The Good Mother Goose

<p>Recognizing the power of words on the hearts of young children Catherine set out to give the familiar Mother Goose nursery rhymes a Christian twist. The rewritten verses emphasize positive qualities instead of the sometimes-dubious meanings. For example we remember "Peter Peter pumpkin-eater. Peter had a wife but couldn't keep her so he put her in a pumpkin shell and there he keeps her very well." Unfortunately for Mrs. Pumpkin-eater it sounds like she may be in the pumpkin shell against her will. And furthermore Mr. Pumpkin-eater comes off as a bully. Wouldn't the following verse be a kinder gentler version?</p><p>"Peter Peter pumpkin-eater had a wife and loved to please her. He bought for her a pumpkin shell; they live there now and all is well." (A picture of a happy couple!)</p><p><em>The Good Mother Goose</em> not only provides revisited verses but original poems and nursery rhymes accompanied with appropriate Bible verses. Parents will find teaching their children poetry a fun and meaningful way to incorporate positive values and scripture.</p>