(1) PS Originally published as 'The Random House Book of Mother Goose'. The name change is appropriate and otherwise changes this superior, substantive collection not in the least. A true classic, with more than three hundred verses and Lobel's vigorous, lively, narrative-filled illustrations.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Miss Suzy, a squirrel, is routed from her idyllic treetop home by a bunch of ruffian squirrels; moves into an attic dollhouse; welcomes and mothers some abandoned toy soldiers; and then regains her first, beloved home with the soldiers' help. The book's appeal is in the coziness of the homes gentle Miss Suzy creates and in Lobel's expressive crosshatch illustrations.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(1) PS Originally published in 1986 as The Random House Book of Mother Goose, then reissued and retitled in 1997, this book is a superior, substantive collection. A welcome reissue and a true classic, with more than three hundred verses and Lobel's vigorous, lively, narrative-filled illustrations.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Arnold Lobel. A welcome reissue of an aesthetically pleasing and eminently useful collection. Emphasis is placed on humor and light verse, but serious and thoughtful poems are also included. The copious illustrations, interpretive as well as decorative, are a rare blend of tenderness and humor. Ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1984