Helen Ferris

Favorite Poems Old and New Helen Ferris

Jacket Description/Flap: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Graves, Langston Hughes and Kate Greenaway are just a few of the classic and contemporary poets represented in this comprehensive collection of over 700 poems. Divided into 18 diverse categories to make both browsing and more specific reading easy and fun. Review Quotes: "Among this abundance of funny poems, serious poems, story poems, poetic prose from the Bible, parents will find almost all those they want to share with their children. It makes a fat, generous, attractive book."--"Christian Science Monitor""If your children don't like poetry, expose them to this collection . . . and I defy them to resist its magic.""--Kirkus Reviews"Publisher Marketing: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Graves, Langston Hughes and Kate Greenaway are just a few of the classic and contemporary poets represented in this comprehensive collection of over 700 poems. Divided into 18 diverse categories to make both browsing and more specific reading easy and fun. "This volume stands out for the comprehensiveness of its selection."--Horn Book. Publisher Marketing: An extensive anthology of poetry selected to please the varied moods and interests of boys and girls. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 331 (EAN 9780385076968, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Weisgard, Leonard Margaret Wise Brown, who also wrote under the pseudonym of Golden MacDonald, published more than 100 books for children. Leonard Weisgard illustrated more than 100 children's books.