Cover titles is "Christmas with Mother Goose by Walt Kelly". Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 172". Code number is C.M.G. #172-4711. Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1947 Pamphlets, page 435. Initial information for this index from e-mail on the error list from Greg Theakston (June 2006).
Cover
1 page
Feature
Christmas With Mother Goose
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Children
Characters
The Three Blind Mice [Miney; Meeney; Moe]
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Cover says "by Walt Kelly."
Text Story
Remembering (1 page)
Synopsis
Remembering to do chores becomes easier right before Christmas.
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Inside front cover; black, white, and red. Poem with several illustrations.
Comic Story
Mother Goose Helps Santa (10 pages)
Synopsis
With Christmas coming up, the Black Giant kidnaps Santa's helpers and is holding them for ransom. Mother Goose comes by and comes up with a plan where she will dress up as Santa to fool the Black Giant. She takes the Giant on a tour of the Candy Mine and tricks him into falling into the taffy springs.
Job #
C.M.G. 172-4711
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Santa Claus; Mother Goose; the Black Giant
Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Text Story
My Little Pony (1 page)
Synopsis
A father's attempt to stand on a rocking horse to trim the Christmas tree ends badly.
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with two illustrations.
Text Story
Old Granny Hipple Hopple (1 page)
Synopsis
A nonsense verse about what would happen if Christmas came at Easter-time.
Genre
Humor
Characters
Old Granny Hipple Hopple; Santa Claus; Easter Bunny
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with three illustrations.
Comic Story
Goosey Gander's Gift (7 pages)
Synopsis
The farmer intends to have Goosey Gander for Christmas dinner. The Fox invites Goosey to stay at his house, but intends to have the gander for HIS dinner.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Goosey Gander; Pansy Pig; Mr. Fox
Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Comic Story
A Crooked Party (4 pages)
Synopsis
A Christmas-themed take-off on the nursery rhyme "There Was a Crooked Man."
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Santa Claus
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Panel format with illustrations corresponding to one line of the poem.
Text Story
Tommy Tucker's Song (2 pages)
Synopsis
A poem called "If Every Day was Christmas".
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with illustrations.
Text Story
A Bear For Bed (1 page)
Synopsis
A little girl takes a stuffed bear to bed with her.
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with five illustrations.
Comic Story
The Three Blind Mice and a Christmas Deed (8 pages)
Synopsis
The Three Blind Mice, who aren't really blind, visit Mother Hubbard, only to find that she has no food. During the night they take some of her needlework to the butcher shop to trade for some meat, but are interrupted when they make too much noise.
Feature
The Three Blind Mice
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
The Three Blind Mice [Miney; Meeney; Moe]; Mother Hubbard; Dan (her dog); Morris
Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Text Story
Rub-a-Dub-Dub (1 page)
Synopsis
A Christmas-themed version of the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-Dub-Dub".
Genre
Humor
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with three illustrations.
Text Story
My Favorite Tree (1 page)
Synopsis
A little girl's favorite tree is a Christmas tree.
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with four illustrations.
Comic Story
Little Jack Horner's Christmas Pie (6 pages)
Synopsis
Little Jack Horner puts in an order for a pie at the Pieman's shop, where he meets Simple Simon. The two boys talk to Humpty Dumpty, but the egg falls off a window sill and cracks his head. Jack and Simon run off to get Jack and Jill to do repair work on Humpty, but find they are out of brown paper and vinegar--the materials they used to heal Jack when he fell down the hill. The Pieman comes to the rescue with a sticky pie that holds Humpty's head together.
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Little Jack Horner; The Pieman; Simple Simon; Humpty Dumpty; Jack; Jill
Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Text Story
What's the Day? (1 page)
Synopsis
A boy and girl know it's Christmas, but their puppy doesn't.
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Poem with four illustrations.
Comic Story
Contrary Mary and the Angel (5 pages)
Synopsis
Mary is sent to her room for being contrary. There an angel takes her to "Contraria", a nightmarish land where every object can talk and always contradicts what Mary says. Mary learns her lesson and the angel brings her back to her room.
Genre
Children; Fantasy
Characters
Contrary Mary
Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Text Story
Christmas Eve (1 page)
Synopsis
A young boy tries to stay awake until Santa comes.
Genre
Children
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white, with light red accents. Poem with four small illustrations.
Text Story
The Merry Pigs (1 page)
Synopsis
A Christmas-themed version of the nursery rhyme "This Little Pig Went to Market."
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