Rhymes of Childhood

by Edgar A. Guest

115 chapters3h 36mEnglish1924

About this book

Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa comes home!”, and many more. These are sure to evoke nostalgia, lots of smiles, and maybe a couple sighs or tears. - Summary by TriciaG

Chapters (115)

1How the Baby Learned to Smile

130

2Grandma

142

3Habits

109

4The Path o’ Little Children

110

5Just a Boy

6The New Little Gimmie

7The Woe of an Unwilling Orator

8A Christmas Story

117

9Weaning the Baby

102

10The First Step

11Wishing

12Where the Children Meet

109

13When We Were Kids

122

14A Baby in the House

15Our Son

16Come Back, You Little Feller

153

17Sticky Fingers

121

18Janet’s Morning Bath

103

19The Family Disgrace

20The Lanes of Boyhood

122

21Fractions

104

22The Human Stage Coach

23The Rough Little Rascal

24At Sixteen Months

105

25Baby Feet

106

26A Fairy Story

131

27“Where’s Mamma?”

28The Boy and the Flag

115

29When a Little Baby Dies

30A Boy and His Stomach

31Lullaby

104

32The Man to Be

140

33The Summer Children

34The Old Wooden Tub

108

35Dr. Johnson’s Picture Cow

156

36The Approach of Christmas

140

37A Boy and His Dog

38Boy or Girl?

130

39“Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home”

115

40Nothing to Laugh At

138

41Teach Them of the Flag

42Daddies

43The Toy-Strewn Home

119

44Last Night the Baby Cried

45Little Fishermen

110

46The Cookie-Lady

121

47Being Brave at Night

156

48Pleasure's Signs

49Little Girls

147

50Dinner-Time

51Castor Oil

108

52At Dawn

117

53Bud Discusses Cleanliness

164

54The Children

115

55His Example

103

56The Fun of Forgiving

102

57The Right Family

130

58Tonsils

128

59As It Goes

109

60When the Soap Gets in Your Eye

125

61I Don't Want to Go to Bed

119

62Morning Brigands

107

63Aunty

114

64Different

125

65A Fine Sight

66A Boy at Christmas

142

67The Cut-Down Trousers

102

68The Little Hurts

69Grown Up

70Grandpa

125

71Pa Did It

103

72The Doctor

101

73The Little Velvet Suit

145

74Spoiling Them

109

75Story Time

134

76Another Mouth to Feed

77The Lure That Failed

105

78The Little Army

152

79The Broken Drum

111

80The Boy Soldier

81A Bear Story

144

82When Pa Comes Home

141

83The Joy of a Dog

84Up to the Ceiling

85Answering Him

134

86The Bumps and Bruises Doctor

87Real Swimming

114

88Always Saying “Don’t!”

108

89No Children!

146

90To a Little Girl

152

91A Feller's Hat

106

92Practicing Time

147

93When There's Company for Tea

109

94The Good Little Boy

106

95The Finest Age

129

96Out-of-Doors

140

97My Paw Said So

116

98A Boy and His Dad

113

99A Boy's Hope for the Future

100Couldn't Live Without You

104

101Leader of the Gang

112

102Little Girls Are Best

121

103What Home's Intended For

132

104Aw Gee Whiz!

105The Living Beauties

106Story Telling

133

107The World and Bud

108The Choir Boy

105

109To the Little Baby

117

110Pretending Not to See

146

111The Fairy and the Robin

127

112The Spoiler

110

113High Chair Days

166

114Rich

115Dirty Hands

129

Rhymes of Childhood

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