Riley child-rhymes / James Whitcomb Riley ; with Hoosier pictures by Will Vawter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916.

Contributor:

Vawter, Will, 1871-1941.

Series:

Granger index reprint series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Child-rhymes.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, 2010, c1905.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First produced in 1890, this charming book includes 39 of James Whitcomb Riley's signature poems, such as "Old Aunt Mary's," "Little Orphant Annie," and "The Raggedy Man." Graced by noted Brown County artist Will Vawter's illustrations of scenes such as "The Nine Goblins," "The Circus Day Parade," and "Barefoot, Hungry, Lean Ornery Boys," Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures recalls simpler times gone by. This Library of Indiana Classics edition reproduces the 1905 edition. A must-have for Riley enthusiasts everywhere, this book offers a look at how childhood was lived a century ago.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

At Aunty's House

Bear Story, The

Boy Lives on Our Farm, The

Boys' Candidate, The

Bumblebee, The

Circus-Day Parade, The

Curly Locks

Days Gone By, The

Down Around the River

Envoy

Funny Little Fellow, The

Grandfather Squeers

Happy Little Cripple, The

Home-Made Fairy-Tale, A

Impetuous Resolve, An

Jolly Miller, The

Life-Lesson, A

Little Coat, The

Little Orphant Annie

Lugubrious Whing-Whang, The

Naughty Claude

Nine Little Goblins, The

Old Aunt Mary's

Old Hay-Mow, The

Old Tramp, The

On the Sunny Side

Our Hired Girl

Pet Coon, The

Pixy People, The

Raggedy Man, The

Rider of the Knee, The

Runaway Boy, The

South Wind and the Sun, The

Squirtgun Uncle Maked Me, The

Sudden Shower, A

Time of Clearer Twitterings

Waitin' fer the Cat to Die

Who Santy-Claus Wuz

Winter Fancies.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Reprint edition.

ISBN:

0-253-00157-9

OCLC:

753559580