Mother Goose on the Loose: Illustrated with Cartoons from the New Yorker by Goldstein, Bobbye S. (edited by) - 2003

Lebanon, Indiana, U. S. A.: Harry N Abrams Inc. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Who doesn't love reading the cartoons in the New Yorker magazine? Even if you've never seen them, they're a delight and the captions are very clever. Goldilocks in a police line-up? Humpty Dumpty with an H. M. O. ? The nursery isn't just for children anymore! This collection of more than eighty witty cartoons takes a hilarious second (and third) look at our most beloved childhood stories and rhymes. It includes: Hey Diddle Diddle, Little Bo-Peep, Little Jack Horner, Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog, Three Blind Mice, The Crooked Man, Little Red Riding Hood and many others. Twenty-five stories and rhymes in all are illustrated and captioned. 106 pages, including an Afterword and index of illustrators. The binding has the same illustrations as the cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. .