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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1982
Page
13
A historical note on John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott with links to nursery rhymes. It covers Newbery’s 1765 Mother Goose melodies, Caldecott’s legacy, and two major American Library Association awards named in their honor, plus the 1982 page by Letty Debnam.
A report questions the origin and continuing popularity of Mother Goose. Libraries and families confirm enduring appeal with new editions yearly. The piece weighs whether Mother Goose was linked to Charlemagne or a Boston "Goose Footed Bertha" and notes the 1697 French Tales of Mother Goose while noting the uncertain origin of the name.
A brief note suggests the author of the world’s most famous poetry lines may be a fictional or uncertain figure, referenced in The Mini 21982 Univere. The item presents a speculative literary claim with no concrete attribution.
Many nursery rhymes originated as adult songs and verses about real people. Over time they were rewritten to suit children and passed along orally. Do you have favorites you plan to share with your kids someday.
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