An illustrated collection of thirty-two popular poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, mostly from "A Child's Garden of Verses." Includes an introduction about the poet's life and work.

Time to rise -- Bed in summer -- Happy thought -- Whole duty of children -- Singing -- Rain -- Summer sun -- Swing -- At the sea-side -- Visit from the sea -- Where go the boats? -- Keepsake mill -- Travel -- Sun's travels -- Land of Nod -- Escape at bedtime -- Young night-thought -- Night and day -- Foreign lands -- My shadow -- Autumn fires -- Pirate story -- Little land -- Land of counterpane -- Winter-time -- Windy nights -- Nest eggs -- Wind -- From a railway carriage -- Song of the road -- Block city -- Requiem.