A Child S Garden Of Verses Original Illustrations

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 original illustrations. The children s bible by henry sherman and charles kent illustrated by various artists. Hyde kidnapped the black arrow and treasure island he died in 1894 tasha tudor 1915 2008 was a caldecott artist with more than ninety. Included here are selections from a child s garden of verses a collection of poetry by robert louis stevenson originally published in 1900. 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.

About the book a child s garden of verse was first published in 1885 under the title penny whistles. A child s garden of verses by robert louis stevenson is one of the most illustrated children s books with more than 100 versions. Robert louis stevenson was born on november 13 1850. 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.

This was a gift for my 18 month old daughter. David balfour by robert louis stevenson. The 1994 version i bought when my sons were born had particularly beautiful illustrations by. The black arrow by robert louis stevenson illustrated by n.

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. At the sea side a child digs holes at the edge of the sea. A child s garden of verses by robert louis stevenson illustrated by jessie willcox smith. He delved deep into the human psyche when he wrote the strange case of doctor jekyll and mr hyde but he did not restrict himself to.

Robert louis stevenson was a very versatile writer. 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. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title penny whistles but has been reprinted many times often in illustrated versions. A child s garden of verses.

See more ideas about gardening for kids scottish authors robert louis stevenson. 1913 a child s garden of verses simon schuster children s. The author of many novels including the strange case of dr. Heidi by johanna spyri illustrated by jessie willcox smith.