Excellent illustrator;Oz author; nursery rhymes into stories

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	• Mother Goose in Prose L. Frank Baum Topeka Bindery, 2002 average customer review:based on 1 review
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Excellent illustrator;Oz author; nursery rhymes into stories

Maxfield Parrish black and white drawings complement L. Frank (Oz) Baum's expanded versions of the Mother Goose tales. Includes his versions of Sing a Song o' Sixpence, Little Boy Blue, Cat and the Fiddle, Old King Cole, Mistress Mary, Jack Horner, Man in the Moon, the Jolly Miller, Hickory Dickory Dock, Little Bo-Peep, Tommy Tucker, Tom the Piper's Son, Humpty Dumpty, The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, LIttle Miss Muffet, and others. 1986 introducyion by Patricia Barrett Perkins. 265 pages.

Published three years before the author achieved fame with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this engaging volume, inspired by well-known nursery rhymes, added an exciting new dimension to old, much-loved verses. Includes 22 captivating fantasies, including Old King Cole; Little Miss Muffet; The Cat and the Fiddle, many others. 12 black-and-white illustrations.

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