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  2. Prayers or Meditations - Wikipedia

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    Prayers or Meditations was written in 1545 by the English queen Catherine Parr. It was published under her name. [1] It first appeared in print on 8 June 1545. [2] Preceded in the previous year by her anonymously published Psalms or Prayers, the 60-page book consisted of vernacular texts selected and assembled by the Queen for personal devotion.

  3. Eloise Wilkin - Wikipedia

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    The 1954 cover of "The New Baby" shows an infant sleeping on her tummy, which Wilkins changed for the 1975 edition after increasing societal awareness of sudden infant death syndrome. The original 1956 edition of My Little Golden Book about God featured Caucasian children only, and Wilkin re-illustrated several pages to include children of ...

  4. Mother Goose - Wikipedia

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    The opening verse of "Old Mother Goose and the Golden Egg", from an 1860s chapbook. Mother Goose is a character that originated in children's fiction, as the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes. [1] She also appeared in a song, the first stanza of which often functions now as a nursery ...

  5. The Best Daily Devotional Prayer Books for Women - AOL

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    This book can act as your guide with 180 readings and prayers that'll give you some peace. Shop Now Worry Less, Pray More: A Woman's Devotional Guide to Anxiety-Free Living

  6. Mother Goose in Prose - Wikipedia

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    Mother Goose in Prose is a collection of twenty-two children's stories based on Mother Goose nursery rhymes. It was the first children's book written by L. Frank Baum, and the first book illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. It was originally published in 1897 by Way and Williams of Chicago, and re-released by the George M. Hill Company in 1901. [1]

  7. Blanche Fisher Wright - Wikipedia

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    Blanche Fisher Wright illustration from the 1913 The Goody-Naughty Book. Blanche Fisher Wright Laite [1] (1887 [citation needed] – 1971 [citation needed]) was an American children's book illustrator active in the 1910s. [2] She is best known for illustrating The Real Mother Goose, published in 1916 by Rand McNally.

  8. Jessie Willcox Smith - Wikipedia

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    This book, reflecting her continued theme of mother and child in a realistic portrayal, was a commercial success. Biographer Edward D. Nudelman wrote, "The cover illustration for this book, showing two children nestled beneath the wings of Mother Goose, is one of Smith's most pleasing and warm images. The serenity portrayed in the posture and ...

  9. Margaret Tarrant - Wikipedia

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    A Picture Birthday Book for Boys and Girls (1915) Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, 1916) Knock Three Times (Marion St John Webb, 1917) The Tooksy and Mary Alice Tales (1919) Our Day (1923) Rhymes of Old Times (1925) The Magic Lamplighter (Marion St John Webb, 1926) An Alphabet of Magic (Eleanor Farjeon, 1928) Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes (1929)