Which Nursery Rhyme / Mother Goose book?

[MacMacMoo]

Looking for nursery rhyme book to give as a gift, which one would you recommend giving?

[candaceb]

Pocketful of Posies by Sally Mayor. The illustrations are beautiful.

[citymama]

I really love the Barefoot Books' Mother Goose Remembers (http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Goose-Remembers-HC-CD/dp/1846860032/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353348918&sr=8-1&keywords=mother+goose+remembers) illustrated by Clara Beaton. It comes with a CD - a keeper!

[StantonHyde]

The one with illustrations by Rosemary Wells--its a Mother Goose book. Just charming.

[echoesofspring]

I don't have the Barefoot Books Mother Goose, but I love the other books we have that Clara Beaton illustrated.

My mom who's a retired children's librarian is partial to this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Engelbreits-Mother-Goose-Book/dp/0061431532/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353354205&sr=1-1&keywords=mother+goose+mary+engelbreit

and a friend with other children gave us this, DS is too young for it right now, but it's fun!
http://www.amazon.com/Other-Goose-Re-Nurseried-Re-Rhymed-Childrens/dp/0811868826/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353354241&sr=1-1&keywords=the+other+goose

[Seitvonzu]

Scott Gustafson.... SERIOUSLY. my MIL gave me this one and one of fairytales....there is a funny story-- typically my MIL gives TONS of gifts...some good, some bad. apparently at the point when these books were gifted, i was at a "MIL gift" limit with DD. So my husband SHOVED THEM UNDER THE BOOKSHELF.

i was cleaning one day and found them. i was enchanted! i asked "when did we get these?" and he fessed up!

it's hard to explain the pictures-- they are sorta modern? but still classic. there are all types of kids represented, and of course all the magical things you'd want in a mother goose book :)

http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Nursery-Rhymes-Mother-Goose/dp/0867130970/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353356294&sr=8-1&keywords=scott+gustafson

i also always liked the sweet pictures in sylvia long's book:
http://www.amazon.com/Sylvia-Longs-Mother-Goose-Long/dp/0811820882/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353356323&sr=1-1&keywords=sylvia+long

we don't have that one though...because the one we have is so wonderful!

[Claki]

For our family Richard Scarry's Mother Goose was a treasure.

[citymama]

For our family Richard Scarry's Mother Goose was a treasure.

I had that as a kid and have it for my kids too.

[karstmama]

my current fave is the mary engelbreit.