A Child's Garden of Verses

First published in 1885, A Child's Garden of Verses has delighted generations of children and adults. So many favourite and familiar poems are here, from Bed in Summer, The Swing and The Land of Counterpane to The Lamplighter, My Shadow and Escape at Bedtime. All the poems capture with a unique freshness and innocence the imaginative, transformative aspect of childhood.

As Alexander McCall Smith says in his inspirational foreword, "Childhood is very brief. While the garden is still there, it should perhaps be visited." This beautiful edition, with delicate and atmospheric watercolours by Kate Greenaway Medallist, Michael Foreman, will enchant a whole new generation of readers.