Ten short stories and seventy-one poems on a variety of topics.

Excerpt from Stories and Poems for Children About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

45 short poems with original illustrations (in color).

Excerpt from A Gift Book of Stories and Poems for Children RY me, father, try me, And mark me on the wall; Let little Sis stand by me And see if I'm not tall. Hear me, mother, hear me, How. Very Well I read; Ah, now, you need not fear me, I know I can.indeed. Come, meet me, brother, meet me, And let us run a race; Last year you used to beat me, In every little chase. Oh nurse, you need not mind me, I'm not so Very small, That you must walk behind me, To catch me if I fall. Why, What can make me grow so, And talk in such a way? I'm a man, and you must know so, For I'm five years old to-day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Old Fashioned Stories and Poems How all children chastised should be; And therefore, children, look that ye do well, And no hard beating shall ye befall. Such volumes as these may have been exceedingly instructive, but I doubt whether any child was ever so fond Of them as to carry them Off to some distant garret, so he could read and read and read Without fear Of being interrupted. Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, The Pilgrim's Progress. And Goody two-shoes had been Written; but save for these and a very few others, a child might have followed along the shelves Of many a library and found hardly a volume that would make him feel as if he could not help reading it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Well-known, short poems are illustrated by twelve different artists.