{"product_id":"favorite-poems-old-and-new-9780385076968","title":"Favorite Poems Old and New","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Children are poets before they grow up and they should live with poems. I hope this book will encourage them to do so.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--Eleanor Roosevelt \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeloved and treasured for over 60 years, here is the only poetry collection your family needs--brimming with favorite, classic poems carefully selected to inspire young readers.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 700 classic and modern poems written by poets from William Shakespeare to J. R. R. Tolkien, Emily Dickinson to Langston Hughes, and covering a range of favorite topics--pets, playtime, family, nature, and nonsense--ensure that there's a poem to please every child. A truly comprehensive collection that is the ideal way of introducing children to the joys of reading poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If your children think they don't like poetry, expose them to this collection . . . and I defy them to resist its magic.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fine book for parents to read aloud to their children.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This volume stands out for the comprehensiveness of its selection.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Weisgard \u003c\/b\u003e(1916-2000) was a beloved and award-winning illustrator of more than 200 children's books, perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Little Island\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won the Caldecott Medal in 1947), \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Egg Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e (1890-1969) edited numerous books for young readers and was editor-in-chief of the Junior Literary Guild from 1929-1959.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662169936146,"sku":"9780385076968","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67838db4-6fbd-43bc-877a-b3491c5f9338.jpg?v=1733514729","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/favorite-poems-old-and-new-9780385076968","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}