Books written by Iona Opie

  • The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
    The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

    and when anyone follows their gaze , to chant : Made you look , made you stare , Made the barber cut your hair . Cut it long , cut it short , Cut it with a knife and fork . Alton , Bath , Enfield , Manchester , Oxted , Shrewsbury .

  • I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
    I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

    A collection of rhymes that have been chanted by children for generations including rhymes of insult and retaliation, of teasing and repartee, rhymes for skipping and for counting out, riddles, tongue-twisters, narratives and nonsense.

  • The Singing Game
    The Singing Game

    This volume, based on thirty years of collecting and research by two pioneers in the field of children's lore and language, presents hundreds of singing and clapping games popular with...

  • My Very First Mother Goose
    My Very First Mother Goose

    With watercolors by Rosemary Wells capturing the simple joy and sly humor of the classic nursery rhymes, this special anniversary volume features a case cover and jacket and includes a note from the illustrator on the unparalleled influence ...

  • Snuggle Up with Mother Goose
    Snuggle Up with Mother Goose

    Accentuating the soothing rhymes are cuddly creatures warming their hands and wishing on stars. So snuggle up with Mother Goose and give the hush-a-bye baby in your life a solid and loving head start.

  • One, Two, Three, Mother Goose
    One, Two, Three, Mother Goose

    A selection of counting and number poems from Iona Opie’s classic Mother Goose nursery-rhyme compilations is gathered in a sturdy board book just right for babies to hold and love.

  • On the Go with Mother Goose
    On the Go with Mother Goose

    This board book offers a selection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

  • The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse
    The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse

    This is a story-book, universal in its appeal and representative of a literary tradition from Chaucer to Auden.

  • I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
    I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

    A collection of rhymes and riddles traditionally passed on orally from child to child.

  • I Saw Esau

    I Saw Esau

  • The Treasures of Childhood: Books, Toys, and Games from the Opie Collection
    The Treasures of Childhood: Books, Toys, and Games from the Opie Collection

    Presents a social history of childhood through a collection of 20,000 rare books, comics, and other printed material, plus toys and games.

  • The Oxford Book of Children's Verse
    The Oxford Book of Children's Verse

    The outstanding verse written for children over the past five hundred years has been assembled here. More than three hundred pieces by 123 named authors, a fifth of them American,...

  • The Oxford Book of Children's Verse
    The Oxford Book of Children's Verse

    An anthology of more than 300 children's poems by 123 authors written over a period of 500 years.

  • Tomie's Little Mother Goose
    Tomie's Little Mother Goose

    This board book of classic nursery rhymes introduces children to the magic of Mother Goose!

  • A Dictionary of Superstitions
    A Dictionary of Superstitions

    This is an account of the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. The entries, arranged alphabetically by key word, cover every aspect of life and include spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens.