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Toasmallchild,wordsaremagical.Andthemostmagicalofallarethebeloved,venerablewordsofMotherGoose.NowfolkloristIonaOpiehasgatheredmorethansixtytreasuredrhymesintheirmostperfect,honestform.From"HeyDiddle,Diddle"and"Pat-a-Cake"to"LittleJackHorner"and"Pussycat,Pussycat,"thesearefamiliarversesthathavebeenpassedfromparenttochildforgenerations;thesearetherhymesthatareeverychild'sbirthright.WithwatercolorsbyRosemaryWellsthatmayproveequallyenduring,MYVERYFIRSTMOTHERGOOSEcapturesthesimplejoyandtheslyhumorthataretheessenceofMotherGoose.Parentsandchildrenwillfindthemselvesexploringthisvolumetogether,savoringdelightfuldetailsandfunnysurprisesoneverypage.Thisisabookthatpromiseshoursofquietsmilesandmerrygrinsforreadersofallages.
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IonaOpiehasdedicatedherlifetocollectingandpreservingchildren'srhymesasanartform."Isupposemymessageinlifeis'Nurseryrhymesaregoodforyou.'Andthesooneryoustart,thebetter.Ialwayshaveonemyselfeverymorning.Ijustopenanurseryrhymebookatrandom.ThismorningIread:Taffywasbornonamoonshineynight.Hisheadinapipskin,hisheelsupright.Yousee,ifyouacquireanurseryrhyme-icalattitude,you'renotatallputoutbylife'slittlebumpsandbruises—theyjustseemfunnyandentirelynormal."RosemaryWellssays,"Weliveinatimewhenourlanguageisshrinking.MotherGoose,whichrepresentsourlanguageatitsmostinnocent,playful,andprofound,isindangerofdisappearingcompletely.Rhymesthathavebeenrepeatedandrefinedforfortygenerationsarenolongerbeingtaughttochildren.ItisagreathonortoworkwithIonaOpiewiththehopeofpreservingtheserhymesformanygenerationsmore."RosemarywellslivesinNewYork.