Poem illustration

Poem by Frank Dempster Sherman. Illustration by Billie Parks. “Childcraft, Volume One. Poems of Early Childhood.” Published by the Quarrie Corp in Chicago. Copyright 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, and 1939. Edited by S. Edgar Farquhar and Patty Smith Hill. Art editor Milo Winter. 38 artists listed in addition to the work of Milo Winter.

Review of 'I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree', an illustrated children's poetry anthology of 366 nature poems, one for each day of the year

Illustrated by Marjorie Peters. “Childcraft, Volume One. Poems of Early Childhood.” Published by the Quarrie Corp in Chicago. Copyright 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, and 1939. Edited by S. Edgar Farquhar and Patty Smith Hill. Art editor Milo Winter. 38 artists listed in addition to the work of Milo Winter.:

"A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated mostly by Eloise Burns. A linennear book by M.A. Donahue & Co. unknown date.

Editorial Illustration

“A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Myrtle Sheldon. M.A. Donohue and Co, 1916. From my collection. The Mars and Squire version can also be found for free at www.childrensbooksonline.org/child_garden_verses/index.htm. Tip: searching my photostream by the "Child's Garden of Verses" poem titles will bring up all the different illustrations I have uploaded for that poem. Patience: I'm just getting started!

.I'm not a 'dog person' by any means - but the attentive puppy in this kite flying illustration certainly adds something! The massive cloud formation framing the poem is a subtle touch but adds hugely to the attraction of this picture. IMHO! T.P. (my-best-kite.com)

Illustration for poem "Sea of hugs"