"The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children" by various and edited by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith This anthology really does give you a mass of poems. or the children's market this was published as a companion book to 'Golden Numbers'. There are loads of poems that as adults we are familiar with, as well as some that perhaps you have never heard of before. This book is a great way to introduce young kids to reading.