My Very First Mother Goose

图书标准信息

• 作者 Iona、Iona Archibald Opie 著；Rosemary Wells 绘
• 出版社 Candlewick
• 出版时间 1996-10
• ISBN 9781564026200
• 定价 231.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 108页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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.

【作者简介】

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.