A collection of rhymes that recall traditional values and the joys of by-gone youth. Over forty rhyming stories written for primary students and parents to read to their children. The rhymes are organized into vignettes to include: Cherished, Jobs, When the Fair Came to Town, Animals, Youth, Adventure, Far and Away and Serious Nonsense. Personal favorites are Pretty Things Like me, The Hammer and the Bell, Robert the Frog, Pony Tails, The Dinosaur Tree and the Baseball Pitcher. Contains twenty black and white illustrations