PEDIATRICS Vol. 55 No. 1 January 1975, pp. 95
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JOHN BUNYAN ON THE BOY AND BUTFERFLY (1686)

T. E. C. Jr. M.D.

John Bunyan (1628-1688) was so pleased by the way children as well as adults liked reading The Pilgrim's Progress that he wrote a book specially for the young, entitled A Book for Boys and Girls: or, Country Rhimes for Children in 1686. Unlike previous books for the young, it consisted of "homely rhimes" about commonplace happenings; and Bunyan often added a "comparison" so that children might understand his allegories more easily.

The poem below still remains a favorite of children today.