Child's Garden of Verses - Hardcover

Robert Louis Stevenson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810931966 ISBN 13: 9780810931961

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1994

Synopsis

A commemorative edition of the classic poetry anthology features the artistic works of a graphic designer from BBC television and includes the author's poetic descriptions of childhood imagination and experience.

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Review:

"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."

With this "Happy Thought," Robert Louis Stevenson speaks for all the delights of childhood. But he doesn't stop there. A Child's Garden of Verses, written over a century ago, is filled to the brim with what are usually considered to be the first real poems written for children. This classic volume is an old friend to the generations of readers who were brought up on "I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me/ And what can be the use of him is more than I can see." In this perfectly lovely edition, the gossamer art of Jessie Willcox Smith (who first illustrated Stevenson's poems in the early years of the 20th century) is reproduced in all its charming glory. Black and white drawings throughout and eight full-page, warmly colorful paintings show beautiful, yet pleasantly imperfect children, busy at their daily activities--climbing trees, watching their reflections in a river, or sick in bed with an army of toy soldiers on guard. Place this on the shelf next to Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, and Peter Rabbit. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

From the Inside Flap:

First published in 1885, Stevenson's verses so truly reflect the feelings of young children--about being small, the bliss of going up in a swing so high, discovering one's shadow, happiness and sorrow and dreaming--that they have never ceased to be an essential part of a child's library. Robinson's beautiful pictures originally appeared in 1896 in the first illustrated edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0810931966
• ISBN 13: 9780810931961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 87
• Illustrator: Joanna Isles