Happy the child whose sensitiveness to the subtle beauty of phrase, rhythm, and suggestion is nourished by daily contact with great poetry. Unconsciously his mind becomes a treasure house of

"Jewels five-words-long,

That on the stretch'd forefinger of all

Time

Sparkle forever."

At the same time both his mind and his spirit absorb a sense of the beauty and power of thought and sentiment wedded with perfect expression.

Booth Tarkington says that this book "offers to boys and girls the rich fun of making poetry part of themselves—an experience that we usually miss forever unless we are fortunate enough to have it first when we are young."

Among the Unique Features of My Poetry Book are:

1.  A larger proportion of Copyright Poems than in any other anthology.
2.  Complete Poems rather than mere selections, and many hard-to-find poems.
3.  Poetry that Children Love rather than poetry about children that appeals to adults.
4.  A Glossary of unusual and difficult words.

Willy Pogany Illustrations

The wealth of pictures by Willy Pogany, America's most poetic of artists for children, furnishes an appropriate setting for this collection of the world's best poetry for children.

 

From the dust jacket