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Kris Kringle's Library: Nursery Rhymes
Author: Not found
Publication date: 1800
Published by: Cornish, Lamport, & Co., New York
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection of nursery rhymes contains 62 pages of rhymes, accompanied by illustrations. Many of the rhymes are not well known in 2020 (for example, one that starts "Hinicum, Pinicum, which is the way to Tinicum", but the collection does include "Little Miss Muffet", which most children know. The rhymes are set in simple black serif font. -
The Life of Jack Sprat, His Wife, and His Cat
Author: J. Kendrew
Publication date: 1820
Publisher: Printed by J. Kendrew, York, England
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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Most people are familiar with the rhyme "Jack Sprat could eat no fat..." This collection contains 16 rhymes about Jack, his wife Joan, and their animals. Text is simple black serif font, and woodcut illustrations accompany each poem. According to archive.org, this book is classified as a chapbook, and is only roughly 3.75" x 2.5". -
Mother Goose's Melodies
Author: A. Bowen, N. Dearborn, and S. Childs (engravers)
Publication date: 1833
Publisher: Munroe and Francis, New York
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection contains 96 pages of nursery rhymes. There are many familiar rhymes, such as "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and "Sing a Song of Sixpence", and some unfamiliar ones, such as "Arthur O'Bower", which notes it should be "sung during a high wind". Simple black serif font. One or more detailed illustration per page. -
National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs
Author: J. W. Elliott
Publication date: 1872
Publisher: Novello, Ewer, and Co., London
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection includes 110 pages of nursery rhymes. Each rhyme is accompanied by a detailed illustration and piano music. The notes in the book preface state that "especial care has been taken to keep the songs strictly within the compass of children's voices." The image above is from an inside page spread to show an example of the music. -
Nursery Rhymes
Author: L. Brooke
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: F. Warne, New York and London
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection contains 68 pages of nursery rhymes, most accompanied by illustrations. Familiar rhymes such as "There was an Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe" and "Three Blind Mice" are included, along with lesser-known rhymes such as "Here Comes a Lusty Wooer" and "There was a Little Man Who Had a Little Gun." Text is set in simple black serif font. -
Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes
Author: M. De Angeli
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y.
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection contains almost 200 pages of nursery rhymes, accompanied by colorful pictures. Many familiar rhymes are included, such as "Old King Cole" and "Little Miss Muffet". The illustrations in this book earned it a Caldecott Honor. -
101 Favorite Nursery Rhymes
Author: A. Lupatelli
Publication date: 1976
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection contains 101 nursery rhymes, accompanied by vibrant, colorful illustrations. The illustration style is reminiscent of early Disney animation. -
The Real Mother Goose
Author: Barnes & Noble Books
Publication date: 1992
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books, New York
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection contains over 300 nursery rhymes, accompanied by colorful illustrations. This book is one I remember looking at as a child. The cover sticks out in my memory. Familiar rhymes such as "Humpty Dumpty" and "Little Boy Blue" are included, along with more obscure rhymes such as "The Mist". -
Elmo's Mother Goose
Author: C. Allen, M. Swanson, J. Henson
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Random House, New York
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection of nursery rhymes is a board book, designed for very young readers. There are 20 pages of rhymes, with illustrations that cover the entirety of each page. Sesame Street characters play the part of nursery rhyme characters and add their own spin on rhymes such as "Pat-a-Cake" (Cookie Monster) and "Little Bo Peep" (The Count helps count the sheep). -
Nursery Rhymes
Author: M. Kelman
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Scholastic, Danbury, CT
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection of nursery rhymes is a board book, designed for very young readers. An interesting feature of this book is that key words in each nursery rhyme are highlighted, and the French and Spanish translations of those words are provided. Parents are encouraged to read/sing the rhymes to their children in English, and then French and/or Spanish to help with language development. -
Nursery Rhymes
Author: S. Vince, illustrator
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Make Believe Ideas, Hertfordshire [England]
Genre: Informational nonfiction
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This collection of nursery rhymes is a board book, designed for very young readers. It includes 30 nursery rhymes, and comes with a CD of the rhymes being sung by a group of children. Includes many familiar favorites, such as "The Wheels on the Bus" and "I'm a Little Teapot". Adorable, colorful illustrations accompany each poem.
