Real Mother Goose Classic Counting Rhymes

A batch of new titles presents early-learning concepts in a fun format. Little Boy Blue, a purple cow (""I never saw a purple cow/ I hope I never see one..."") and Hector Protector (""dressed all in green"") star in The Real Mother Goose Classic Color Rhymes (save for that one Vachel Lindsay paraphrase about a violet bovine) with Blanche Fisher Wright's nostalgic illustrations-and a unique 5"" 91/2"" format with a black-and-white checkerboard cover that make the board book stand out. Similarly, The Real Mother Goose Classic Counting Rhymes presents eight favorites, including ""One Two Buckle My Shoe"" and ""Three Little Kittens."" In the full-size square volume The Real Mother Goose Classic Sing-Along Rhymes, illus. by Josie Yee, 39 liftable flaps surprise young readers (""Can you find where [Mary's] little lamb is hiding?"").