1882)

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This is an old song of a milkmaid and a young gentleman, here exhibited and explained in many designs. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (1883)

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A traditional hunting song. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go (1883)

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An old Scottish ballad. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Come Lasses and Lads (1884)

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A traditional ballad. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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A Farmer Went Trotting Upon His Gray Mare (1884)

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This R. Caldecott picture book contains two traditional rhymes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross (1884)

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This R. Caldecott picture book contains two traditional rhymes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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