The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Collection

Helen Oxenbury. Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.95 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-375-82992-5

Selections from three earlier books unite in The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Collection by Oxenbury. With poems, nursery rhymes and stories from Tiny Tim-Verses for Children; Cakes and Custard: The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Rhyme Book and The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Story Book, readers can catch up on favorites such as ""Sing a Song of Sixpence"" and ""The Three Billy Goats Gruff,"" plus make new acquaintances, such as ""Desperate Dan."" .

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