The Father Goose Treasury of Poetry: 101 Favorite Poems for Children by Charles Ghigna and illustrated by Sara Brezzi is an interesting, sweet, classical poetry that can be a “when you need to” read or a good bedtime read. Delightful illustrations are soft and solid, while also being bold and tame. It would be a lovely gift for a baby shower, first birthday or the adult in your life who likes more lyrical, classically presented poetry. There are sections for themed poetry. Each section can act as a chapter, or just allows you to find the idea of things. Brezzi’s illustrations are not overly or underly detailed, but are expressive and set the tone to things. They have a deepness to them that is not overly bold but not muted either.
There is not a lot I can say about the book. This is not due to it being bad or me not enjoying it, but it is poetry and is subjective. The idea of Father Goose lets you see that it is “old school” but the switch of “female” to “male” does show a bit of modernism as well. There are obviously over 100 poems (which the publisher description says are: rhymes on seasons, animals, writing poetry, and like homey topics), which is a nice amount. Everything about it is cozy and nice. There is no POP or a BOOM! I did not find myself drawn to one poem over the other. Everything just is and works well. I liked everything. Things are classical and modern; artistic and soft; and is a cozy blanket, with room to snuggle.
Though the book is currently out, I did read this via an online reader copy.