A Child’s Garden of Verses

This beloved collection captures the world of childhood from the inside—the wonder of a lamplit street, the vastness of a counterpane kingdom of toy soldiers, the swing that rises over the garden wall, the loneliness and magic of a child’s imagination. Stevenson’s simple, musical verses have enchanted generations of children and the adults who read to them, distilling the joys and small sorrows of being young with rare tenderness. Poems like ‘The Land of Counterpane’ and ‘The Lamplighter’ remain nursery favorites the world over. Gentle, nostalgic, and perfectly observed, A Child’s Garden of Verses is one of the most cherished books of children’s poetry ever written.