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Nursery Rhymes Genre

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Books in the Nursery Rhymes genre:

Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales of England (1970)

Originally published in 1849, this was one of first collections of British nursery rhymes and folk and fairy tales. Read the original edition online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): James Orchard Halliwell
Illustrator(s): Maureen Roffey

Richard Scarry’s Best Mother Goose Ever (1970)

A compendium of fifty traditional Mother Goose rhymes consisting of previously published material.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

My Big Golden Book of Words and Stories (1971)

This compendium includes My First Golden Dictionary, The Little Red Caboose and Three Bedtime Stories.... View More

Richard Scarry’s Mother Goose (1972)

Twenty-three favorite rhymes in a larger format.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Rojankovsky’s Wonderful Picture Book (1972)

A collection of some of Rojankovsky’s best illustrations from the Golden Books.

It’s Raining Said John Twaining (1973)

A collection of Danish nursery rhymes.

Author(s): Poul Steenstrup
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Mother Goose for Christmas (1973)

It’s the day before Christmas and two strangers have locked Mother Goose and Goosey Gander in the old Queen of Hearts Bakery. What are the concerned villagers to do?

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Three Jovial Huntsmen (1973)

The three jovial huntsmen set out for a day's sport, but nary a beast do they see.

Author(s): Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1974

Mittens for Kittens and Other Rhymes about Cats (1974)

A collection of traditional nursery rhymes about cats.

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Mother Goose in Prose (1974)

The Wizard of Oz explains what really happened in twenty-two nursery rhymes.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

Nicola Bayley’s Book of Nursery Rhymes (1975)

A book of nursery rhymes.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark and other Rhymes about Dogs (1976)

A collection of nursery rhymes about dogs.

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Richard Scarry’s Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes (1976)

Twenty-five favorite nursery rhymes from previous books.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Six Little Ducks (1976)

A rollicking rendition of a traditional nursery rhyme.

Read online at archive.org 

Author(s): Chris Conover
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

Burnie’s Hill (1977)

Where is the Brown Bull?
Back of Burnie’s Hill.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

One Old Oxford Ox (1977)

A tongue-twisting counting rhyme.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes and Poetry for Children (1977)

This is a revised and expanded edition of an exhibition catalog.

Author(s): Iona Opie
Peter Opie
Illustrator(s): Various

This Little Pig-A-Wig and Other Rhymes About Pigs (1978)

A collection of poems about pigs.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

We Came A-Marching … 1, 2, 3 (1978)

Here is a counting rhyme in one dozen languages.

Author(s): Mildred Hobzek
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

If Wishes Were Horses (1979)

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

Author(s): Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

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