Come Hither: A Collection of Rhymes and Poems for the Young of All Ages

These are poems written when the world moved slowly enough for children to notice a ladybug or follow a shadow across a wall. Collected in the early twentieth century, this volume gathers both original verses and beloved nursery rhymes that have passed from grandparent to grandchild for generations. Here you'll find the quiet wonders, first snow, empty pockets full of chestnuts, the particular gold of summer twilight, alongside the old chants that children have shouted down hallways since before electricity. The language is simple enough for a five-year-old to memorize and strange enough to reward a reader returning after decades away. This is not a book to read once and set aside. It is the kind of volume that lives on a bedside table, opened at random on sleepless nights, its verses functioning as small incantations against the loss of wonder. For anyone who still remembers what it felt like to be small, or who wants to remember, this collection offers a gentle passage back.