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Eugene Field's classic bedtime poem--about three children's adventures sailing in a wooden shoe--is brought to life with Johanna Westerman's vivid illustrations.

Eugene Field's classic bedtime poem--about three children's adventures sailing in a wooden shoe--is brought to life with Johanna Westerman's vivid illustrations.

"This classic bedtime poem appears in a newly illustrated edition. . . . Westerman's minutely detailed watercolors depict a Dutch landscape where three children, dressed in nightclothes, and a cat set sail in a wooden shoe. The luminosity of the moonlit sea is captured in muted... Read Full Overview

Shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea,
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.

In this whimsically illustrated rendition of Eugene... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved bedtime poems of childhood. Eugene Field's tale of a magical moonlight sail in a wooden shoe has long delighted children everywhere. In exquisitely rendered full-color paintings, Susan Jeffers captures the unfolding fantasy, adding her own highly imaginative... Read Full Overview