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Will Moses' Mother Goose
by Will Moses

Will Moses' Mother Goose
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Author: Will Moses
Illustrator: Will Moses
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-15
ISBN: 0399237445
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Philomel

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Book Review: Beyond The Fields We Know
Summary: 5 Stars

With the releases of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1995), Rip Van Winkle (1997), Silent Night (1999), and Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend (2001), folk artist Will Moses has provided abundant evidence that the golden age of children's literature is far from over. Moses' new volume, Mother Goose, a sublime blending of New England and fairy tale motifs, is his finest work since leaving Washington Irving's haunted Hudson River Valley behind.

Here, Moses has created glorious landscapes that are equal parts 18th Century bucolic America and timeless dream country: Jack and Jill, the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Little Bo Peep, Humpty Dumpty, Peter Pumpkin Eater, Old Mother Hubbard, Wee Willie Winkie, the Crooked Man, and Little Miss Muffet dwell amongst and mingle with productive farmers on their way to market, well - groomed grocers standing proudly outside their pristine establishments, cows and sheep grazing peacefully in verdant pastures, whales frolicking in the distant sea, carefree boys rolling hoops through winding lanes, and loving families gathered together to watch the stars appear in the night sky. Rising over distant mountains, a curious moon eyes the scenery shyly; a smiling witch astride a broomstick sweeps the cobwebs back from the heavens; and the Queen of Hearts, slightly outraged, chases after her tray of stolen tarts. The four seasons, and the American Flag, figure prominently.

The characters from each of these 70 nursery rhymes and riddles are portrayed in 12 glorious, brightly - colored, and highly -detailed splash pages, each reminiscent of the work of Moses' famous great - grandmother, Anna Mary Robertson, "better know as Grandma Moses," as the liner notes state. The rhymes and riddles are presented on alternating pages, allowing Moses' paintings to shine unencumbered by text.

Like Moses' earlier books, Mother Goose is a visionary work that subtly underscores the pleasures of honest toil, the odd mysteries of life, the miracle of differentiation in human character and behavior, and God's presence in the immediate and the every day. Highly recommended for all ages.

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