A Child's Garden of Verses
by Robert Louis Stevenson Author
(From Amazon): 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.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780060282288
- Print Status
- In Print
- Poems
- 53
- Pages
- 80
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- Elibron Classics series
- Copyright
- 2011
Poems
- 1 Bed in Summer
- 2 Young Night Thought
- 3 Pirate Story
- 4 Farewell to the Farm
- 5 The Land of Counterpane
- 6 Fairy Bread
- 7 Escape at Bedtime
- 8 A Good Play
- 9 Marching Song
- 10 Where Go the Boats
- 11 The Hayloft
- 12 Auntie's Skirts
- 13 The Moon
- 14 The Cow
- 15 Foreign Lands
- 16 The System
- 17 At the Seaside
- 18 Happy Thought
- 19 The Land of Nod
- 20 Windy Nights
- 21 Time to Rise
- 22 Rain
- 23 Foreign Children
- 24 The Sun's Travels
- 25 Looking Forward
- 26 My Shadow
- 27 Looking-Glass River
- 28 The Lamplighter
- 29 Travel
- 30 Singing
- 31 Keepsake Mill
- 32 The Unseen Playmate
- 33 My Bed is a Boat
- 34 My Ship and I
- 35 A Good Boy
- 36 The Wind
- 37 Good and Bad Children
- 38 Picture Books in Winter
- 39 The Swing
- 40 A Thought
- 41 My Kingdom
- 42 Armies in the Fire
- 43 Winter-Time
- 44 Shadow March
- 45 The Little Land
- 46 In Port
- 47 The Flowers
- 48 From a Railway Carriage
- 49 Night and Day
- 50 Nest Eggs
- 51 My Treasures
- 52 Block City
- 53 The Gardener
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