A beloved classic of children's poetry Only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young, wrote Walter de la Mare, and this handsome reissue of Rhymes and Verses, an anthology of all his poems for children, does indeed offer the rarest kind of best to a new generation of young people. De la Mare's verse recaptures the direct appeal of the nursery rhyme in poems of amazing variety, poems marked by charm and freshness and an irresistible rhythmic force and immediacy. They should be part of every ...
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A beloved classic of children's poetry Only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young, wrote Walter de la Mare, and this handsome reissue of Rhymes and Verses, an anthology of all his poems for children, does indeed offer the rarest kind of best to a new generation of young people. De la Mare's verse recaptures the direct appeal of the nursery rhyme in poems of amazing variety, poems marked by charm and freshness and an irresistible rhythmic force and immediacy. They should be part of every child's reading experience.
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Blaisdell, Elinore. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Henry Holt and Company, 2002. Reissued Edition. Crisp and unmarked. 351pp. Very nice unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Blaisdell, Elinore. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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