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A Gallery of Children

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A Gallery of Children
Cover of the first edition
AuthorA. A. Milne
IllustratorHenriëtte Willebeek Le Mair
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
Published1925 (David McKay Company)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages105 pp

A Gallery of Children is a collection of twelve children's fantasy stories by A. A. Milne, illustrated by Saida (H. 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.

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).

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"