A collection of illustrated children's poems, including the title selection "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear.
Content Note
The owl and the pussycat / Edward Lear -- Alas! Alas! / Anonymous -- There was an old lady / Anonymous -- An accident / Anonymous -- The man of Hong Kong / Edward Lear -- Somewhere town / Kate Greenaway -- Elf man / Anonymous -- The owl / Alfred Lord Tennyson -- I asked the little boy who cannot see / Anonymous -- The elf and the dormouse / Oliver Herford -- Up and down / William Shakespeare -- I'll follow you / William Shakespeare -- The peacock has a score of eyes / Christina Rossetti -- Fairy king from The blue-bells on the lea / Juliana Horatia Ewing -- Meg Merrilies / John Keats -- A tale of wonders / Anonymous -- The fairies' dance / John Lyly -- The song of a giant / Anonymous -- The roses / George Eliot -- Jack Frost / Gabriel Setoun -- Little goblins / James Whitcomb Riley -- The lamplighter / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Minnie and Winnie / Alfred Lord Tennyson.