Marguerite de Angeli's Book of Nursery &

I was so excited to find a copy of my favorite childhood book and it was listed as "good" condition, a win. While the pages are in good shape there's obvious water damage and mildew to the cover and jacket which causes a bad odor along with the black mildew. Had I known this, I wouldn't have purchased this copy.

My sisters and I had a copy of this book when we were very young. I am beyond excited and nostalgic to get this one in the mail!!! It's been over 30 years since I've seen the stories. So excited!

As a child my mother used to read us the nursery rhymes from Marguerite de Angeli's BOOK OF NURSERY AND MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES. I remember trying to memorize "This is the house that Jack built" just so that I could say it as fast as my mother could. As years passed life changed and I went through a lot of rough times. But this book can always take me back to that time when life was wonderful. I am happy to be able to share this book with my children now. The rhymes are wonderful and the illustrations are marvelous!!! It took me almost 18 years to get my hands back on this book and I will never let it go again...

I had this book growing up, but gave it away without thinking of the child I may one day have. So when that day happened I went in search for the book, I love the book with all the nursery rhymes that you remember from your child hood.

Not only does this book have all the old favorites, but it also has many I'd never heard before, even having been raised in a family of avid readers. But what really makes this book is de Angeli's illustrations. They're charming and filled with funny details. Every single page has at least one. Some are black and white sketches, others full color paintings.

This was the nursery rhyme book I grew up with, and today, more than half a century later, I still spend time with it. It has lost both its covers and several pages are scribbled on with gold crayon, but I will never throw it away. Every grandmother or grandfather should give a copy to his or her newborn grandchild, and every mother and father should read the poems aloud to him or her from day one.

Beautifully illustrated, this book contains the most complete and most traditional versions of virtually every Mother Goose nursery rhyme. No politically correct rewrites here! This is a wonderful must-have book for anyone with children. This has been a much loved book in our house for two generations. Find this book if you can. Thanks. Best Wishes.