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This book is brand new. Great poetry for children.
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60 years ago Robert Louis Stevenson's poems for children enchanted me. They still continue to enchant me.
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Robert Louis Stevenson's poetry is great to read to children before bed. this book is a great collection of his poetry.
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I thought that this story was a bit on the unoriginal side, with the "misplace heir" plot and all. The characters were also a bit over-dramatic at times. The bad guys were really bad and the good guys overly naive. It was like having caricatures done in words instead of images. It was also annoying to see adults, who should know better, act no better than children in their impulsiveness which tended to result with bad endings.
I can't even compare this to something as enjoyable as the Harry Potter books and am not sure a fan of those would necessarily enjoy these. I didn't find them anywhere near as good and I love the HP series. The only real similarities is that there is magic and a bad wizard with his own followers.
I was a bit disappointed with this book, since I thought it would be better. There were times that I wasn't sure that I even wanted to finish it. It was filled with so many cliches from other fantasy stories that at times I was a bit put off by it all.
Overall, not a great read. I only plan to attempt the next two in the series because I have them on hand. One can only hope that it gets better.
I can't even compare this to something as enjoyable as the Harry Potter books and am not sure a fan of those would necessarily enjoy these. I didn't find them anywhere near as good and I love the HP series. The only real similarities is that there is magic and a bad wizard with his own followers.
I was a bit disappointed with this book, since I thought it would be better. There were times that I wasn't sure that I even wanted to finish it. It was filled with so many cliches from other fantasy stories that at times I was a bit put off by it all.
Overall, not a great read. I only plan to attempt the next two in the series because I have them on hand. One can only hope that it gets better.
whenever I read these poems, I am a child again. I have several of the poems committed to memory and have taught them to my children. The poetry and the illustrations are magic.
(by Robert Louis Stevenson) Used in Sonlight Core 2.
Sonlight Curriculum Book
this was a gift for my great grand children and they are learning ALL of the verses. They love it.
This is a beautiful edition of A Child's Garden of Verses that is illustrated by Tasha Tudor.
A Child's Garden of Verses was slowly put together by Tobert Lous Stevenson as a diversion from his fictional works-as his wife comments, he plucked a blossom here and there until it was first published in 1885. Based largely on his own childhood it is an inspiring collection which has captured the imaginations of children for generations.
