美国学前教育教科书、著名图画书大师汤米 狄波拉（Tomiede Paola）是美国最重要的儿童图画书作家之一。至今为止他出版了超过500本儿童书籍，在全世界的总销量超过500万册。在美国，他的书被用作教材，甚至还有专门的教师参考书介绍如何将他的作品用在教学上。狄波拉常以自己的家庭为背景，从自己的真情实体验角度出发，描写家人之间的浓密亲情。他的作品真切而令人感动。汤米狄波拉曾荣获美国凯迪克奖等多项大奖，也曾经在1990年获得安徒生奖的提名。
Presenting a delightful collection of children's favorite Mother Goose rhymes, lovingly illustrated with full-color paintings by Tomie dePaola. Young readers and their parents will enjoy meeting up with familiar friends, including Old King Cole, Little Bo Peep, Jack and Jill, and many more, in a book that is sure to become a story hour favorite.

　　Presenting a delightful collection of children's favorite
Mother Goose rhymes, lovingly illustrated with full-color paintings
by Tomie dePaola. Young readers and their parents will enjoy
meeting up with familiar friends, including Old King Cole, Little
Bo Peep, Jack and Jill, and many more, in a book that is sure to
become a story hour favorite.