A Child S Garden Of Verses Illustrations

At the sea side a child digs holes at the edge of the sea.

A child s garden of verses illustrations. Stevenson dedicated the poems to his nurse cummy alison cunningham who cared for him during his many childhood illnesses. Because it was in the board book format i was expecting it to contain some of the shorter poems from a child s garden of verses such as rain or time to rise or a thought instead the book contains many longer poems such as the land of counterpane and my shadow. A child s garden of verses. Nov 22 2013 a child s garden of verses is a collection of poetry for children by the scottish author robert louis stevenson.

A child s garden of verses is a book of poetry for children. Home illustrations cover of a child s garden of verses cover of a child s garden of verses by clara miller burd created. 1913 a child s garden of verses simon schuster children s. The 1994 version i bought when my sons were born had particularly beautiful illustrations by.

Included here are selections from a child s garden of verses a collection of poetry by robert louis stevenson originally published in 1900. Stevenson s poems capture the wonder and fantasy of childhood and i can see why every illustrator of children s literature would want to add their interpretation. A child s garden of verses by robert louis stevenson illustrated by jessie willcox smith. A child s garden of verses is a collection of poetry aimed at young children though due to the latent racism and views on british supremacy i would not recommend it to a young impressionable reader.

The children s bible by henry sherman and charles kent illustrated by various artists. About the book a child s garden of verse was first published in 1885 under the title penny whistles. David balfour by robert louis stevenson. A child s garden of verses by robert louis stevenson is one of the most illustrated children s books with more than 100 versions.

It was later reprinted as a child s garden of verse without the s and has been reprinted many times since in different formats often with really lovely illustrations. See more ideas about gardening for kids scottish authors robert louis stevenson. The black arrow by robert louis stevenson illustrated by n. Publication a child s garden of verses by robert louis stevenson saalfield publishing company publication date.

Stevenson dedicated the poems to his nurse cummy alison cunningham who cared for him during his many childhood illnesses. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title penny whistles but has been reprinted many times often in illustrated versions. Heidi by johanna spyri illustrated by jessie willcox smith. Robert louis stevenson was a very versatile writer.