Poetry
Ballads for Little Folks.By Alice and Phœbe Cary.
The Cary sisters were born in a farmhouse in Ohio, and in these poems they tell of the old homestead, their playmates, the flowers, and animals which they loved. 7 to 10.
Book of Famous Verse.Selected by Agnes Repplier.
Contains poems of a martial strain, brave deeds, ballads, and lyrics. 12 to 16.
Book of Verses for Children.Compiled by Edward V. Lucas.
A good collection of more than 200 poems. 7 to 14.
Child Life in Poetry.Edited by John G. Whittier.
A collection of poems for children. 6 to 12.
Children’s Book of Poetry.Compiled by Henry T. Coates.
A popular collection. 8 to 12.
Children’s Treasury of Lyrical Poetry.Edited by Francis Turner Palgrave.
A very fine collection. 12 to 16.
Child’s Garden of Verses, A.By Robert Louis Stevenson.
The editions illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, Florence Storer, and Bessie Pease Gutman. 4 to 8.
Days and Deeds—Poetry.Compiled by Burton E. Stevenson.
Commemorative verse arranged for holidays and seasons. 10 to 14.
Golden Numbers.Compiled by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith.
A book of verse for youth. 12 to 16.
Golden Staircase, The.Edited by Loney Chisholm.
Contains two hundred poems. 5 to 14.
Lyra Heroica.Compiled by William E. Henley.
Contains stirring English and American ballads. 12 to 14.
Golden Poems.Compiled by Francis F. Browne.
Contains five hundred selections from three hundred writers. 14 to 18.
Nonsense Books.By Edward Lear.
An unequalled collection of nonsense rhymes, songs, stories, botany, alphabets, and limericks. 6 to 12.
Nursery Rhyme Book, The.Edited by Andrew Lang.
An excellent collection, well illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke. 3 to 6.
Poems Children Love.Edited by P. W. Coussens.
Contains poems arranged and graded according to ages, being thus very helpful to parents and teachers. Includes numerous poems not to be found in other collections. 4 to 16.
Poems of Childhood.By Eugene Field.
Eugene Field understood the peculiar ideals and fancies of the little ones, and is known as the children’s poet. The book is admirably illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. 4 to 8.
Posy Ring.Compiled by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith.
A book of verse for children. 7 to 11.
Rhymes and Jingles.By Mary Mapes Dodge.
Verses of the sort a child learns easily. 4 to 7.
Sing-Song.By Christina G. Rossetti.
Nursery rhymes well illustrated. 4 to 7.