Although only a year apart in terms of publication, Hilda Offen’s illustrations in A Treasury of Mother Goose are not quite as appealing as dePaola’s. Oddly, about half the book’s illustrations are in color while the other half appear in black and white. To be precise, the first two pages have color illustrations, followed by two in black and white, followed by two colored pages, and so on. The illustrations have an “outdated” appearance when compared to other artistic styles that appear in contemporary children’s books.