Eugene Field’s collection of verses for and about small children opens with the Rock-a-By Lady from Hushaby Street, scattering poppies full of dreams of drums and sugar-plums. Alongside the lullabies are the Dinkey-Bird, kissing-time rhymes and dialect pieces such as “Jest ‘Fore Christmas” and the ballad of a bench-legged dog who was boss in St. Joe.
Tender and funny poems from the Chicago newspaperman known as the poet of childhood, made for reading at bedtime. Download the free EPUB.