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Mother Goose is often cited as the author of hundreds of children’s stories that have been passed down through oral tradition and published over centuries. Various chants, songs, and even games have been attributed to her, but she is most recognized for her nursery rhymes, which have been familiar with readers of all generations. Her work is often published as Mother Goose Rhymes.
Despite her celebrated place in children’s literature, the exact identity and origin of Mother Goose herself is still unknown. Some believe that the original Mother Goose was a real woman who lived in Boston during the later half of the 17th century. After being widowed by Isaac Goose, a woman named either Elizabeth Foster Goose or Mary Goose (depending on sources) moved in with her eldest daughter, entertaining her grandchildren with amusing jingles which quickly gained popularity with the neighborhood children. According to the legend, her... -
Poems By Mother Goose
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
- “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck ... ”
- “It's raining, it's pouring ... ”
- This Little Piggy
- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
- "There was a crooked man,"
- "Hush little baby, don't say a word,"
- "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,"
- "Hey, diddle, diddle,"
- "Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross,"
- Yankee Doodle
- Little Miss Muffet
- "Mary, Mary, quite contrary"
- "Ladybird, ladybird,"
- "Sing a song of sixpence,"
- "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,"
- "Hot-cross buns!"
- "Hickory, dickory, dock,"
- "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe."
- Little Bo-Peep
- "The three little kittens, they lost their mittens,"
- "Polly, put the kettle on,"
- "Pease porridge hot,"
- "Ring around the rosy,"
- Little Boy Blue
- Little Jack Horner
- Jack and Jill
- "Jack be nimble,"
- Leap Year Poem
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The oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English language.
