Scorper (back cover)

Scorper, a novel by Rob Magnuson Smith with illustrated back cover by John Vernon Lord

Designed by Dan Mogford, Granta, 2014.

Scorper (front cover)

Scorper, a novel by Rob Magnuson Smith with illustrated front cover by John Vernon Lord

Designed by Dan Mogford, Granta, 2014.

'The Tyger'

'The Tyger', a poem by William Blake' , illustrated by John Vernon Lord 

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young Children, chosen by Ruth Craft, 

Collins, 1989, page 119.

The Text:

Tyger Tyger, burning bright, 

In the forests of the night; 

What immortal hand or eye, 

Could frame thy fearful symmetry? 

In what distant deeps or skies. 

Burnt the fire of thine eyes? 

On what wings dare he aspire? 

What the hand, dare seize the fire? 

And what shoulder, & what art, 

Could twist the sinews of thy heart? 

And when thy heart began to beat, 

What dread hand? & what dread feet? 

What the hammer? what the chain, 

In what furnace was thy brain? 

What the anvil? what dread grasp, 

Dare its deadly terrors clasp! 

When the stars threw down their spears 

And water'd heaven with their tears: 

Did he smile his work to see? 

Did he who made the Lamb make thee? 

Tyger Tyger burning bright, 

In the forests of the night: 

What immortal hand or eye, 

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

'Upon the Snail'

'Upon the Snail', a poem by John Bunyan illustrated by John Vernon Lord 

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young Children, chosen by Ruth Craft, 

Collins, 1989, page 117.

note: gare mens stare about.

'The Caterpillar'

'The Caterpillar', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Christina Rossetti

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young Children, chosen by Ruth Craft, 

Collins, 1989, page 109.

'Full of the Moon'

'Full of the Moon', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Karla Kuskin

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young Children, chosen by Ruth Craft, 

Collins, 1989, page 100.

'The Night will Never Stay'

'The Night will Never Stay', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Eleanor Farjeon 

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young Children, chosen by Ruth Craft, 

Collins, 1989, page 99.

'Wha Me Mudder Do'

'Wha Me Mudder Do', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Grace Nichols,

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 95.

'My Dad's Thumb'

'My Dad's Thumb', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Michael Rosen,

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 89.

'I share my bedroom'

'I share my bedroom', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Michael Rosen,

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 86.

'The Fox Rhyme'

 

'The Fox Rhyme', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Ian Serrailler,

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 81.

'I Sometimes Think'

 'I Sometimes Think', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for an anonymous poem

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 71.

'Frog Went A'Courtin' '

 'Frog Went A'Courtin' ', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a traditional poem

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 66.

'Calico Pie'

 'Calico Pie', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Edward Lear

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 63.

'On John Bun'

 'On John Bun', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for an anonymous poem

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 53.

The Text

Here lies John Bun;

He was killed by a gun.

His name was not Bun, but Wood;

But Wood would not rhyme with Gun, and Bun would.

'Rapunzel'

 'Rapunzel, an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by James K Baxter

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 49.

'The Boy Fishing'

 'The Boy Fishing', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by EJ Scovell

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 37.

'London City',

 'London City', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Russell Hoban

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 38.

'Marigold Pie'

 'Marigold Pie', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Dennis Doyle

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 35.

'Mushrooms'

 'Mushrooms', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Sylvia Plath 

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 30.

'Pink Azalea'

 'Pink Azalea', an illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem by Charlotte Zolotow

in The Song That Sings The Bird, Poems for Young children, 

chosen by Ruth Craft, Collins 1989, page 26.

'The Sea'

An illustration by John Vernon Lord for a poem  by James Reeves, entitled 'The Sea' 

in 

The Song that Sings the Bird, Poems for Young Children, 

chosen and selected by Ruth Craft, Collins, 1989, page 23.

'The Key of the Kingdom'

An illustration by John Vernon Lord for an anonymous poem entitled 'The Key of the Kingdom' 

in 

The Song that Sings the Bird, Poems for Young Children, 

chosen and selected by Ruth Craft, Collins, 1989, page 20.

'The Penny Fiddle'

An illustration by John Vernon Lord for Robert Graves' poem 'The Penny Fiddle' 

in 

The Song that Sings the Bird, Poems for Young Children, 

chosen and selected by Ruth Craft, Collins, 1989, page 17.

'The Dragon Speaks'

An illustration by John Vernon Lord for CS Lewis's poem 'The Dragon Speaks' 

in 

The Song that Sings the Bird, Poems for Young Children, 

chosen and selected by Ruth Craft, Collins, 1989, page 14.