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A Child's Garden of Verses
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Overview
First published in 1885, poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tribute to the lives of children has delighted readers for more than a century. From flying through the air on a swing to building an imaginary world out of blocks to being tucked into bed for a night of sweet dreams, A Child's Garden of Verses is a joyful celebration of imagination, wonder, and what it means to be a child.
Lavishly illustrated by beloved artist Barbara McClintock, this new unabridged edition of these classic verses is sure to capture the hearts and imaginations of both young and old for years to come.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780060282288 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 02/22/2011 |
Pages: | 80 |
Product dimensions: | 8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d) |
Age Range: | 4 - 8 Years |
About the Author
Barbara McClintock has written and illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, including Adèle & Simon, an ALA Notable Book, a Children's Book Sense Pick, and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Dahlia, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book. She lives in Windham, Connecticut.
Date of Birth:
November 13, 1850Date of Death:
December 3, 1894Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, ScotlandPlace of Death:
Vailima, SamoaEducation:
Edinburgh University, 1875Read 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 Summer | 9 | |
A Thought | 10 | |
At the Seaside | 11 | |
Young Night Thought | 12 | |
Whole Duty of Children | 13 | |
Rain | 14 | |
Pirate Story | 16 | |
Foreign Lands | 18 | |
Windy Nights | 20 | |
Travels | 21 | |
Singing | 23 | |
Looking Forward | 24 | |
A Good Play | 25 | |
Where Go the Boats | 26 | |
Auntie's Skirts | 27 | |
The Land of Counterpane | 29 | |
The Land of Nod | 30 | |
My Shadow | 32 | |
System | 35 | |
A Good Boy | 36 | |
Escape at Bedtime | 38 | |
Marching Song | 40 | |
The Cow | 42 | |
Happy Thought | 44 | |
The Wind | 46 | |
Keepsake Mill | 48 | |
Good and Bad Children | 49 | |
Foreign Children | 50 | |
The Sun's Travels | 52 | |
The Lamplighter | 53 | |
My Bed is a Boat | 54 | |
The Moon | 57 | |
The Swing | 58 | |
Time to Rise | 59 | |
Looking-Glass River | 60 | |
Fairy Bread | 62 | |
From a Railway Carriage | 64 | |
Wintertime | 65 | |
The Hayloft | 66 | |
Farewell to the Farm | 68 | |
North-West Passage | ||
1 | Good Night | 69 |
2 | Shadow March | 70 |
3 | In Port | 71 |
The Child Alone | ||
The Unseen Playmate | 74 | |
My Ship and I | 75 | |
My Kingdom | 76 | |
Picture Books in Winter | 78 | |
My Treasures | 80 | |
Block City | 81 | |
The Land of Storybooks | 82 | |
Armies in the Fire | 84 | |
The Little Land | 86 | |
Garden Days | ||
Night and Day | 90 | |
Nest Eggs | 92 | |
The Flowers | 94 | |
Summer Sun | 96 | |
The Dumb Soldier | 98 | |
Autumn Fires | 100 | |
The Gardener | 102 | |
Historical Associations | 104 | |
Envoys | ||
To Willie and Henrietta | 106 | |
To my Mother | 107 | |
To Auntie | 108 | |
To Minnie | 110 | |
To my Name-Child | 113 | |
To any Reader | 116 | |
Acknowledgements | 118 | |
Robert Louis Stevenson | 120 | |
A Short Biography |