1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogJennifer Schultzhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/jschultz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sFUeHKeaM7"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/05/mother-goose-mania/">Mother Goose Mania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/05/mother-goose-mania/embed/#?secret=sFUeHKeaM7" width="600" height="338" title="“Mother Goose Mania” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="sFUeHKeaM7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Tra la! It’s May! (Forgive my inner musical theater nerd coming out). While wracking my brain for this month’s theme, I remembered that May 1st is Mother Goose Day. That’s as good as any excuse to trot out my favorite collections of Mother Goose rhymes, and to possibly hear about other great collections that I’ve missed. It’s hard to beat this Iona Opie/Rosemary Wells collaboration in terms of attractiveness, design, and overall perfection in its simplicity. With an abundance of Mother Goose collections that are crowded with multiple poems per page and small illustrations, Here Comes Mother Goose is perfect for large group or one-on-one sharing. It’s also a perfect choice if you’re invited to a “book shower” for an expectant/new parent.   Not only is Leo & Diane Dillon’s Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose an excellent nursery rhyme collection, but it’s also a fine counting book, as all...http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III51&Password=BT0051&Return=1&Type=L&Value=0763606839&erroroverride=1