Nursery rhymes & fingerplays Book

This book is great for a younger audience (preschool and kindergarten). Michael Hague also does a great job illustrating the book to be eye catching for its readers. It's perfect for introducing rhyming and getting students to focus on direct word instruction because of the repetition. Repetition can also be a great way to get students to start focusing on what the writer deems to be important and what language is being used. I especially loved looking at this book because I used to read a different version of this book as a kid. A question I would have would be, who originally came up with the rhyme and why?