Young children will love this classic collection of stories, legends, fairytales, fables, and verses. The authors in this collection range from Shakespeare and Robert Herrick through Blake, Keats, Tennyson, Walter de la Mare, and anonymous authors of folk legends and carols. All were chosen for their ability to fill the heart and mind with their rhythms, words, and images. Anyone who opens this book-child, parent, or teacher-opens the door to a new and marvelous kingdom of beauty, form, and imagination. Charming, moving, and delightful, this book has already lifted and warmed the hearts of two generations with images that live on in the soul for a lifetime. This is one book you will want to keep handy.