Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- A Child's Garden of Verses is a book of poems that captures the adventure and imagination of childhood. This book is a collection of his poems about the joys of author Robert Stevenson's ( Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde fame author, among other popular books he wrote) childhood. Stevenson cannot simply sit quietly on a shelf. His works beg to be lifted and opened for new worlds to discover. As a child, he was lonely and ill and many of the ...
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Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- A Child's Garden of Verses is a book of poems that captures the adventure and imagination of childhood. This book is a collection of his poems about the joys of author Robert Stevenson's ( Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde fame author, among other popular books he wrote) childhood. Stevenson cannot simply sit quietly on a shelf. His works beg to be lifted and opened for new worlds to discover. As a child, he was lonely and ill and many of the poems in this collection for children exude that sense of isolation. This poetry book is so very simple, yet so very charming. The topics are all things that children would want to read about, which makes for a very fitting title. Stevenson explores the mind of a child so very well. If you want a book of traditional poetry, the kind the politicians and educationalists and general old old persons are always complaining that no one reads or writes these days, this would be the one. So beautiful and childlike, not in the simplicity of the poems but in Stevenson's incredible way of showing the mind of a child. These are poems for any child . These are poems of imagination and play. These are poems from a child's view point written by a man of great literary talent. These are poems you can read over and over to a child or read just for the sheer pleasure by yourself. These are poems of beauty and childhood. This book is the favorite book of poetry for many, children and adults alike, and it has served many, many for generations and has withstood the test of time. A wonderful collection and addition to your library, happiness and inspiration! Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy!
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