A Child's Garden of Verses / Stevenson, Robert Louis

Originally published in 1885, A Child s Garden of Verses has served as a wonderful introduction to poetry for each new generation. Stevenson s beloved poems celebrate childhood in all its complexity and joy, from the sunny pleasures of At the Seaside, to the imaginative musings of Foreign Lands to the playful, ever-popular My Shadow. Of the many available editions, Gyo Fujikawa s is one of the sweetest and most personal. Illustrated in 1957, it was her very first book and she evokes a simpler, more innocent time that should profoundly appeal to today s audiences. It is a gift that every child will treasure.