Also, she liked to call people with nicknames instead of their actual names. She started to rhyme when she drank too much. There is a description of each of the awards given at the bottom of the page. Posted: (2 days ago) Below is a list of some of the award winning Mother Goose Stories. She liked to gamble, have drinks (mostly spirits or bubbly), and travel with her pet goose, Lester. Mother Goose Stories - Children's Books See more all of the best images on Images. Mother Goose was an elderly woman who liked to have a good time. Plenty of opportunity for audience participation, led by irascible Billy, Mother Goose's son. The name of this collection was called “Histories and Tales of Long Ago, with Morals. In original publishers binding: color illustration on upper board of Mother Goose with her broom, flying in a basket. She 'retires' and joins Merlin in his story: King Arthur. The Wonderful Story of Mother Goose Combines the traditional tale of Mother Goose with spirited songs and dances (to be chosen by the director). This collection included Sleeping Beauty. It was in his 1650 “La Muse Historique” which contains the line, “Comme un conte de la Mere Oye” which translates into “Like a Mother Goose story”.ġ697 – During this year Charles Perrault, who was a French man, published a collection of eight famous folk tales. This periodical was written by the French critic Jean Loret (1610 – 1665). Here is a look at the timeline of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.ġ650 – The earliest known written reference, which uses the term ‘Mother Goose’ in relation to a collection of stories, was in a monthly periodical. Old Mother Goose carried a long stick, she wore a high-crowned hat, and high-heeled shoes, and her kerchief was as white as snow. Jack was a very good lad, and although he was not handsome, he was good-tempered and industrious, and this made him better-looking than half the other boys. In fact Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes are only popular in English speaking countries, mainly the United States and England. Old Mother Goose lived in a cottage with her son Jack. Sure when we think of Mother Goose we think of a grandmotherly lady who is telling stories to children, but what we don’t think about is that she has a history of how she came about and that not all children now about her. Many of you have heard of Mother Goose, but what you might not be aware of is the timeline of the history of Mother Goose.