Mary and Her Little Lamb The True Story of the Famous Nursery Rhyme

This charming chapter book tells the true story of Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, a young girl in 1810s Massachusetts who saved a sickly lamb and formed an unbreakable bond with it. Her devotion and the lamb's unique personality inspired a local visitor, John Roulstone, to write a poem that would later become the iconic nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The book includes fascinating historical facts about Mary, the original poem's author, and the composer who set it to music, offering a wonderful blend of historical fiction and biographical insight. It's perfect for children aged 4-11, providing a gentle narrative about kindness, responsibility, and the surprising origins of familiar tales.

In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb back to health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Roulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music.