For nearly a century, The Real Mother Goose has delighted young children For more than seventy-five years The Real Mother Goose has been delighting millions of children and today the magic is as strong as ever. Heralded as the "standard" Mother Goose by parents, grandparents, teachers and librarians, this wonderful book with Blanche Fisher Wright's lively, colorful pictures makes an enchanting introduction for the very young. Mother Goose rhymes are a vital part of childhood. And this collection of essential rhymes have been reproduced exactly as they have been repeated from generation to generation.