All Round the Year

E. Nesbit had a particular magic: she could make the ordinary world feel lightly enchanted, and in this collection of verses, she turns her attention to the rhythm of the year itself. Here are poems for January frosts and July sunshine, for the first snowdrop and the last leaf fall, each one carrying that distinctive Nesbit voice warm, wry, and unexpectedly profound. Written possibly with her sister Saretta, these poems skip and sparkle like children at play, capturing the small wonders of each month the excitement of Easter eggs, the longest days of summer, the comfort of firesides when autumn winds rise. Whether read aloud on a rainy afternoon or savored one poem per month, this collection invites readers of any age to pause and notice the poetry hidden in the passing of seasons. It is for anyone who believes the best children's literature should feel like a secret shared between friends.