I realize now that I have been reading edited versions of the nursery rhymes for years. In this Treasury, if not all the rhymes, at least a high percentage of them, are written in their entirety. There are many lovely full page coloured pictures and also line drawings beside most stanzas. The illustrations have a soft colour, and may be original to the Mother Goose books of past centuries. This is better suited to be a "heritage" book than a nightly"read aloud" offering for a toddler. The pictures are not bright and there is not a picture for every poem. Some poems would be too long to appeal to the very young. I could see a adult remembering his childhood while reading this book or an older child enjoying it while practicing his reading skills.