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Poetry - Ballads Genre

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Books in the Poetry - Ballads genre:

The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy and His Friends (2000)

A collection of short sayings from the saga of Freddy the pig with appropriate illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense (2001)

This is a scholarly edition of the verse and nonsense annotated by Lear’s biographer.... View More

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (2001)

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …

This new edition is in a slightly larger format and includes new endpapers and sheet music.

Author(s): Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Seasons (2001)

A collection of original poems on the seasons.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Big Bear Ball (2002)

The bears dance by the light of the moon.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Joanne Ryder
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse (2002)

This edition of the verse and nonsense drops the annotations, but was compiled by Lear’s biographer.... View More

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

Eloise Takes a Bawth (2002)

Eloise takes a bath and converts the Plaza Hotel ballroom into a fair approximation of Venice.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Mart Crowley
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

The Freddy Anniversary Collection (2002)

An omnibus edition of the first three books about the Bean farm animals: To and Again (Freddy Goes to Florida), More To and Again (Freddy Goes to the North Pole), and Freddy the Detective. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Book of Fairy Poetry (2004)

An anthology of poetry dealing with fairies and their dealings with men.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Over the Hills and Far Away (2004)

Tommy was a piper’s son, He learned to pipe when he was young; The only song that he could play Was over the hills and far away. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Chris Conover
Randa Kirshbaum
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

Where Fairies Dance (2004)

A collection of poems about fairies.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Animal Friends: A Collection of Poems for Children (2007)

A collection of poems chiefly about animals.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Birthday Book (2008)

A treasury of stories and poems by many different authors and illustrators.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Various

The Collected Poems (2008)

Poems that really are poetry.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Charlotte Voake

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (2009)

A new telling of the Arabian night in verse by the author of Swallows and Amazons.... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Thomas Mackenzie

The Blythes Are Quoted (2009)

Delivered to her publishers on the day of her death, this final work of L.M. Montgomery is a mixture of short stories, poems and commentary by Anne and her family that deals with adult themes.... View More

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): None

Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (2009)

Selections from Lear, mainly nonsense alphabets and botany.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

The Big Snuggle-up (2011)

An old fashioned memory rhyme.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Brian Patten
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Clorinda Plays Baseball (2012)

Clorinda the cow takes up baseball. In no time at all her protege Deke is in in the big leagues. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Kinerk
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Diggers (2013)

A poetical look at diggers from moles to Mary Anne.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Antoine Corbineau

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