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Sing a Song of Sixpence (1866)
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye.
This is the cover for a later edition.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
My Children (1873)
A poem in praise of the joys of parenthood. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Farmyard Alphabet (1865)
An alphabet based on familiar farmyard scenes. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Comical Cat (1865)
A humorous poem similar to Old Mother Hubbard.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Old Mother Hubbard (1874)
The traditional rhyme about an old woman and her dog. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Sarah Martin
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
One, Two Buckle My Shoe (1869)
A counting rhyme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Fairy Ship (1870)
A nonsense verse with illustrations. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Pothooks and Perseverance: or The ABC Serpent (1886)
A fantasy of penmanship. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Princess Belle Etoile (1875)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales (1876)
Two separately-paginated books bound as one with over five hundred illustrations. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Unknown
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane, Et al, John Tenniel, Alfred Crowquill
Slateandpencilvania: Being the Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island (1885)
An arithmetical Robinsonnade fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Absurd ABC (1874)
Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Adventures of Puffy (1870)
A fluffy white Maltese dog gets into no end of trouble. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Cock Robin and Jenny Wren (1865)
A well-known nursery rhyme.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Alphabet of Old Friends (1874)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Baby’s Bouquet (1878)
A collection of popular nursery songs with music and illustrations. READ NOW.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Baby’s Opera (1877)
A collection of nursery rhymes with music and pictures. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous, Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Death and Burial of Cock Robin (1864)
A traditional tale of cock robin, the sparrow and a bow and arrow. Shown above is the rear cover of the very rare Painted Toy Book.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Goody Two Shoes (1874)
A tale of two orphans and how they eventually prospered. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Annie and Jack in London (1869)
An illustrated tour of London in the 1860’s. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane