Mother Goose by Tomie dePaola's

other Goose With 204 rhymes, the book immediately appealing. But there's much more going on in dePaola's art than the casual reader may notice at first. His figures - so decorative, so comfortably arrayed in their ample white space are also subtly expressive; his sophisticated juxtapositions of light, bright colors are unexpectedly harmonious; his elegantly balanced compositions include just enough action and detail to inspire young imaginations to fill out the story.