ABC Book

  A late night Throwback Thursday in Picture Books –My sweet girl was sick today. And even though I had more down time with her home than I usually do, I find it very hard to multitask when my sweethearts are sick. She's feeling better and I'm a happy mom. So, here's my third book from the puppet photo illustrated series [...]

Baby Animals

 Baby AnimalsA Puppet Storybook1969 -illustrations by Tadasu Izawa and Shigemi HijikataI bought this book with two others by T. Izawa and S. Hijikata. The style of the others two books I bought were different from this one, so I didn't realize at first what was missing from the front cover. I could see glue lines on the cover of [...]

Little Friends

  Little Friends Storytime Pals Series 1971/1982 Illustrations by Tadasu Izawa and Shigemi Hijikata Another fun book featuring some of my favorite things  –A board book and with photo illustrations. Although Little Friends is quite different from the cute photo board book The Farm. Little Friends is illustrated with puppet figures on a set, not photographs of real animals. I love the little created [...]

On the Farm

  The Farm  A Golden Book Published 1980 Cover photograph by M. Salamon Back Cover by M. Barrows Found: Salvation Army I was so excited when I found this little book at Salvation Army. It combines two of my favorite things in children's books, it's a board book and the story is told through photographs. A little gem to teach little ones all about a day [...]

Don’t Start!

My Throwback Thursday Picture Book PSA Don't Start There's a title for you in the midst of New Year's Resolutions! I found Don't Start at thrift store in November and I knew instantly who would be getting this little book for Christmas. I love the sneak peak back into the not so distant past of vintage children's books. Sometime it's a giggle, sometimes a [...]

Jingle Bells

Today's Throwback Thursday Picture Book fits quite a few of my favorite things categories: It's a Christmas Picture Book (I love collecting these, new or old!) It's based on a classic Christmas carol (Do you love singing Christmas songs all year too?) I found this throwback at a thrift store Jingle Bells Story by Kathleen N. Daly Pictures by J.P. Miller "A New Story by Kathleen [...]

For Dreamers Who Dream Big

This post is dedicated to the big dream dreamers– For the men and women who looked up at the sky, beyond the clouds and beyond the stars, and imagined it was possible to live in the heavens. This month, December 2013, marked the 15th anniversary of the International Space Station. Today's book is perfect for such a celebration. A Book of Satellites For [...]

What I Didn’t Buy On Black Friday

Thanksgiving day my mother-in-law brought the rolls and mashed potatoes. My father-in-law brought me a stack of Black Friday ads. He's so sweet. He knows I love looking through the weekly ads in the Sunday paper. I like the idea of finding the perfect gift or a great sale. It's like a little treasure hunt. I didn't end up going out for [...]

Cooking Should Be Simple

Pancakes For Breakfast by Tomie De Paola More wordless and wonderful picture books I found this great school copy at a Salvation Army. It was issued as a textbook, but it looks like it was never read. Copyright 1978 –The summary reads, "A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and participation of her pets." I love [...]

Why Share a Picture Book?

I'm celebrating along with Picture Book Month this November! When my Grandma Annie had to move from her home and downsize, as the family photographer, I was given a tin of old photos. In the tin I found this beautiful photo above of my Grandpa reading a picture book to mom when she was just a little girl. I love how [...]