Mother Goose
 Mother Goose first appeared as a character in a French poem in 1650, but was not associated with a compilation of published nursery rhymes in English until more than a century later. Since then, both the character and the series have achieved an iconic status in children's literature.
To help organize the far-flung Mother Goose-themed items, the list below is organized by rhyme (where possible).
Mother Goose (herself) or Mixed Rhymes
Mother Goose Book Covers
Collage sheet
Buckle My Shoe
I've seen a few variants of this rhyme (mostly changing in the last half), but here's the version from the vintage book that inspired the stamp below:
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, shut the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a good fat hen;
Eleven, twelve, who will delve;
Thirteen, fourteen, maid's a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids a-kissing;
Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, my stomach's empty.
Buckle My Shoe
Rubber Stamp
Old Mother Hubbard
Read the full text of the rhyme.
Puppies #1 & #2
Collage sheets
Dog with Monocle
Rubber Stamp
Goosey, Goosey, Gander
 Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither dost thou wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers;
I took him by the left leg,
And threw him down the stairs.
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Hey Diddle Diddle Stamp Set
Set of 8 rubber stamps
 Hey Diddle Diddle Group
Rubber stamp
Cat and the Fiddle
Smaller version of large stamp, above
The Little Dog Laughed
Rubber stamp
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
Rubber stamp
 Cat & the Fiddle Charms: Copper & Pewter
Pewter charms
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Humpty Dumpty
Two collage sheets
Surly Courtier/Humpty Dumpty
Rubber stamp
Humpty Dumpty-able Eggs
Wooden Egg/Stand Sets
 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Two collage sheets
My Lady's Garden
Half-page collage sheet
My Pretty Maid
"Where are you going, my pretty maid" is a fairly feminist poem for Mother Goose. Here's the rhyme.
My Pretty Maid
Collage sheet
My Pretty Maid Kit
Kit with ribbons
Old King Cole
 Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three.
Every fiddler he had a fiddle,
And a very fine fiddle had he;
Oh there's none so rare, as can compare
With King Cole and his fiddlers three.
Old King Cole
Rubber stamp
The Queen of Hearts
 The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts
all on a summer's day;
The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts
and took them clean away.
The King of Hearts called for the tarts
and beat the Knave full sore
The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts and
vowed he'd steal no more.
The Queen of Hearts
Four collage sheets
Kings and Queens Sheet
Set of rubber stamps. Individual images from this sheet also available on the same page.
Heart Charms
Misc. metal charms
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-Eater
Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater,
Had a wife but couldn't keep her.
He put her in a pumpkin shell,
And there he kept her very well.
 Peter, Pumpkin-Eater (Pumpkins)
Collage sheet
Peter Pumpkin-Eater Paper Dolls
Collage sheet
Sing A Song Of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,
Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie,
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing.
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king?
The king was in the counting house, counting out his money,
The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey,
The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes,
When down came a blackbird, and pecked off her nose!
 Four-and-twenty Blackbirds
Collage sheet
Three Little Kittens
Here's one version of this Mother Goose rhyme.
Three Little Kittens
Rubber stamp
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