Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks

New York, NY: Grolier Society, 1910. General wear. Binding detached at one staple. Crease fold.. A short booklet that features children poetry and nursery rhymes. These poems are excerpts from the versions of the poems and rhymes found in "The Book of Knowledge", which was published by the Grolier Society and had many editions over the years. The cover features a poem by Eugene Field (1850-1895), a well known American children's poet, entitled "Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks" (excerpt below). Also featured in this booklet are around a dozen nursery rhymes, all unattributed, some of which are: "Goosey, Goosey, Gander", "Old Mother Hubbard", "Shock-Headed Peter", "Babes in the Woods", and "He comes in the Night (A Santa Claus Poem)". Each poem is accompanied by at least one charming illustration done in shades of red and black. The bottom of the pages have pages numbers in the thousands, presumably corresponding to where the excerpt was originally located in the "The Book of Knowledge". 8 pgs, including illustrated covers. Staple binding. OCLC 0 (Nov. 2020). Measures 9 1/2" x 6 1/2".

"Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks
Sit together, building blocks,;
Shuffle-shoon is old and grey,
Amber-Locks is a little child;
But together at their play
Age and youth are reconciled,
And with sympathetic glee
Build their castles fair to see."
- Excerpt from "Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks" by Eugene Fields.