Kate Greenaway's Book of Games
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Kate Greenaway (1846 – 1901), was a children’s book illustrator and writer, and remains one of the most popular illustrators of all time. Edmund Evans produced her first book, Under the Window, in 1879, which was an instant best-seller and cemented her pre-eminent position. Her charming children in quaint costumes and idyllic scenes captured the imagination of the contemporary public – and continue to delight over a century after their initial publication. Presented alongside the text, her illustrations (first published in 1888) further refine and elucidate this carefully collated anthology.
Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.
Kate Greenaway
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901) was an English artist and writer, best known for her work in children’s books. Her slightly fantastical illustrations highlight the innocence of childhood, and her depictions of Regency era fashion were adapted into children’s clothing designs.
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Reviews for Kate Greenaway's Book of Games
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quite a lot of the games I remember from my own childhood, though they're all older than that. I don't know when the book was originally published, but Greenaway died in 1901.None of the games need much by way of material, which says a lot about the period when they were originally recorded.The illustrations, as one would expect, are charming.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nice pictures, old fashioned games. Sometimes so old that they just seem strange, not fun. If you are studying colonial or pioneer days, these are nice to have.
Book preview
Kate Greenaway's Book of Games - Kate Greenaway
I LOVE MY LOVE WITH AN A.
ONE player says: I love my love with an ‘A,’ because she is AMIABLE; I hate her with an ‘A,’ because she is ARTFUL. Her name is ALICE, she comes from AMERICA and I gave her an APPLE.
The next player says: I love my love with a ‘B,’ because she is BEAUTIFUL; I hate her with a ‘B,’ because she is BOASTFUL. Her name is BERTHA, she comes from BIRMINGHAM and I gave her a BRACELET.
The next player takes C
; and the next D
; and so on through all the letters in the alphabet.
FOLLOW-MY-LEADER.
AN active and daring boy should be chosen as leader, the others follow him one behind the other, as closely as they can, doing as he does, and going where he goes, over gates, stiles, and obstacles of all kinds. If anyone fails in accomplishing any one feat, he takes his place behind the rest. The next one who fails goes behind him, and so the game continues until the leader chooses to stop.
BALL.
THE game of ball is of very ancient origin, and there are many ways of amusing oneself with it. The players may stand in a ring a fair distance apart, and throw the ball from one to the other. Those who miss have to remain in the attitude in which they were when they dropped the ball. At the end of the game the circle presents a very grotesque appearance. Another way is, that whoever misses goes out of the game, so the circle diminishes till only two remain; these continue till one fails and leaves the other the winner. A more exciting way is for the players to take the names of the days of the week, or if more than seven the months of the year. Then, for instance, Monday says; The ball falls to Thursday.
Thursday catches it and says: The ball falls to Tuesday,
and so on. Whoever misses pays a forfeit. Throwing the ball to the ground and letting it bound before catching it, or making it bound against a wall, are