CONTENTS

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All the Children of all the World [9]
The Song Sparrow’s WorkEtta Austin Blaisdell[15]
Dutch Children [20]
A Little Dutch GirlEdith Colby Banfield[25]
The Great FeastLaura E. Richards[26]
Little Grandmother’s Shoes [30]
Little-Folk LandEdith Colby Banfield[33]
Children of a Sunny Land
A Strange Milk Wagon [35]
A Ride in a Chair [36]
The Carnival [39]
The Little PlantAnna von Rydingsvärd[42]
Two WaysLaura E. Richards[44]
A Song in the WoodsLouise C. Moulton[46]
How the Corn GrewJulia Dalrymple[47]
“Do You Know?”Edith Colby Banfield[51]
The Little Goatherds [52]
Swiss Children [56]
Lullaby-LandEdith Colby Banfield[60]
The Stone BlocksLaura E. Richards[61]
Great-Great-Grandma’s Christmas in England [63]
The Whipping Boy [69]
The Christmas Spruce TreeAnna von Rydingsvärd[72]
A RoseEmily Dickinson[76]
The Eve of St. Nicholas [77]
Robin RedbreastWilliam Allingham[81]
“The Little Turkeys”
In School [83]
At Home [88]
“Gillyflower Gentleman”Laura E. Richards[91]
The RulerLaura E. Richards[93]
The MoonEdith Colby Banfield[95]
The Children of Armenia [96]
Armenian Homes [100]
The NestHelen Hunt Jackson[104]
Ahmow—The WolfFrederick Schwatka[106]
Eskimo Children [113]
The Dream-ShipBlanche M. Channing[117]
A Trip to JapanCharlotte Chaffee Gibson[118]
UrashimaCharlotte Chaffee Gibson[125]
A DayEmily Dickinson[130]
The Ants’ Monday DinnerHelen Hunt Jackson[131]
My Ant’s CowHelen Hunt Jackson[139]
Colorado Snow-BirdsHelen Hunt Jackson[148]
The Peterkins’ Excursion after Maple SyrupLucretia P. Hale[153]
The GrassEmily Dickinson[164]
SunsetEmily Dickinson[165]
The Baby SquirrelsJulia A. Schwartz[166]
The Baby that Sleeps in a PocketJulia A. Schwartz[180]
The Emperor and the PeasantAnna von Rydingsvärd[194]
The Christmas MonksMary E. Wilkins
The Garden [203]
Peter and the Prince [206]
The Prettiest Doll [210]
Christmas Gifts [214]