Rhymes and verses;: Collected poems for children,
Walter De la Mare
Hardcover
(H. Holt and Company, Jan. 1, 1947)
A beloved classic of childrenâs poetryâOnly the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young,â wrote Walter de la Mare, and this handsome reissue of Rhymes and Verses, an anthology of all his poems for children, does indeed offer the ârarest kind of bestâ to a new generation of young people.De la Mareâs verse recaptures the direct appeal of the nursery rhyme in poems of amazing variety, poems marked by charm and freshness and an irresistible rhythmic force and immediacy. They should be part of every childâs reading experience.