Overview

First produced in 1890, this charming book includes 39 of James Whitcomb Riley's signature poems, such as ""Old Aunt Mary's,"" ""Little Orphant Annie,"" and ""The Raggedy Man."" Graced by noted Brown County artist Will Vawter's illustrations of scenes such as ""The Nine Goblins,"" ""The Circus Day Parade,"" and ""Barefoot, Hungry, Lean Ornery Boys,"" Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures recalls simpler times gone by. This Library of Indiana Classics edition reproduces the 1905 edition. A must-have for Riley enthusiasts everywhere, this book offers a look at how childhood was lived a century ago.

Full Product Details

Author:   James Whitcomb Riley ,  Will Vawter
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780253355690

ISBN 10:   0253355699
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   23 August 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Contents At Aunty's House Bear Story, The Boy Lives on Our Farm, The Boys' Candidate, The Bumblebee, The Circus-Day Parade, The Curly Locks Days Gone By, The Down Around the River Envoy Funny Little Fellow, The Grandfather Squeers Happy Little Cripple, The Home-Made Fairy-Tale, A Impetuous Resolve, An Jolly Miller, The Life-Lesson, A Little Coat, The Little Orphant Annie Lugubrious Whing-Whang, The Naughty Claude Nine Little Goblins, The Old Aunt Mary's Old Hay-Mow, The Old Tramp, The One the Sunny Side Our Hired Girl Pet Coon, The Pixy People, The Raggedy Man, The Rider of the Knee, The Runaway Boy, The South Wind and the Sun, The Squirtgun Uncle Maked Me, The Sudden Shower, A Time of Clearer Twitterings Waitin' fer the Cat to Die Who Santy-Claus Wuz Winter Fancies

Reviews

Riley's poetry is especially enjoyable when read aloud- The Bear Story alone is worth the price of this book. -Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 107, no. 1, March 2011 Thoughtful and charming after all these years, and accompanied by plenty of nostalgic hand drawn pictures of the era, Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures is a choice collection, highly recommended. -Wisconsin Press Bookwatch, December 2010 Charming, endearing, enduring; these 39 poems by James Whitcomb Riley touch heart, mind, soul. Vignettes of childhood a century ago, their humanity endures and connects. -Nuvo Newsweekly, December 8, 2010

Riley's poetry is especially enjoyable when read aloud -- The BearStory alone is worth the price of this book. -- Indiana Magazine of History, Vol.107, no. 1, March 2011

<p> Riley's poetry is especially enjoyable when read aloud -- The BearStory alone is worth the price of this book. -- Indiana Magazine of History, Vol.107, no. 1, March 2011

Author Information

James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916) was a best-selling American writer and poet. Known as the ""Children’s Poet,"" he is author of several collections, including The Old Swimmin' Hole, Pipes o' Pan at Zekesbury, and Home Folks. Will Vawter (1871–1941) was an artist, illustrator, and frequent collaborator of James Whitcomb Riley’s.

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