A Child's Garden of Verses
A handsome new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic collection of children’s poems
Racehorse for Young Readers’ Children’s Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children’s literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these enchanting works and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation.

A Child’s Garden of Verses is one of the most famous children’s collections of poetry ever published. It was written by Robert Louis Stevenson for children about the joys and sorrows of childhood, touching on themes like illness and solitude as well as make-believe games and play. This collection includes stories like:
  • "Foreign Children"
  • "The Lamplighter"
  • "The Land of Counterpane"
  • "Bed in Summer"
  • "My Shadow"
  • "The Swing"
  • And more!
Whether you’re a collector or just want to share these incredible tales with the young readers in your life, this book will provide readers with countless hours of unforgettable stories and artwork.
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A Child's Garden of Verses
A handsome new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic collection of children’s poems
Racehorse for Young Readers’ Children’s Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children’s literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these enchanting works and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation.

A Child’s Garden of Verses is one of the most famous children’s collections of poetry ever published. It was written by Robert Louis Stevenson for children about the joys and sorrows of childhood, touching on themes like illness and solitude as well as make-believe games and play. This collection includes stories like:
  • "Foreign Children"
  • "The Lamplighter"
  • "The Land of Counterpane"
  • "Bed in Summer"
  • "My Shadow"
  • "The Swing"
  • And more!
Whether you’re a collector or just want to share these incredible tales with the young readers in your life, this book will provide readers with countless hours of unforgettable stories and artwork.
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A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

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A Child's Garden of Verses

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Overview

A handsome new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic collection of children’s poems
Racehorse for Young Readers’ Children’s Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children’s literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these enchanting works and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation.

A Child’s Garden of Verses is one of the most famous children’s collections of poetry ever published. It was written by Robert Louis Stevenson for children about the joys and sorrows of childhood, touching on themes like illness and solitude as well as make-believe games and play. This collection includes stories like:
  • "Foreign Children"
  • "The Lamplighter"
  • "The Land of Counterpane"
  • "Bed in Summer"
  • "My Shadow"
  • "The Swing"
  • And more!
Whether you’re a collector or just want to share these incredible tales with the young readers in your life, this book will provide readers with countless hours of unforgettable stories and artwork.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781631583667
Publisher: Racehorse
Publication date: 07/28/2020
Series: Children's Classic Collections , #1
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 49 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range: 4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Stevenson was a literary celebrity during his lifetime, and now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world
Charles Robinson was a prolific book illustrator. The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1895) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings. It was extremely popular, going through many reprints, and generated numerous commissions. He illustrated many fairy tales and children's books throughout his career, including Eugene Field's Lullaby Land (1897), W. E. Cule's Child Voices (1899), Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Sintram and His Companions (1900), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1907), Grimm's Fairy Tales (1910), Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden (1911), and books written by Walter Copeland Jerrold and himself.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875

Read an Excerpt

Bed in Summer

In winter I get up at night

And dress by yellow candle-light.

In summer quite the other way,

I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see

The birds still hopping on the tree,

Or hear the grown-up people's feet

Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you,

When all the sky is clear and blue,

And I should like so much to play,

To have to go to bed by day?

Table of Contents

Bed in Summer9
A Thought10
At the Seaside11
Young Night Thought12
Whole Duty of Children13
Rain14
Pirate Story16
Foreign Lands18
Windy Nights20
Travels21
Singing23
Looking Forward24
A Good Play25
Where Go the Boats26
Auntie's Skirts27
The Land of Counterpane29
The Land of Nod30
My Shadow32
System35
A Good Boy36
Escape at Bedtime38
Marching Song40
The Cow42
Happy Thought44
The Wind46
Keepsake Mill48
Good and Bad Children49
Foreign Children50
The Sun's Travels52
The Lamplighter53
My Bed is a Boat54
The Moon57
The Swing58
Time to Rise59
Looking-Glass River60
Fairy Bread62
From a Railway Carriage64
Wintertime65
The Hayloft66
Farewell to the Farm68
North-West Passage
1Good Night69
2Shadow March70
3In Port71
The Child Alone
The Unseen Playmate74
My Ship and I75
My Kingdom76
Picture Books in Winter78
My Treasures80
Block City81
The Land of Storybooks82
Armies in the Fire84
The Little Land86
Garden Days
Night and Day90
Nest Eggs92
The Flowers94
Summer Sun96
The Dumb Soldier98
Autumn Fires100
The Gardener102
Historical Associations104
Envoys
To Willie and Henrietta106
To my Mother107
To Auntie108
To Minnie110
To my Name-Child113
To any Reader116
Acknowledgements118
Robert Louis Stevenson120
A Short Biography
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