Good books for Mother Goose rhymes

Here are some of my favorite books for Mother Goose rhymes:

dePaola, Tomie; Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose, NY:G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985
     Beautifully illustrated with Tomie dePaola's signature style, this collection has over 200 Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including some not so well known. A great first book for Mother Goose. The pictures are very appealing to young children.


Engelbreit, Mary; Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose:One Hundred Best-Loved Verses, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005.
     A nice collection of over100 rhymes with bright, kid appealling, illustrations. Classic as well as not so well known rhymes are included. An index of First Lines is included in the back.



Opie, Iona and Peter; New edition, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997.
     The classic book that is the definitive work on nursery rhymes. Contains over 500 rhymes, songs and riddles. Researched, footnoted and annotated. Illustrations are sparse. A scholarly work, not meant to be read to children. You can find any rhyme in this book!