A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions. It contains about 65 poems - some quite short - including the cherished classics "The Lamplighter," "The Land of Counterpane," "Bed in Summer," "My Shadow" and "The Swing." (Summary by Wikipedia and Sweet Pea)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
DEDICATION -- To Alison Cunningham
01:27 - Chapter 2
Bed in Summer, A Thought, At the Sea-Side, Young Night-Thought, Whole Duty of Children, Rain, Pirate Story, Foreign Lands, Windy Nights, Travel
06:29 - Chapter 3
Singing, Looking Forward, A Good Play, Where Go the Boats?, Auntie's Skirts
02:26 - Chapter 4
The Land of Counterpane, The Land of Nod, My Shadow, System, A Good Boy
04:12 - Chapter 5
Escape at Bedtime, Marching Song, The Cow, Happy Thought, The Wind
03:34 - Chapter 6
Keepsake Mill, Good and Bad Children, Foreign Children, The Sun Travels, The Lamplighter
05:24 - Chapter 7
My Bed is a Boat, The Moon, The Swing, Time to Rise, Looking-Glass River
03:21 - Chapter 8
Fairy Bread, From a Railway Carriage, Winter-Time, The Hayloft, Farewell to the Farm
03:51 - Chapter 9
North-West Passage Parts 1 - 3 (Good Night, Shadow March, In Port)
02:19 - Chapter 10
THE CHILD ALONE -- The Unseen Playmate, My Ship and I, My Kingdom, Picture-Books in Winter
04:38 - Chapter 11
THE CHILD ALONE -- My Treasures, Block City, The Land of Story-Books, Armies in the Fire, The Little Land
07:13 - Chapter 12
GARDEN DAYS -- Night and Day, Nest Eggs, The Flowers, Summer Sun
05:00 - Chapter 13
GARDEN DAYS -- The Dumb Soldier, Autumn Fires, The Gardener, Historical Associations
03:58 - Chapter 14
ENVOYS -- To Willie and Henrietta, To My Mother, To Auntie, To Minnie, To My Name-Child, To Any Reader
06:46