My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie, Rosemary WellsTwenty years after Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells released their first collection of Mother Goose rhymes, the celebrated original is back in a gorgeous anniversary edition. To a small child, words are magical. And the most magical of all are the beloved words of Mother Goose. Here, folklorist Iona Opie has gathered more than sixty treasured rhymes in their most perfect, honest forms, from "Hey Diddle, Diddle and "Pat a Cake" to "Little Jack Horner" and

and ready to fly / Good- / bye

" and "Where" books

Angela and her husband were lucky enough to see a beautiful barn owl hunting there

These three are as near as I will ever come to an autobiography

Geirlaug the King's Daughter

Fairy Gifts

Across time

Eucalyptus in Exile

The roots of a tree indicate the sun's direction

and the vice president and secretary general of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine

The Blue Mountains

Maps and information about the Hudson River and famous landmarks are included in the back of the book