In the Oxford Companion to Children's Literature it says of James Reeves, 'His real achievement, however, lies in his poetry, which is generally regarded as the best British ''serious'' children's verse since Walter de la Mare - though the poems are usually far from serious in subject-matter.' In this complete edition, first published in 1973, the delight is two-fold as the poems are complemented by Edward Ardizzone's beautiful and witty illustrations.

 

There are 272 pages in this book. It is an annual. This book was published 2009 by Faber & Faber .

James Reeves was an acclaimed author and critic, who had strong links with education, while Edward Ardizzone's glorious line drawings in hundreds of books for children and adults won him international renown.