Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes

Children's Press (CT), 1985-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Children's Press (CT) [Published date: 1985]. Hard cover, 96 pp Reprint of original edition published in 1918. Very good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy illustrated paper over boards have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Delightful illustrations by Blanche Fisher Wright. A nice copy of this classic. [From back cover] This new edition of The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes will enable children to experience - with an enjoyment all their own — the charming collection of picture and verse that their parents and grandparents remember well. The book's 134 rhymes are illustrated in full color by Blanche Fisher Wright, whose wonderful, childlike pictures appear in another Rand McNally classic, The Real Mother Goose. Leroy Freeman Jackson, author of the Peter Patter rhymes, has written numerous books of verse for children and adults. Here he has invented such favorites as "Doubbledoon" "Needles and Pins," and "Peter, Popper." A delightful collection, The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes is sure to please youngsters with charming period illustrations and favorite verses.