Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum
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"Mother Goose in Prose" by L. Frank Baum is a collection of children's stories published in 1897. This debut work transforms twenty-two beloved nursery rhymes into expanded narratives, revealing the backstories behind familiar verses like "Little Bo-Peep" and "Humpty Dumpty." Each tale begins with the original rhyme before unfolding into a fuller story. The collection features a girl named Dorothy who can talk to animals, foreshadowing Baum's later famous creations. Illustrated by
Maxfield Parrish in his first book project, this volume laid the foundation for Baum's legendary career in children's literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 |
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| Illustrator | Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 |
| Title | Mother Goose in Prose |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Goose_in_Prose |
| Contents | Sing a song o' sixpence -- The story of Little Boy Blue -- The cat and the fiddle -- The black sheep -- Old King Cole -- Mistress Mary -- The wond'rous wise man -- What Jack Horner did -- The man in the moon -- The jolly miller -- The little man and his little gun -- Hickory dickory dock -- Little Bo-Peep -- The story of Tommy Tucker -- Pussy-cat Mew -- How the beggars came to town -- Tom, the piper's son -- Humpty Dumpty -- The woman who lived in a shoe -- Little Miss Muffet -- Three wise men of Gotham -- Little Bun Rabbit. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Bebra Knutson and revised by David Edwards |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Folklore |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Subject | Tales |
| Subject | Nursery rhymes -- Adaptations |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5312 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | May 28, 2014 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 609 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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