A literary criticism biography of Eugene Field, who was known in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the Children's Poet and the Poet of Childhood, featuring three of his best-loved poems, "Little Boy Blue," "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" (also called "The Dutch Lullaby"), and "The Duel" (also called "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat"). LitCritBio series Includes notes, glossary, annotated bibliography.