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Dienstag, 16. Januar 2024

DORA BY JOHANNA SPYRI ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARIA L. KIRK

 Maria Louise Kirk (21 June 1860 – 21 June 1938), usually credited as M. L. Kirk or Maria L. Kirk, was an American painter and illustrator of more than fifty books, most of them for children.





BEFORE CLOSING HER LITTLE WINDOW SHE ALWAYS GAZED OUT AT THE SKY    

 


 

SHE HAD BEEN LOST  IN EVERYTHING SHE HAD PARTLY SEEN AND HEARD
 
 
 
BEFORE JUL COULD PREVENT IT HE WAS PULLED OFF HIS CHAIR
 
 
COME, I'LL SAY IT AND YOU MUST LEARN IT BY HEART
 


"DO YOU THINK  IT WAS A LITTLE RABBIT THAT MADE THE NOISE?" ASKED WILLI, FRIGHTENED


 
DORA MARCHED BEHIND WITH A WAX TAPER AND SOME CIGARS


 

"I SUPPOSE IT IS PATRIMONY, MY SON," SAID MR. TITUS, PATTING ROLF'S SHOULDER


 
DORA AND PAULA RETURNED TOTHE GARDEN ARM IN ARM SINGING GAILY


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