This year: next year

by Walter de la Mare, Harold Jones (Illustrator)

Seasonal poems accompanied by Harold Jones' illustrations.

62 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 1937

About the author

Walter John de la Mare was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt" and "All Hallows". In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book, we really enjoy Harold Jones' illustrations and the poems are a nice window into 1930s England. Punch and Judy, haymaking, and trees filled with red squirrels. The last section on winter is especially nice, chopping firewood, hot chesnut sellers, putting up Christmas decorations and a trip to the pantomime. A wonderful glimpse into life, nearly 100 yrs ago.