Silent Photoplay: A Place for Stories of All Types

Category: Childcraft

  • Unknown Authors and the Man in the Moon

    There are countless poems that are written by people whom we will never have the pleasure of crediting. It is a shame,  too, because many are very good! Here is a humorous one taken from the second volume of the 1961 edition of Childcraft. A Farmer’s  Boy They strolled down the lane together, The sky…

  • The Inevitable Lewis Carroll

    Yes,  the author of his most famous works, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. The latter is simply the best title for a book ever. I think that many people don’t even know that they are two books, and that the story that we know and love from…

  • Children and Animals

    Children love animals, and why not? Housepets seem to understand us when no one else will, and better yet, we can give them hysterical dialogue to entertain us with! If you’ve ever found yourself creating a back-and-forth dialogue with your pet, you are not alone! When I was a teenager, I saw this print in…

  • May Day is Here!

    May 1st is May Day, which is traditionally celebrated with parades, games, and cake. Supposedly, children would do a ‘ribbon dance’ around a maypole, weaving ribbons of various colors to create a sort of braid. I wonder if they still do this? I have only heard about it in poems! Spring is my favorite season.…

  • Childcraft: Poems of Early Childhood and Eugene Field

    So this is what inspired me to create this blog! I read the entire first book of the 1961 edition of Childcraft last night, and I decided to start this blog for fun. If you ever get your hands on some, I would strongly advise you to do so. The artwork is so beautiful; obviously…