Once there was a mother goose who had three little goslings. Her playful young family could be a handful at times but luckily Mother Goose soon discovered that they loved listening to traditional nursery rhymes. Now all the goslings' favourite playtime rhymes are collected in this book for you and your family to enjoy. With original short stories linking the traditional rhymes and glorious pictures by today's leading children's book illustrator, this is the perfect addition to any family bookshelf. 

 鹅妈妈童谣(MotherGoose)是英国民间童谣集。这些民间童谣在英国流传时间相当久，有的长达数百年，总数约有八百多首，内容典雅，有幽默故事、游戏歌曲、儿歌、谜语、催眠曲、字母歌、数数歌、绕口令、动物歌等，英国人称其为Nursery Rhymes(儿歌)，美国人称其为 MotherGoose(鹅妈妈童谣)，是英、美人士从孩童时代就耳熟能详的儿歌。