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1	My very first mother goose more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Rosemary Wells (Illustrator) A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes including "Hey Diddle, Diddle", "Pat-a-Cake", "Little Jack Horner", and "Pussycat, Pussycat". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Classic Fairy Tales more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie Presents the texts of 24 well-known fairy tales as they were first presented in English and summarizes the history of each tale, especially from the textual point of view. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.42! \| first editions
3	I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) A collection of school yard jokes, riddles, insults, and jump rope rhymes. Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes more books like this by Iona A. Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor) A brand new edition of "the" classic anthology of nursery rhymes, "The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes" includes over 500 rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, and lullabies traditionally handed down to young children. With each piece Iona and Peter Opie introduce a wealth of information, noting its earliest known publication, origin, and ... see all copies from $4.88! new only from $44.87! \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Dictionary of Superstitions more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Moira Tatem (Editor) Is it good or bad luck to mention a pig to a fisherman? What does it portend when you break a double-yolked egg? Ranging from the familiar to the bizarre, and including everything from spells and omens to rituals and taboos, this delightfully informative dictionary covers a wide array of superstitions, touching on virtually every aspect of human ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $5.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lore & Language of Schoolchildren more books like this by Opie In 1959, Iona and Peter Opie published the first of their major studies of the games and customs of children. The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, the first book to uncover and thoroughly explore "the curious lore passing between children between 6-14," was based on contributions by 5,000 children from different parts of England, Scotland, and ... see all copies from $5.73! new only from $12.48! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Here Comes Mother Goose more books like this by Iona Opie (Editor), Rosemary Wells (Illustrator) Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including "Old Mother Hubbard, " "I'm a Little Teapot, " and "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, " accompanied by illustrations of various animals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.74! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor), Joan Hassall (Illustrator) see all copies from $5.00! new only from $33.73! \| first editions
9	Oxford Book of Children's Verse more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor) This anthology brings together the outstanding verse written for children over a period of five hundred years. It contains more than 300 poems written by 123 authors, and includes the rhymed precepts of medieval times. see all copies from $12.62! new only from $68.48! \| first editions
10	Humpty Dumpty and other rhymes more books like this by Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells These four bright board books, based on "My Very First Mother Goose", the award-winning classic, bring the timeless rhymes to the youngest children in a user-friendly format featuring large letters, a generous page size, and sturdy board pages. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.15! \| SVS
11	The People in the Playground more books like this by Iona Opie For nearly 40 years, Iona Opie worked with her husband, Peter, on a notable series of books on the traditional lore of childhood, among them Children's Games in Street and Playground. As part of her fieldwork, she visited a local school playground every week, where she would write down events and conversations exactly as they happened. A ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| first editions
12	Children's Games in Street and Playground: Chasing, Catching, Seeking, Hunting, Racing, Duelling, Exerting, Daring, Guessing, Acting, Pretendin more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie see all copies from $10.41! first editions
13	The Singing Game more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie This volume, based on thirty years of collecting and research by two pioneers in the field of children's lore and language, presents hundreds of singing and clapping games popular with children since the Middle Ages, including such favorites as "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Lazy Mary Will You Get Up?," "Skip to My Lou," "The Muffin Man," and "Ring a ... see all copies from $3.47! first editions
14 view cover	Little Boy Blue and other rhymes more books like this by Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells With sturdy board pages, large letters in the text, and colorful, fun illustrations of cute, furry animals, young readers can learn the familiar nursery rhyme about the little boy who blew his horn. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.73! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book more books like this by Peter Opie (Editor), Iona A Opie (Editor) An illustrated collection of traditional verses, most of which have never been published before. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Nursery Companion more books like this by Iona Opie, Ioan A Opie, Peter Opie Presents reproductions of a variety of early 19th-century children's books including rhymed alphabets, nursery rhymes, a pictorial grammar, limericks, and nonsense rhymes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Pussycat Pussycat: And Other Rhymes more books like this by Iona Opie (Editor), Rosemary Wells (Illustrator) Readers find out that the little pussycat has been to see the queen in this sturdy board book that retells the classic nursery rhyme with large, bold letters and illustrations featuring cute little animals. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.68!
18 view cover	The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse more books like this by Iona Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor) Succinctly called "a book of tales of various kinds, romantic, humorous, ghostly, and gory, written at any time over the past six hundred years" by the compilers, Iona Opie and the late Peter Opie, this universally-appealing collection of 59 poems illuminates the literary tradition of narrative verse from Chaucer to Auden. The anthology includes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
19	The treasures of childhood : books, toys and games from the Opie collection more books like this by Iona Opie, Robert Opie, Brian Alderson This book presents an entertaining social history of childhood through its literature and artifacts. The treasures themselves come from a collection assembled by Iona and Peter Opie as an accompaniment to their work in children's literature. 200 color and 40 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $14.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Oxford Book of Children's Verse more books like this by Peter Opie (Editor), Iona Opie (Editor) This anthology brings together the outstanding verse written for children over a period of five hundred years. It contains more than 300 poems written by 123 authors, and includes the rhymed precepts of medieval times, the admonitory verse of Elizabethan Puritans, the inspirational verse of Blake and Christopher Smart, the nonsense verses of ... see all copies from $18.89! new only from $56.85!
21 view cover	Wee Willie Winkie and other rhymes more books like this by Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells The classic nursery rhyme of Wee Willie Winkie who runs through the town in his nightgown is retold in this sturdy board book that features large, bold letters and colorful illustrations of cute animal characters. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse more books like this by Peter Opie (Editor), Iona Opie (Editor) Succinctly called "a book of tales of various kinds, romantic, humorous, ghostly, and gory, written at any time over the past six hundred years" by the compilers, Iona Opie and the late Peter Opie, this universally-appealing collection of 59 poems presents a comprehensive literary tradition of narrative verse from Chaucer to Auden. The anthology ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.48! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Children's Games with Things more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie Covering everything from marbles to hopscotch, this groundbreaking survey of children's games constitutes--with "Children's Games in Street and Playground" (1969) and "The Singing Game" (1985)--the final volume of the Opies' acclaimed trilogy. 60 illustrations. see all copies from $12.94! new only from $77.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	My Mother Goose Library Boxed Set: My Very First Mother Goose/Here Come Mother Goose more books like this by Iona Opie (Editor), Rosemary Wells (Illustrator) Now available as a two-volume gift set, this boxed set contains "My Very First Mother Goose" and "Here Comes Mother Goose", Iona Opie's and Rosemary Wells's award-winning collection of more than one hundred favorite nursery rhymes. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $15.62! new only from $24.00!
25	Tail feathers from Mother Goose : the Opie rhyme book more books like this by Iona Opie see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.17! \| first editions

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