A child's garden of verses

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Other authorsJessie Willcox Smith (Illustrator)
Paper Book, 1985

Other editions

Description

A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.

Tags

AmblesideOnline, AO Year 0/K, AO Year 1, Sonlight, Sonlight 2, TOG, TOG yr 3, Veritas Press, Reshelving Alexandria, RA Not to Miss Read Alouds for Children Ages 4-6

Pages

viii; 118

Awards

IBBY Honour Book (2004)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar (2021)

Media reviews

Children's Literature
Joni Lucas (Children's Literature) Stevenson's poems and stories are American classics. Poems about rain, foreign lands, travel, windy nights, shadows, swings, cows, the moon and other fanciful things and places fill up this beautifully illustrated book of poems that would make a great gift for
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 new parents. Tasha Tudor's watercolor illustrations help convey the historical flavor of Stevenson's work and conjure up images of simpler times for children. 1999 (orig. 1981), Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.00. Ages All.
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Subjects

Children's poetry, English
Scottish poetry

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