A Child's Garden of Verses

Bought for my new Great Grand Daughter..I had this book as a child and have purchased it for both of my children & grandchildren..No one will like all of the poetry but there are things they learn & never forget. They enjoy the pictures also

Wonderful book!! I adored this as a child, then read it to my own children...now hope my granddaughter will love it just as much, as her daddy reads the poems to her. The book is in beautiful condition. Just as listed, there was only a less than perfect dust cover...no biggy.

This was my favorite childhood book and the earliest one I recall my grandmother reading to me. It started my love of poetry. I now have a four year old great-grandaughter to whom I am giving this for Christmas and look forward to reading it to her, all the clear, easily understood childhood poems. Should be part of everyone's collection.

A nice edition of an old favorite. These charming little poems for children by Robert Louis Stevenson will stay with them for a lifetime. We are reading them to our one-year old already. Terrific color illustrations, nicely bound, easy-to-read, large print. These poems will open a whole new, wonderful, magical world for the little ones lucky enough to get to know them. The poems have a timeless appeal. They may be read throughout childhood, and the rest of life for that matter, with great delight.

Stevenson has always been a favorite of mine. My grandfathther met him, most likely on the occasion of his marriage to Fannie Osbourne. One of my grandfather's proffessors of theology officiated at the wedding. They spent their honeymoon near St. Helena, California. There is a a very nice RLS museum there.

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This is a great collection of classic poems, that have kept their spirit and appeal over time.

However, this edition needs some serious work on formating for the Kindle. The layout and line breaks are inconsistent, making it difficult to read or recite the poems.

the 3 star rating is for the poor formating - not for the content (which deserves 5 stars).

Robert Louis Stevenson's, A Child's Garden of Verses, is a classic because it develops your child's perceptions. It moves from close up observation: the garden, the quilt on the bed, the window and things in the room, to abstracts and distant perceptions: wind, rain, the swing, one's shadow, and lands over the seas.
There is a reason children who are read to develop keen minds, literacy skills, and good relationships with parents, and this is one of the best early childhood reading resources. The Wordsworth edition with fanciful illustrations by Charles Robinson gives the child an extra imaginative leap through time and space. Memorization of Stevenson's poems is worth the pleasure and practice, to develop your mind and your child's. The verses will pop up when you least expect them and will stay with you through the years.

My love of poetry started with this wonderful book by Robert Louis Stevenson given to me as a very young lass. The rhymn and meter fascinated me. The imagery takes the reader to exciting places right in ones own world. All of the poems in this book weave a spell over the reader, but "The Swing" still holds a special joy for me. This gift so long ago prompted me to write my own poems. One never knows the influence a book has on a young mind.

I was thrilled with this book -- it was better than I expected for a book so old: clean, crisp, tight binding -- and superbly packaged. I've never seen anything packaged that well before. Thank you!!!

Great memories----60-70 years ago, and I can still quote lots of them. Now I'll have to explain some words (counterpane) and lifestyles and that should make more great memories! Book and illustrations are excellent.

The poems are fun to read, easily memorized and timeless in appeal. These poems easily come to mind regardless of one's age and they bring back memories of happy childhood days. This is a great book to help children view the world more simply without the smart phones and I-Pads that occupy their minds today.