Love-Songs of Childhood by Eugene Field
Loyal Books
If you've heard and loved that delightful nursery rhyme/lullaby, Wynken Blynken and Nod you'd certainly enjoy browsing through its creator Eugene Field's Love Songs of Childhood. The volume contains some forty or more poems for children, which are ideal for read aloud sessions with young folks. Parents will certainly enjoy reading them too. Most of these poems have been set to music and are ideal for family sing-alongs too. Eugene Field was a gifted humorist as well as being a talented children's writer. His father was a famous lawyer who fought the infamous Dred Scott case which is often dubbed “the case that started the American Civil War.” Field Sr. died when Eugene was still a young man still in college. Subsequently, Eugene dropped out of college due to financial constraints and he tried many professions before settling down to write. His column in The Chicago Daily News, called Sharps and Flats was very popular in its day and earned him the reputation of being a light-hearted satirist who poked good-natured fun at contemporary events and people. He also wrote humorous verse and short stories. He was one of the few writers who wrote poetry exclusively for children, and it earned him the title of The Children's Poet. Love Songs of Childhood contains some appealing verses, combining fantasy, nonsense and innocent fun. The Delectable Ballad of the Waller Lot, for instance is patterned on those famous ballads in history where fair maidens are carried off by dastardly villains – but this one is a parody and has a mischievous twist at the end! Nonsense verses like Googly-Goo and The Bench-legged Fyce are reminiscent of Edward Lear or Lewis Carroll. Poems like Rock-a-bye-Lady have become an integral part of children's literature. Many towns in America have parks and statues dedicated to Eugene Fields or the characters he created. A charming addition to your bookshelf!
Categories: Kids & Family
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43 - 00 – Introduction Tue, 02 Jan 2024 - 0h
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42 - 01 – The Rock-A-By Lady Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 0h
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41 - 02 – BOOH! Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 0h
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40 - 03 – Garden and Cradle Sat, 30 Dec 2023 - 0h
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39 - 04 – The Night Wind Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 0h
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38 - 05 – Kissing Time Thu, 28 Dec 2023 - 0h
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37 - 06 – Jest ‘fore Christmas Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 0h
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36 - 07 – Beard and Baby Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 0h
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35 - 08 – The Dinkey Bird Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 0h
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34 - 09 – The Drum Sun, 24 Dec 2023 - 0h
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33 - 10 – The Dead Babe Sat, 23 Dec 2023 - 0h
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32 - 11 – The Happy Household Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 0h
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31 - 12 – So, So, Rock-A-By So Thu, 21 Dec 2023 - 0h
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30 - 13 – The Song of Luddy-Dud Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 0h
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29 - 14 – The Duel Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 0h
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28 - 15 – Good-Children Street Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 0h
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27 - 16 – The Delectable Ballad of the Waller Lot Sun, 17 Dec 2023 - 0h
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26 - 17 – The Stork Sat, 16 Dec 2023 - 0h
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25 - 18 – The Bottle Tree Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 0h
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24 - 19 – Googly-Goo Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 0h
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23 - 20 – The Bench-Legged Fyce Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 0h
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22 - 21 – Little Miss Brag Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 0h
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21 - 22 – The Humming Top Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 0h
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20 - 23 – Lady Button-Eyes Sun, 10 Dec 2023 - 0h
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19 - 24 – The Road To Bumpville Sat, 09 Dec 2023 - 0h
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18 - 25 – The Brook Fri, 08 Dec 2023 - 0h
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17 - 26 – Picnic-Time Thu, 07 Dec 2023 - 0h
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16 - 27 – Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 0h
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15 - 28 – The Shut-Eye Train Tue, 05 Dec 2023 - 0h
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14 - 29 – Little-Oh Dear Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 0h
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13 - 30 – The Fly-Away Horse Sun, 03 Dec 2023 - 0h
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12 - 31 – Swing High And Swing Low Sat, 02 Dec 2023 - 0h
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11 - 32 – When I Was A Boy Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 0h
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10 - 33 – At Play Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 0h
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9 - 34 – A Valentine Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 0h
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8 - 35 – Little All-Aloney Tue, 28 Nov 2023 - 0h
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7 - 36 – Seein’ Things Mon, 27 Nov 2023 - 0h
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6 - 37 – The Cunnin’ Little Thing Sun, 26 Nov 2023 - 0h
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5 - 38 – The Doll’s Wooing Sat, 25 Nov 2023 - 0h
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4 - 39 – Inscription For My Little Son’s Silver Plate Fri, 24 Nov 2023 - 0h
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3 - 40 – Fisherman Jim’s Kids Thu, 23 Nov 2023 - 0h
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2 - 41 – Fiddle-Dee-Dee Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 0h
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1 - 42 – Over The Hills And Far Away Tue, 21 Nov 2023 - 0h