''Sing Mother Goose'' is a 1945

picture book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The images ...

with music by Opal Wheeler and illustrated by

Marjorie Torrey Marjorie Torrey Hood Chanslor (November 10, 1891 – September 1, 1964)Marjorie Torrey Chanslor in ''U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007''. Social Security Administration. was an American illustrator and writer of childre ...

. The book contains a collection of

Mother Goose The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes. As a character, she appeared in a song, the first stanza of which often functions now as a nursery rhyme. This, howeve ...

Nursery rhyme A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. From t ...

s set to music. The book was a recipient of a 1946

Caldecott Honor The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

for its illustrations.

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