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Travel to a marvelous old mill on a riverbank. A magnificent land where golden apples grow, and a snowy garden that s perfect for sleigh riding. Ride on a swing! Imagine your bed is a boat! Or build an incredible block city filled with castles and palaces, temples and docks! A wondrous world awaits you in this collection of sixty-one poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, from the make believe journeys of Picture Books in Winter to the simple pleasures of At the Seaside, the welcome companionship of The Unseen Playmate, to the dreams of Foreign Lands. Gyo Kujikawa s beautiful illustrations captivate young and old alike, and will add to the fun of reading these timeless poems. Her delightedly detailed paintings of children at play give Stevenson s magical imaginings new life and charm.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was given this book as a child and now that I am a grandparent have bought it so that we can read it to our grandchildren. It deals with what are timeless elements in early childhood which would otherwise never be mentioned or ignored in the rush to the electronic distractions that have taken over 'modern' life.
This particular edition is beautifully produced and illustrated
David Allan
This particular edition is beautifully produced and illustrated
David Allan
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All the poems I wanted, but not the edition shown in the picture. No colour pictures, just small line drawings. Lovely line drawings but not suitable for what I wanted. Disappointed.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
My Favorite Edition!
20 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
This edition was a favorite of my sister and I when we were kids. RLS's poems are delightful, but Ms. Fujikawa's watercolor illustrations add such charm and lush detail... and she perfectly captured the multicultural children. I am now the family keeper of our well-worn treasure. This is the most delightfully illustrated version (in my opinion better even than the wonderful Tasha Tudor's).
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
"A Child's Garden of Verses"
8 Jan 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
A Child's Garden of Verses stands the test of time. My friends and I all remember this book from childhood. I purchased three this Chrismas. The illustrations are delightful. Gyo Fujikawi has captured the poems exquisitely, especially "The Land of Counterpane".
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I read this 40 years ago
10 Feb 2011
Format:Hardcover
Thirty years ago, I was taught to read with this. Different pictures, same poems. I learned to imagine and believe in ordinary, yet beautiful things. Even today, in my own writing, I smile realizing how and when I learned writing technique just by listening to my mother whisper these poems nightly.
Aptly named, RLS has the reader remembering the wonderful days of playing alone and with friends, of delighting in the moment.
Your child will gain an understanding of classic children's poetry, of the rhythm and rhyme. They sound eloquent aloud, and read gentle at bedtime.
Anthony Trendl
http://anthonytrendl.com
Aptly named, RLS has the reader remembering the wonderful days of playing alone and with friends, of delighting in the moment.
Your child will gain an understanding of classic children's poetry, of the rhythm and rhyme. They sound eloquent aloud, and read gentle at bedtime.
Anthony Trendl
http://anthonytrendl.com
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