1936 THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE Hardcover Dust Jacket

1936 edition of Mother Goose published by Rand McNally & Co. It has a dust jacket in a paper backed clear wrapper for protection. Pieces of the dust jacket are missing at the top and bottom of the spine and at the top of the front. Binding and interior pages are structurally sound without any obvious signs of inscriptions, marginalization, or dog-eared pages.

According to one story, Mother Goose was a woman named Elizabeth Goose. She lived in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1600s. Some people believe the rhymes she made up for her grandchildren survive as the Mother Goose tales we know today. However, no one has found any proof that she actually wrote the stories. There are  many who believe that Mother Goose was never a real person, but was simply a character who began to appear in French fairy tales and nursery rhymes in in the 1620s and 1630s. Nursery rhymes are important in learning language and communication skills and they build confidence to prepare children for reading and writing as they get older. Collecting a copy of Mother Goose is a great addition to your library.