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A Bountiful Feast for the Eyes and Soul

2002-10-10
My 35 year old daughter still has her copy of this book which I gave to her when she was 2 or 3 yrs. old. We spent many hours over many years reading the poems.

It is a beautiful, warm experience to lose onesself in this book.
I never tire of just leafing through the pages once more.

I want this book for my grandchildren. It definitely is due to be reprinted.

Best Children's Book Ever! 2000-06-21
I still have my copy of A Child's Book of Poems, my most beloved childhood book. I read from it to my son every night. This is the most beautifully illustrated anthology of poems by great poets, some famous and some not so well known (from William Blake to William Shakespeare) I have ever seen! I have so many of the poems memorized that I hardly have to look at the words, allowing me to soak up the fantastic artwork as I get lost in a wonderland of rhyme. It is a shame that this book is not still in print.

so many wonderful illustrations that it is a feast for years 1999-09-29
I started reading A Child's Book of Poems to my daughter when she was three days old and we read it for years- in first grade she began reading it to me. I still have it, waiting to share it with grandchildren. A wonderful and varied compilation of poems (from WIlliam Blake to Wordsworth to The Owl and the Pussy Cat) long and sometimes four or even two lines short - and so chock-full of gentle and humorous illustrations that it is a feast just to open the book and feel cozy and warm. Wish it were still in print as presents for all newborns.

Okay 2008-07-08
I'm not sure today's kids would appreciate the poems; language tends to be very archaic.

A Child's Book of Poems 2008-07-03
I love this book. It contains a variety of poems, many written by well known authors: William Blake, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Browning, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Dickens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to name a few. Also has lovely, distinct pictures that children of very young ages can recognize and enjoy.

"And then my heart with pleasure fills..." 2007-10-31
Gyo Fujikawa's wonderfully charming illustrations light up this truly beautiful collection of poems. From classics by William Blake and Emily Dickinson to childhood rhymes, this book has poetry for all ages and is a joy for any parent and child to read aloud together.

Absolutely beautiful 2007-09-26
When I was a child, I had a copy of Gyo Fujikawa's book "My Favorite Thing," and absolutely loved it. When I saw this new book illustrated by Fujikawa I had to order it. The illustrations bring back childhood's magic. As my family is becoming transracial very soon, I also love that Fujikawa includes pictures of children of all different races. This book will not disappoint!

Totally beautiful 2003-04-06
My father read to us from this book when we were children, and all of us had our favorites. When I saw it had been reprinted, I bought a few! I have been reading to my kids from the old copy for several years.

The variety of poetry in this collection is astounding. Poems date back to Shakespeare, into Dickenson's time, and also as recently as the 1960's. There are classics like Wynken, Blynken and Nod, but newer ones like What is Pink? A Rose is Pink. There are poems from women as well as men, and there is variety in the length as well.

The one thing that all these poems have in common is their beauty. Recently children's poets have resorted to ickiness and shock to attract children. These poems use language that expands their vocabulary and makes them want to use these new words themselves. My children have started using words like prithee!

The illustrations in this book are as attractive to me now as they were when I was a child, and my children love them as well. The illustration for Daffodils makes a person feel as though we are wandering lonely as a cloud with the child as well. If this book were more widely available, I would buy a stack to give out at baby showers.