A Child’s Garden of Verses (page 3/3)

Mary

“A THOUGHT. [more...]

Hans

“A THOUGHT. [more...]

Biddy

“A THOUGHT. [more...]

Fifine

“A THOUGHT. [more...]

In winter I get up at night / And dress by yellow candle-light.

In this illustration a small child, probably a girl, stands barefoot by a bed lit by the yellow glow of a candle; she is in the process of getting dressed in the dark, by the light of the candle. [more...]

In the Land of Counterpane

A boy lies ill in bed in this vintage watercolour painting; he has wooden toy soldiers arranged on the bed-covers. [more...]

Frightened Boy At Bedtime

And face with an undaunted tread
The long black passage up to bed. [more...]

The Child Alone

A small child, complete with shoes and wide-brimmed hat, is sitting on top of planet Earth; the planet is being held in a giant hand, or finger-like clouds are floating past; there are clouds in the sky. [more...]

Picture-books in Winter

A child (probably a girl) lays on the floor reading a picture-book in this sketch illustrating the famous poem. [more...]

In the story-books.

Summer fading, winter comes—
Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs,
Window robins, winter rooks,
And the picture story-books. [more...]