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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

Mother Goose Cardstock
Printed 9" x 9" double-sided cardstock.

Fairy Tale Paper Dolls Sheet
Set of rubber stamps. Includes Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose and Little Bo Peep costumes.

Mother Goose/Three Little Kittens Tote Bag
Canvas tote bag

The Cat's in the Cupboard Greeting Cards
Set of 10 greeting cards with envelopes

The Cat's in the Cupboard Journal
Sprial-bound journal

Mother Goose Journal
Sprial-bound journal

 
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

Admiring Himself in the Mirror
Rubber Stamp

Mother Hubbard
Accordion-Fold Card

 
Three Blind Mice

Three blind mice. Three blind mice.
See how they run. See how they run.
They all ran after the farmer's wife
She cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice.

Three Blind Mice
Accordion-Fold Card

 
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.

Goosey, Goosey, Gander Paper Toy
Collage sheet

 
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.

Large Cat and the Fiddle
Rubber stamp

Cat and the Fiddle
Smaller version of large stamp, above

Cat and the Fiddle
Another rubber stamp

Cat & the Fiddle Text
Rubber stamp

Hey Diddle Diddle Stamp Set
Set of 8 rubber stamps

Hey Diddle Diddle Group
Rubber stamp

The Little Dog Laughed
Rubber stamp

The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
Rubber stamp

Cat & Fiddle Charms
Pewter charms

The Cow Jumped Over the Moon Charms
Pewter charms

Humpty Dumpty-able Eggs
Wooden Egg/Stand Sets

The Cow Jumped Over the Moon Ceramic Tile
- Framed ceramic tile
- Lacquered wood/tile box
- Tile coaster

Humpty Dumpty Ceramic Tile
- Framed ceramic tile
- Lacquered wood/tile box
- Tile coaster

 
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

Alice in Wonderland Scraps
(Includes Humpty Dumpty)

 
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

Red Hearts Beaded Fringe

Queen of Hearts Greeting Cards
Set of 10 greeting cards with envelopes

 
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 Stickers

Three Little Kittens
Rubber stamp

 
More Inspiration


Mother Goose:
From Nursery
to Literature

 


The Oxford
Dictionary of
Nursery Rhymes

 


The Jessie
Willcox Smith
Mother Goose

 


Heavy Words
Lightly Thrown:
The Reason
Behind the Rhyme

 


The Annotated Alice