Flower Children The Little Cousins Of The Field And Garden

Published originally in 1910, this charming collection of flower poems and full-color illustrations animates the 82 flowers included in the book. From Crocus to Holly, the flowers are ordered in the book as each would appear throughout the year in a garden. Each illustration is half child and half flower, creating a wonderful way for children to see themselves in the natural world.

Flower Children is a children's book by Elizabeth Gordon that introduces young readers to various flowers and plants and their unique characteristics. The book features colorful illustrations of the flowers and their corresponding "flower children," each with their own personalities and stories. The book aims to encourage children to appreciate nature and its beauty.

Excerpt from Flower Children: The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden In preparing this book the author and the artist have attempted to showthe kinship of children and flowers, and it is their hope that the little ones into whose hands this volume comes will find herein the proof that their knowledge of what flowers really are is true and that their love for the friendly blossoms is returned many-fold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

ALL children are flowers in the garden of God's love. A flower is the mystical counterpart of a child. To the understanding heart a child is a flower and a flower is a child. God made flowers on the day that He made the world beautiful. Then He gave the world children to play amid the flowers. God has implanted in the breasts of children a natural love for flowers-and no one who keeps that love in his heart has entirely forsaken the land of childhood.

Birds are only another expression of God’s love, and we are told that not even a sparrow shall fall to the ground without the notice of the Father. Birds are poetry come to life and set to music. If you should stand at the edge of a forest at sundown and hear the birds singing their good-night songs, hear the sleepy little notes grow fainter and fainter until the silence came,—then when the dusk had deepened, you should hear the night birds begin their plaintive songs, you would realize what a different place our beautiful world would be without birds. Even in great cities we have always some birds. The saucy little sparrow, who comes so boldly begging crumbs at your window, likes the cities best. Only very thoughtless people, or those who do not understand, would harm or frighten a bird. They are real little people, and I am sure that when you have come to know them you will love them as much as you have learned to love the Flower Children. The publishers and the author have received so many letters from parents commending Flower Children for its instructive features, and from children, demanding “more” delightful play-mates, that they offer “Bird Brothers and Sisters,” believing that “The little playmates of the Flower Children” will prove as welcome visitors as “The Little Cousins of the Fields and Garden.” The author and the artist wish to thank the children for their many expressions of interest and for their loyal support.

Flower Children is a charming book to be enjoyed by both children and adults. All the flower children are listed in alphabetical order from Anemones to Zinnias, 80 pages of full colour illustrations. Each page has the flower name listed. The colourful illustrations of half children and half flower with a flower poem to match each flower child. The flowers are common ones you see in maybe your own garden, Roses, Pansies, Poppy, Snapdragon and many more. Which one will be your favourite? The illustrations create a wonderful way for children to appreciate nature and learn more about the flower garden.