Alstair Hedley

　　This Little Treasury ma only be pocket-sized but it is bursting with words and pictures. Whether it is read alound or silently, this book is sure to be a favourite. This Lttle Treasury is packed with captivating traditional poetry and rhymes that children will want to return to again and again.

Contents
HURT NO LOVING THING
and other Animal Poems 13
Hurt No Living Thing 14
The Cow 15
The Fieldmouse 16
The Lamb 18
Caterpillar 20
The Cat of Cats 21
Ducks’ Ditty 22
Mother Tabbyskins 24
Epigram 27
Little Trotty Wagtail 28
Two Little Kittens 30
THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT
and other story poems 33
The Owl and the Pussy-cat 34
Eldorado 37
The Walrus and the Carpenter 40
The Kangaroo 49
Humpty Dumpty’s Poem 50
The Duel 54
Roll Over 58
THE WORLD
And other nature poems 63
The World 64
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Spring 68
The Days are Clear 70
Autumn Fires 71
Snow 72
SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE
and other nonsense rhymes 73
Sing a Song of Sixpence 74
Over the Hills and Far Away 76
Hey, Diddle, Diddle 77
Higglety, Pigglery, Pop！ 78
We’re All in the Dumps 79
Goosey. Goosey, Gander 80
Daffy-Down-Dilly 81
The Lion and the Unicorn 82
Pop Goes the Weasel 83
Robin the Bobbin 84
Hector Protector 85
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 86
If All the Seas were One Sea 88
THERE WAS A NAUGHTY BOY
and the other poems of childhood 89
There was a Naughty Boy 90
All the Bells were Ringing 93
Little Boy Blue 94
There was a Little Boy 95
The Swing 96
Anna Banana 98
Lucy Locket 98
Little Miss Muffet 99
A Good Play 100
The Little Doll 101
Brother and Sister 102
Skipping 104
The Children’s Hour 106
Going Down Hill on a Bicycle 109
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush 112
Minnie and Mattie 115
A Boy’s Song 118
GIRLS AND BOYS COME OUT TO PLAY
and the other play rhymes 121
Girls and Boys Come Out to Play 122
Georgie, Porgie 123
Little Sally Waters 124
I Remember, I Remember 125
Oliver Twister 128
A Sailor Went to Sea 129
Hark at the Robbers 130
Sneeze on Monday 133
Rain, Rain, Go Away 134
Have You Seen the Muffin Man? 135
A Farmyard Song 136
The Bells of London 142
How Many Days has Baby to Play? 144
THERE WAS AN OLD MAN WITH A BEARD
and the other poems about people 145
There Was an Old Man with a Beard Ozymandias 147
I Eat My Peas with Honey 149
See a Pin and Pick It Up 149
Barbara Frietchie 150
Meg Merriless 155
The Akond of Swat 158
Three Wise Old Men 164
My Mother 167
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
and other rhymes about grown-ups 171
There was an Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe 172
There was an Old Woman who Lived in a Basket 173
One Misty, Moisty Morning 174
There was a Crooked man 175
Old Mother Hubbard 176
Rub a Dub Dub 182
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester 183
As I Walked by Myself 184
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring 185
There was a King and he had Three Daughters 186
THE FAIRIES
and other magical poems 187
The Fairies 188
The Mad Gardener’s Song 192
Kubla Khan 197
The Butterfly’s Ball 202
My Mother Said 205
ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN
and other action rhymes, tongue-twisters and riddles 207
Round and Round the Garden 208
My Grandmother Sent Me 209
Leg Over Leg 210
I Went up One Pair of Stairs 211
My Mother and Your Mother 212
A Face Game 213
The dark Wood 214
I Met a Man 215
Adam and Eve and Pinchme 216
Peter Piper 217
Ride a Cock Horse 218
Swan Swam over the Sea 219
Hey, Dorolot, Dorolt! 219
Teddy Bear 220
One, Two, Three, Four, Five 222
This Little Piggy 223
This is the way the Ladies Ride 224
Me, Myself and I 226
Michael Finnegan 226
HUSH, LITTLE BABY
and other bedtime poems 227
Hush, Little Baby 228
The Mouse’s Lullaby 229
Night 230
Bed in Summer 233
Rock a Bye, Baby 234
Bye, Baby Bunting 235
In the Tree-Top 236
Now the day is Over 238
A Cradle Song 240
SIMPLE GIFTS
and other poems to make you think 241
Simple Gifts 242
Little Things 243
A Baby-Sermon 244
Wagtail and Baby 245
My Shadow 246
Loving and Liking 248
Don’t Care 252
Whole Duty of Children 253
Against Quarrelling and Fighting 254
The Wind 256