Mother Goose's Songs & Rhymes

 This week, I'm sharing some nursery rhyme picture books.  This includes traditional Mother Goose rhymes and songs along with newer rhymes.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington

Expands on the traditional counting rhyme, revealing exciting things the second set of toes does which inspire the first set to try more "fun stuff" too.

After the Fall by Dan Santat

After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.

Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger

Find out just why this Yankee was so cranky in this hilarious take on a traditional nonsense song every child learns in school but doesn't understand.

Mary Had a Little Lamp by Tim Harrington

Mary takes her "bendy," gooseneck lamp wherever she goes, much to the dismay of her parents and classmates, but after leaving it at home during summer camp, Mary finds that she has outgrown her need for her odd companion.

If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre

In rhyming text reminiscent of the traditional song, "If you're happy and you know it," presents various animals that are hoppy, sloppy, growly, flappy, or slimy, scaly and mean.

More Books --

5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming

The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey

The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth

A Dog Needs a Bone by Audrey Wood

Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo and Flo! by Laurel Molk

The Farmer in the Dell by John O'Brien

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Jane Cabrera

If You're a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley

The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani

Jack and Jill by Daniel Kirk

Little Miss Muffet by Iza Trapani

Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary Ann Hoberman

The Neat Line: Scribbling Through Mother Goose by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Gus Grimly

Over the Moon by Rachel Vail

A Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Salley Mayor

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera

The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort

Three Little Kittens by Barbara McClintock

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car by Kate Dopirak

Check these and more nursery rhyme and song books out on display at the Arnold Branch through June 5, 2021.

Nursery Rhymes: Old and New

This week, I'm sharing picture books featuring nursery rhymes.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth
Completes the classic nursery rhyme about the mouse that ran up the clock.

This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington
Expands on the traditional counting rhyme, revealing exciting things the second set of toes does which inspire the first set to try more "fun stuff" too.

Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora
The inhabitants of Old Makimba's farm in Africa, including a baboon, an elephant, and a lion, are described, verse by verse.

My Mother Goose by David McPhail
An illustrated collection of nursery rhymes and songs, interspersed with concept pages on such themes as "going places" and "colors and shapes".


More Nursery Rhyme Picture Books
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey
The Cheese by Margie Palatini
Five Little Ducks by Denise Fleming
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
Good Night, Sleep Tight by Mem Fox
Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray
The House That Zack Built by Alison Murray
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
Jack and Jill by Daniel Kirk
Jack B. Ninja by Tim McCanna
Just Itzy by Lana Krumwiede
Little Miss Muffet by Iza Trapani
Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary Ann Hoberman
Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon by Gennifer Choldenko
The Neat Line: Scribbling Through Mother Goose by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Gus Grimly
Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera
Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Rock-A-Bye Romp by Linda Ashman
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
This Is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise Fleming
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Car by Kate Dopirak
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass
Who's Who? by Ken Geist

Check these and more nursery rhyme books out on display at the library through July 5, 2019.

2014 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award

The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award is a readers' choice award geared towards children birth through kindergarten.  The children are asked to listen to at least five of the books read before voting for their choice for the award.  Voting for the Building Block Award can be done at the Arnold Branch or online at http://www.kclibrary.org/kids/missouri-building-block-2014 through the end of December.





Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
The reader is invited to count the animals that have frightened the monkeys off the pages.

I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau
A boy tries to not yawn although facing baby orangutans, cuddly blankets, and sleepytime songs.

Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nicole O'Byrne
A crocodile falls into a quiet storybook and wreaks havoc on the characters.

Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira
A pig visits a frog pond, sits on a rock, and says only "Ribbit!".

Little Nelly's Big Book by Pippa Goodhart
Little Nelly's book tells her she is a mouse.

This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington
The toes decide they would like to do more exciting stuff than the traditional rhyme lets them do.

Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos
Is baby Billy's mustache a Good-Guy mustache, or a Bad-Guy mustache?

Moo! by David LaRochelle
When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country.

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
After swallowing a watermelon seed, a crocodile imagines a scary outcome.

That Is NOT A Good Idea! by Mo Willems
A hungry fox invites a plump goose to dinner.