 First edition | |
| Author | L. Frank Baum |
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| Illustrator | W. W. Denslow |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature Humor, Fantasy |
| Publisher | George M. Hill Company |
Publication date | 1899 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 106 pp. |
Father Goose: His Book is a collection of nonsense poetry for children, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, and first published in 1899. Though generally neglected a century later, the book was a groundbreaking sensation in its own era; "once America's best-selling children's book and L. Frank Baum's first success,"[1] Father Goose laid a foundation for the writing career that soon led to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and all of Baum's later work.
- ^ Michael Patrick Hearn, "The Hatching of Father Goose," The Baum Bugle, Vol. 43 No. 3 (Winter 1999), pp. 45-55; see p. 55.