A Child's Garden of Verses (The Children's Classics)

96 pp. Includes four color plates by Maria Louise Kirk, who also provided illustrations for other children's classics, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Children's poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson, best known for his nautical adventure novels Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Includes 41 poems appearing without heading, 9 under the heading The Child Alone, 8 under the heading Garden Days, and 6 under the heading Envoys.