From Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Child's Garden of Verses' to the lullabies of Brahms and Schubert, the prayer of childhood has been a popular subject in literature and song for centuries. William O. Bourne curates a delightful collection of these works, exploring the many ways in which this simple prayer has been adapted and transformed over time.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.