Project Gutenberg 2005-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 136 Crane, Walter 1845 1915 An Alphabet of Old Friends Reading ease score: 89.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Christine D and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "An Alphabet of Old Friends" by Walter Crane is a charming collection of children's verses and rhymes written in the late 19th century. This book serves as an engaging introduction to traditional nursery rhymes, exploring a delightful assortment of whimsical characters and scenarios. Its primary aim is to entertain and educate young readers through rhythm and rhyme. The content of the book is structured as an alphabet, where each letter corresponds to a different story or rhyme featuring beloved classic characters. For instance, the letters present memorable figures such as the "carrion crow," "Black Sheep," and "Little Bo-peep," alongside various cheerful narratives and moral lessons. Through this playful collection, readers encounter a delightful blend of imagination and storytelling, making it not just a literary exploration but also a joyful reading experience for children and their families. The rhymes are both fun and easy to remember, fostering a sense of nostalgia while introducing new generations to the charm of classic children's literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's poetry Nursery rhymes Alphabet PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 41322 41328 2024-10-07T14:48:32.203270 2023-09-08T05:18:15.114471 text/html text/html 35427 2020-12-13T11:50:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii 8160748 2020-12-13T11:50:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1541283 2024-10-07T14:48:38.409283 application/epub+zip 1537261 2024-10-07T14:48:35.458260 application/epub+zip 78780 2024-10-07T14:48:34.157241 application/epub+zip 1626965 2024-10-07T14:48:40.488193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1615421 2024-10-07T14:48:37.464213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123267 2022-09-08T10:17:05.555039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25751 25652 2024-10-07T14:48:31.676241 2023-09-08T05:18:14.607464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25545 2020-12-13T11:50:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9637 2020-12-13T11:50:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20143 2024-10-07T14:48:40.617187 application/rdf+xml 12969 2024-10-07T14:48:34.706223 image/jpeg 3702 2024-10-07T14:48:34.430285 image/jpeg 8238482 2024-10-07T14:48:32.616290 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia