{"product_id":"the-oxford-book-of-childrens-verse-in-america-paperback","title":"The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled by the award-winning poet and author of children's books, Donald Hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of Iona and Peter Opie's classic \u003cem\u003eOxford Book of Children's Verse\u003c\/em\u003e. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also those written for anyone and enjoyed by children and adults alike. He presents over two hundred fifty poems written by over one hundred different American poets--including anonymous works, ballads, and recitation pieces--that range from the Calvinist verses of the seventeenth century to the fabulous nonsense poems of the present.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on literally thousands of sources--including Sunday School magazines, Christmas annuals for children, and such wonderful children's periodicals as \u003cem\u003eSt. Nicholas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYouth's Companion\u003c\/em\u003e--Hall gives the modern reader a rich sampling of many poems never before anthologized. He includes everyone's favorites, from Clement Clarke Moore's \"A Visit from St. Nicholas\" (a.k.a. \"The Night Before Christmas\") to the classic lines of Longfellow and Whittier. Along with Sarah Josepha Hale's famous poem, \"Mary's Lamb,\" we find poetry by Emily Dickinson, Mary Mapes Dodge, Palmer Cox, Sarah Orne Jewett, Laura E. Richards, and Gelett Burgess. He also covers the twentieth-century with verse by T.S. Eliot, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Langston Hughes, Ogden Nash, Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel), and Randall Jarrell, just to name a few. Hall concludes with the poetry of present-day writers such as Shel Silverstein and Nancy Willard.\u003cbr\u003eA testament to a captivating tradition in American literature, this anthology will encourage many hours of nostalgic browsing and reading aloud to children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of American Literary Anecdotes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKicking the Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Lived Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOx-Cart Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnecdotes of Modern Art\u003c\/em\u003e (co-written with Pat Corrington Wykes), and the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eOld and New Poems\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.34 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45255855734886,"sku":"9780195067613","price":85.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/d2dhZzh6QmxCbTZtZXRtcG5oWVU2dz09.webp?v=1773679831","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-oxford-book-of-childrens-verse-in-america-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}