books by James Whitcomb Riley

books by James Whitcomb Riley

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James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

Wildside Press, 2008

Riley child-rhymes
The used volumes' condition was correctly described. The price was right. I had never purchased used books previously and was quite pleased with my transaction. The books arrived in a timely, well wrapped fashion. I was especially happy to locate 3 used volumes in good ...

Little Orphant Annie and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
James Whitcomb Riley

Dover Publications, 1994

Rich selection of verses by the famous "Hoosier poet," invoking the people and places of rural Indiana, include such favorites as "The Raggedy Man," "When the Frost Is on the Punkin?," "Little Orphant Annie," and "An Old Sweetheart of Mine." Filled with the nostalgia, warmth, color and picturesque Hoosier dialect that made Riley one of the most ...

A Defective Santa Claus (1st Edition)
James Whitcomb Riley

Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1904

James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American writer and poet, known as the "Hoosier Poet" and the "Children's Poet". He started his career in 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the Indianapolis Journal. His verse tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one-thousand poems that Riley published, over half ...

The Gobble-Uns 'll Git You Ef You Don't Watch Out! - James Whitcomb Riley's Little Orphant Annie: James ...

James Whitcomb Riley

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1975

The Gobble-uns'll Git You Ef You Don't Watch Out!
I first became aware of this book when I took my then three-year-old son to our library's halloween story time. Both of us fell in love with this illustrator's vision of the James Whitcomb Riley standard. Little Orphant Annie comes alive to remind us all to: "say our ...

The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

Indiana University Press, 1993

Comforter To The Skylark
Folksy Hoosier James Whitcomb Riley (1849 - 1916) is America's premier poet of the sentimental. The Complete Poetical Works Of James Whitcomb Riley brings together over 1,000 touching, humorous, easy to read, and intelligent but non - intellectual poems, many filled ...

Joyful Poems for Children.

James Whitcomb Riley

Macmillan Pub Co, 1960

The goblins will get you, if you don't look out!
My family has always loved the poems Of James Whitcomb Riley, so that is the author I had chosen. The book I'd picked is Joyful poems for Children. It was copy righted in 1892-1946, but only became available with illustrations in 1946. Most of the poems in this book ...

Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley, 2008

James Whitcomb Riley (Greenfield, Indiana, October 7, 1849 - July 22, 1916) was an American writer and poet. Known as the "Hoosier Poet" and the "Children's Poet," he started his career in 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the Indianapolis Journal. His verse tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately ...

The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley Vol. XII (The Book of Joyous Children)
James Whitcomb Riley

Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1902

The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley Vol. XII (The Book of Joyous Children)

The Raggedy Man

James Whitcomb Riley

Emmis Books, 2002

Don't waste your time.
This book is awful. I was so disappointed when I got it. Highly offensive.

When the Frost Is on the Punkin
James Whitcomb Riley

David R Godine, 1995

One of the most widely recited verses of the last century, Riley's poem brings to life the rustle and russet of the harvest season, its richness and its promise. Lang has beautifully interpreted this gentle bard from Indiana's poem in her own distinctive style. The rich, smooth colors are a delight to the eye and the text bounces with life. A ...