A Gallery of Children

A Gallery of Children is a collection of twelve children's fantasy stories by A. A. Milne, illustrated by Saida (Henrietta Willebeek Le Mair). It was first published in hardcover in 1925 by the Stanley Paul & Co. in London and the David McKay Company in Philadelphia.

A Gallery of Children
First edition (UK)
AuthorA. A. Milne
IllustratorHenriette Willebeek le Mair
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
Published1925
PublisherStanley Paul (UK)
David McKay Company (US)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages105 pp
TextA Gallery of Children at Wikisource

The collection was the author's second children's book and first book of prose for children, appearing between his poetry collection When We Were Very Young (1924) and Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).

The twelve Henriette Willebeek Le Mair illustrations were originally commissioned by the Colgate company for a series of magazine advertisements. In response to their popularity, Milne wrote an imaginative tale for each of the Le Mair watercolor drawings. He described the short stories as "a fanciful elaboration of each picture."[1][2] A 1976 review described the "plot and even character [as being] incidental to Milne's fond little jibes in these nursery-sized anecdotes of manners."[3]

In 2021, the book entered the public domain.[4]

Contents
  • "The Princess and the Apple-Tree"
  • "Sparrow Tree Square"
  • "The Twins"
  • "Miss Waterlow in Bed"
  • "Sand Babies"
  • "Poor Anne"
  • "A Voyage to India"
  • "Barbara's Birthday"
  • "The Baby Show"
  • "The Magic Hill"
  • "The Three Daughters of M. Dupont"
  • "Castles by the Sea"

References
  1. Milne, Alan Alexander (2000). A Gallery of Children. Frederick Warne. ISBN 978-0-7232-4666-4.
  2. "A Gallery of Children". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. Weiner, Bernard (2013). "Kirkus Reviews". PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e642622013-003. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. Doherty, Alison (31 March 2021). "Public Domain Children's Books: 20 stories with no copyright". Bookriot. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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