A Child's Garden of Verses
Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings evoke a simpler time in the past, and celebrate two of the things she loves most — children and nature. Her talents are the perfect match for these inspiring poems, making this a handsome gift edition that will be cherished by families for generations.
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A Child's Garden of Verses
Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings evoke a simpler time in the past, and celebrate two of the things she loves most — children and nature. Her talents are the perfect match for these inspiring poems, making this a handsome gift edition that will be cherished by families for generations.
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A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

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Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings evoke a simpler time in the past, and celebrate two of the things she loves most — children and nature. Her talents are the perfect match for these inspiring poems, making this a handsome gift edition that will be cherished by families for generations.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780689823824
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date: 02/01/1999
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 72
Sales rank: 72,030
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 11.75(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) spent his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, but traveled widely in the United States and throughout the South Seas. He was author of many novels, including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, and Treasure Island.

Tasha Tudor (1915–2008) was a Caldecott artist with more than ninety books to her credit. She was known across the world for her glowing watercolor depictions of the American rural scene of a century ago and for her exquisite paintings of children, flowers, and animals. Tasha Tudor was also the illustrator of A Child’s Garden of Verses, The Night Before Christmas, The Springs of Joy, A Tale for Easter, A Time to Keep, The Dolls’ Christmas, All for Love, Pumpkin Moonshine, A is for Annabelle, and 1 is One, a Caldecott Honor Book.

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
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