A Child's Garden of Verses (1885)

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Lowe Publishing

Other authors: Juanita C. Bennett (Illustrator), Gyo Fujikawa (Illustrator)

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

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Alice and Martin Provensen's colorful illustrations, well-chosen font, and a large format make this reissue of Stevenson's classic verses much more accessible than the version I had as a child. Definitely breathes new life into what are surprisingly fresh poems for nearly a century and a half in age! (

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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 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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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Stevenson, Robert Louis	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Samuel Lowe Publishing	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Bennett, Juanita C.	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fujikawa, Gyo	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Austin, Hilda	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Benét, William Rose	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bennett, Juanita C.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Blegvad, Erik	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Boswell, Hilda	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Brice, Tony	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Burd, Clara M.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Comstock, Enos B.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Comstock, Frances Bassett	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cotterill, Leonard	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
De Frehn, Sarah	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Doane, Pelagie	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Duvoisin, Roger	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Eulalie	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Foreman, Michael	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fujikawa, Gyo	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Garnett, Eve	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hassall, Joan	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Le Mair, H. Willebeek	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McClintock, Barbara	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Provensen, Alice	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Provensen, Martin	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Robinson, Charles	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ruhman, Ruth	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Scott, Janet Laura	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Smith, Jessie Wilcox	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
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Tudor, Tasha	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Canonical title

A Child's Garden of Verses

Original title

A Child's Garden of Verses

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1885

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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009.0177 | 2009, Ages 5↑)

IBBY Honour Book (2004.3 | Spanish Translation, 2004)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (1993 | 10th Edition: 1988-1992)

1000 Books to Read Before You Die (2018)

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar 2021

Epigraph

Dedication

To Alison Cunningham, from her boy.

First words

In winter I get up at night and dress by yellow candle-light.

(Little Golden Books edition)
A birdie with a yellow bill
Hopped upon the window sill,
Cocked his shining eye and said,
"Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-head!"

(Thomas Kinkade edition)
Bring the comb and play upon it!
Marching, here we come!

Quotations

It is very nice to think
The world is full of meat and drink
With little children saying grace
In every Christian knd of place.

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