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Child Songs of Cheer By: Evaleen Stein (1863-1923) |
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Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let us have you ! CHILD SONGS OF CHEER BY EVALEEN STEIN ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANTOINETTE INGLIS BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. Published, August, 1918 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you. Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky. So, Sweethearts, do but kindly hark! If but a sparrow throng, Or if among them there's a lark, To you their songs belong! Contents Up, Little Ones! Dandelions Our Puppies The Lost Balloon The Circus Procession May Baskets The Picture Book Giant Did You Ever? Decoration Day Chu Chu Cars Fairy Rings The Firefly A Rain Song Fairies The Little Fir Trees The Wren House The Baby's Ride An Indian Raid The First Sleigh Ride Sleepy Time When Bettie and Anne Went Walking The Bluebird The Organ Grinder The New Moon Showery Time Easter Day The Sandman Dandelion Curls Pop Corn The Rash Little Sparrow What If? Easter Eggs The Birds' Bath November Morning The Runaway Lost! The Queen's Page Our Tree Toad In the Water World Who Was It? Visiting Day A Valentine to Catherine Fireflies The Rainy Day The First Red Bird The Weather Vane The Swan Baby's Baking A Sure Sign Another Sure Sign The Robin's Bath The Frosted Pane The First Snow Grandfather Knows Sleigh Bells The Red Bird Wild Beasts Wherefore Wings? Basking With a May Basket for Baby Agnes The Little Nest Christmas Candles A Song of the Christmas Tree Our Kittens In July A Valentine to a Little Child Zip! A Little Carol Song The Three Candles Illustrations DANDELIONS Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the kings have Cloth of Gold, but let us have you ! Frontispiece FAIRY RINGS See them dancing, dancing, While the silver moon Tips their swiftly glancing Little silver shoon! THE BIRDS' BATH When the sun shines warm and high Robins cluster round its brink CHRISTMAS CANDLES We can tell Him of our love If we set a light for Him Child Songs of Cheer UP, LITTLE ONES! A robin redbreast, fluting there Upon the apple bough, Is telling all the world how fair Are apple blossoms now; The honey dew its sweetness spills From cuckoo cups, and all The crocuses and daffodils Are drest for festival! Such pretty things are to be seen, Such pleasant things to do, The April earth it is so green, The April sky so blue, The path from dawn to even song So joyous is to day, Up, little ones! and dance along The lilac scented way! DANDELIONS Hey a day a day, my dear! Dandelion time! Come, and let us make for them a pretty little rhyme! See the meadows twinkling now, beautiful and bright As the sky when through the blue shine the stars at night! Once upon a time, folks say, mighty kings of old Met upon a splendid field called "The Cloth of Gold... Continue reading book >>
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