From: PAGOOSE_at_aol.com
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:10:42 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 3/31/10 10:38:15 PM, greatkidbooks_at_gmail.com writes:

Are there other collections of nursery rhymes that people enjoy?

There is a list of nursery rhyme collections dating back to the 1800's on the Father Goose blog at http://charlesghigna.blogspot.com/ Scroll down to the "Poetry Anthologies for Children" on the right-hand column toward the bottom of the blog.

There is also a quote by Mem Fox about nursery rhymes at http://www.charlesghigna.com/poems.html

And one more:

"Nursery rhymes are magic! They are a child's first introduction to the joy of language and to the enchanted world of books. Their lilting rhythms and rhymes, their short, simple sentences and their clever repetition of key words and phrases start children's eyes, minds and hearts dancing along the rhythmical lines of poetry and into a lifelong love of lyrical language. It is the joyous power of poetry that turns listeners into readers and readers into writers."

--Charles Ghigna
Received on Thu 01 Apr 2010 12:10:42 AM CDT