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Hey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes

by Tomie dePaola

An illustrated selection of traditional rhymes, including such characters as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Miss Muffet, and many more of their friends.

Ages: 6, 7, 5
Interest Level: Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5
DRA: 38
Guided Reading: O
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Western

About the Author

Tomie dePaola Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1934. At age 4, he knew he wanted to become a writer and an illustrator. His mother was an avid book lover and read to him and his brother often. As a child, dePaola would illustrate the books his mother read to him.