Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

by Walter de la Mare

Book Overview

De la Mare described two distinct "types" of imagination - although "aspects" might be a better term: the childlike and the boylike. It was at the border between the two that Shakespeare, Dante, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805011242
• ISBN13: 9780805011241
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3

Customer Reviews

A Classic

If you love poetry, fun, and are up for a laugh this book is for you! The poems are timeless, familiar, and remind you that being a kid is the best time of your life.

A GREAT BOOK OF OF POEMS

I loved the poems because they were wonderfly put together. My favorite chapter was:Three Queer Tales. Wonderful for ALL ages. One of my two favorite books of poems! You might need a good vocabulary to read it!!! It really gave me dreams!

Wonderful collection of little rhymes.

A fantastic collection of little rhymes, especially suited to read aloud to younger children. Also useful as a primer in poetry memorization. The simple texts speak directly to the soul.