The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book

The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book contains 800 nursery rhymes and ditties which are the heritage of our oral tradition. All the well-known rhymes are included as well as many rare ones. Special sections are devoted to lullabies and dandling rhymes, toe rhymes, catches, charms, traditional street cries, riddle verses, nursery maxims, and humorous ballads.

• Author
• Iona Opie, Peter Opie

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 240

• Publisher
• Oxford University Press, USA

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780198691129

• Genres
• poetry, childrens, reference, folklore

• Release date
• 1964