A Child's Garden of Verses
Brian Wildsmith's stunning art is the backdrop to this newly revised selection of Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful poetry for children. First published in 1885 and continuously in print since then, Stevenson's poetry captures the joy and whimsy of childhood and is deservedly a classic. This...
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Brian Wildsmith's stunning art is the backdrop to this newly revised selection of Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful poetry for children. First published in 1885 and continuously in print since then, Stevenson's poetry captures the joy and whimsy of childhood and is deservedly a classic. This book is a garden of delightful, imaginative poetry, complete with fairies, animals, and plenty of fun. Make-believe that a bed is a ship and exchange pirate stories; swing from a favorite tree and feel like you can touch the highest leaves; or visit a caravan of kings. An excellent read-aloud to share with a child.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781595720573 (159572057X)
Publish date: March 30th 2008
Publisher: Star Bright Books
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Juvenile,
19th Century,
Poetry,
Picture Books
This was something that was a favorite of mine as a child, so it was a nice nostalgic trip re-reading it as an adult. I'm not generally a fan of poetry, but I enjoyed this quite a bit. The rhymes are pretty and I probably shouldn't really try to talk about poetry, because I have nothing to say on ...
Missing the 'right' time of your life to read certain books is a sad thing.
A 1001 CBYMRBYGU.I’m obligated to read all of Stevenson’s oeuvre. My school is named after this man.This book contains a variety of short poems for children written by RLS himself. The poems range from the proscriptive:“A child should always say what’s trueAnd speak when he is spoken to,And behave m...
I cannot find the correct edition - ours is ancient! I adore Wynken, Blinken and Nod and "How do you like to go up in the air, up in the air so high, oh I do think it is the...., ie the Swing song! They are my favorites.
I have to say that I don't love the poems in this collection and not just because some are old fashioned and/or culturally insensitive, but mainly because they just don't really appeal me all that much. BUT having said that the illustrations by Tasha Tudor are to die for! They are really the main r...
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