Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes
by Marguerite de Angeli
Picture book · ages 3–7 · grades K–2 · 1970
Why we'd hand it over
De Angeli's illustrations are warm and period-detailed without being cloying; this is the read-aloud collection that actually works across the 3–7 span because the rhymes carry kids who can't read yet and entertain those who can.