Presents poems and watercolors by twentieth-century English artist Cicely Mary Barker imagining the fairies that live among the flowers of winter, and includes a biography of Barker, botanical information on each flower, and details on the traditional uses and meanings of various plants.
A collection of poems by writers ranging from William Blake and Henry W. Longfellow to Emily Dickinson and Robert L. Stevenson, arranged by topics such as "The Seasons," "Nursery Rhymes," "Lullabies and Cradle Songs," etc.
Captivated by Edward Lear's poem, a boy and girl turn into the owl and the pussycat and set sail in a pea green boat for the land where the Bong-tree grows.
