Monday, May 1 is National Mother Goose Day. Most of us were read these rhymes and poems, and probably learned to read from them. My generation likely had this book: “The Real Mother Goose” 1958, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. It is a beautiful book.
Should I discuss the other Mother Goose book? Ah…what the h@ll, but children may be reading, so I’ll clean it up. From 1929, “The Censored Mother Goose”. It is dedicated to the censors, “who have taught us how to read naughty meanings in to harmless words.”
This book is just the regular poems with random words blacked out. It is crazy how then it seems like it is obscene.
I would rather end with a little more action in my Mother Goose Day.
I have this delightful book “A Pop-up Book of Nursery Rhymes” by Matthew Reinhart, published 2009. Reinhart is one of the premier pop-up book paper engineers in the country. This book shows wonderful detail and whimsy. I am blessed to have my mom’s pop-up book collection now incorporated into my library. When I want to force a break from phones and I-pads, I tell the grandkids that we have to each have to pick one pop-up to go through. It works every time. Keep reading.
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