Track Listing

1. Bed in Summer
2. Wind
3. Pirate Story
4. Rain
5. Land of Counterpane
6. My Shadow
7. Where Go the Boats?
8. Auntie's Skirts
9. Young Night Thought
10. From a Railway Carriage
11. To My Mother
12. Block City
13. Foreign Lands
14. Moon
15. Lamplighter
16. To Any Reader

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17760 in Music
• Released on: 1999-02-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.75" w x 5.25" l, .20 pounds

Amazon.com
A Child's Garden of Songs: The Poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson in Song

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Amazon.com
As a young Scotsman, the famous author Robert Louis Stevenson suffered a childhood of illness and frailty. As a result, Stevenson developed a rich inner life as well as an author's keen sense of observation. Much of A Child's Garden of Verses comes from this period of relative infirmity. And on A Child's Garden of Songs we most agreeably find these same charmingly insightful words set to music, sung and played by a cast of singers and musicians in fashions that range from whimsical ("Auntie's Skirts") to magical ("From a Railway Carriage") to wistful ("To Any Reader"). Written expressly for children, these poems breathe life into new worlds born of a love for language. Coupled with fine arrangements on Celtic pipes and strings, this is a fertile garden of enrichment for the whole family. --Paige La Grone

From Parents' Choice®
Robert Louis Stevenson's children's poetry, timeless verses that so vividly describe the world of a child's imagination, are set to music by musician/producer Ted Jacobs with a Celtic flavor and lullaby rhythms. The poems about early summer bedtime, the wind and rain, playing pirate, shadow play and dreamy times are brought gently to life by child and adult singers. A 1999 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner. (Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice®)

Customer Reviews

My baby loves this CD
My nine month old son shows a marked preference for this CD. As soon as the opening song begins he breaks into a huge grin, and he stops whatever he is doing to listen to the beginning of each new tune as the songs change. We sometimes listen to "A Child's Garden of Verse" several times a day, particularly during the "witching hour" in the late afternoon. In spite of the constant repetition, I still love these beautiful songs and look forward to hearing them again. I find myself playing the CD on my own after my son has gone to bed. The poetry is timeless, the music is complex and interesting, and I know that we will enjoy this CD together for years to come. I can't wait to try Jacobs' next CD and see if my son finds it equally fascinating.

Warm, Rich and Lyrically Strong
I bought it knowing how much I loved Robert Louis Stevenson's verse. The music, I expected, to be a bit childish. It isn't. In fact, it is rich and complex.

They picked some wonderful poems, arranged them so they'd lyrically work. And they do!

My favorites are "The Wind" and "The Land of Counterpane." The wind comes alive, and the poetry in 'Counterpane' is superb.

Though I as an adult love the musical and lyrical sides both, I believe a child would find these endearingly sweet and peaceful while preparing for bed. It could be a great introduction to reading along with the original "Child's Garden of Verses" as my mother did with me.

I fully recommend it.

Anthony Trendl

Delightful CD for Whole Family
My year old triplets received this CD as a birthday gift. I didn't play it right away because I thought it was another classical music cd of which we have several...I was so pleasantly surprised by this CD. My babies just love it, dancing and clapping to the songs. We play it all the time and are not tired of it yet. In fact I am here today buying a copy as a baby gift.