Robert Louis Stevenson
Hardcover | Pages: 67 pages Rating: 4.3 | 23971 Users | 615 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Child's Garden of Verses |
| ISBN: | 0689823827 (ISBN13: 9780689823824) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland |
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Up into the cherry tree Who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands And looked abroad on foreign lands. 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 watercolour 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.Specify Epithetical Books A Child's Garden of Verses
| Title | : | A Child's Garden of Verses |
| Author | : | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 67 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1999 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (first published 1885) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Childrens. Classics. Picture Books |
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Ratings: 4.3 From 23971 Users | 615 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books A Child's Garden of Verses
Much like A. A. Milne's books of poetry on childhood, Robert Louis Stevenson's can't help but transport us back to our youth and all of the wonders and concerns that come with it. Here gardens are transformed into battlefields and fairylands, and even a simple bed can become a ship and us the pirates that pilot it. Even simply going up to one's bedroom in the dark can contain all the terror and wonder of the much rumored Northwest Passage. It's heady stuff.This book is utterly delightful, andMy edition different cover, with an assortment of classic illustrations chosen by Cooper Edens.My review from the Children's Books discussion for Poetry month:Emphasizes the sentimental and the nostalgic. That may be appropriate, and a good way to sell the book to the ppl with the money... but I'm not sure if it helps today's children appreciate the timelessness of the verses.I would have loved any edition of this when my children were tiny. Reading it now, I feel as if I deprived my kids!Even
The gardener The gardener does not love to talk.He makes me keep the gravel walk;And when he puts his tools away,He locks the door and takes the key.Away behind the currant row,Where no one else but cook may go,Far in the plots, I see him dig,Old and serious, brown and big.He digs the flowers, green, red, and blue,Nor wishes to be spoken to.He digs the flowers and cuts the hay,And never seems to want to play.Silly gardener! summer goes,And winter comes with pinching toes,When in the garden bare
This is a sentimental review because of how personally I cherish this collection. My grandfather had a old edition of this book like from the 1940s and whenever my sister and I slept over, he would read the different poems over and over again until we fell asleep. So to say I adore this book is a bit of an understatement as I can't read the poems without hearing my grandpa's voice. The poems themselves are utterly charming, harking back to an older childhood, perhaps a more innocent one, a time
A collection of 24 poems from A Child's Garden of Verses. This is a nice selection of some of the poems from a book I have known all my life. Although Eve Garnett's original artwork for this book cannot be beaten we really enjoyed Erik Blegvad's accompanying illustrations.
I really tried to give this at least TWO stars, but when you're really glad you have finished a book I think that's a pretty good indication of the star rating.Perhaps it might be thought that a poetry book should be read in small bites?? Yes, much poetry is dense in terms of compacted thoughts and image and metaphor. After reading one Shakespeare sonnet(reviewed) one has to gasp for breath. (What was that semi-trailer that just passed over me!??!!) An immediate reread is necessary. The
My grandma gave me this book when I was very young. I read it around ages 6-7 years-old. It made me happy to be young and now it makes me want to be that young again. It was strange how easily I could identify with the young Robert Louis Stevenson. I could absolutely understand his annoyance at being sent to bed while it was still light in summer and I just wanted to be there with him. When I read it back now I am reminded of the innocence of being so young, something that I didn't think about
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