Johnson, Burges. Rhymes of little boys. [**]$1. Crowell.
A truly charming book of little boy verses, which little girls and grown-ups will enjoy also Goin’ barefoot, Bein’ sick; Gettin’ well; Cookin’ things; Makin’ things; Gettin’ washed; and two score others set forth little boy philosophy in little boy language, and following these are some verses to or about little boys, among them an exquisite tribute to Frank R. Stockton. The volume is bound in plaid gingham, with decorative title and end leaves by Mrs. John Carpenter.
[*] “The naïveté of small-boy egotisms, generosities, rivalries, has never been, and, it would seem to us, could never be, better done than in Mr. Johnson’s clever and sympathetic verses.”
| + + | Critic. 47: 576. D. ‘05. 150w. |
[*] “This volume is sure to win for its author a wider appreciation of his really unique work.”
| + + | Dial. 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 130w. | |
| * | + + | Ind. 59: 1389. D. 14, ‘05. 50w. |
“The introductory poems strike a note of tenderness and reverence of unusual purity and beauty.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 120w. |
[*] “We like his verse for its insight, literal though it often is.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 699. N. 25, ‘05. 60w. |