A Little Golden Book Prayers for Children Pictures by Eloise Wilkin Western Publishing Company 1974, 1952 Little Golden Book Classic published by Random House, Inc. It's been a tough week for me and my family. One that certainly had us in our own time of prayer. It seemed fitting to share one of my favorite vintage children's books this Thursday. It turns out I [...]
Little Chick's Story 1978 by Mary DeBall Kwitz illustrated by Cyndy Szekeres Published by Harper & Row I was drawn to Little Chick's Story by the simple soft blue and brown color palette. I love the pencil lines of Cyndy Szekeres through the wash of pale colors and how in places she uses no color at all, only the pencil. It's beautiful how well [...]
I found a new favorite picture book on this Throwback Thursday. This might be something I say about all of our picture books. Maybe I'll just say this is my new favorite picture book about manners. What Do You Say, Dear? 1958 By Sesyle Joslin Illustrated by Maurice Sendak Published by Scholastic Book Services 3rd printing October 1965 "single copy price 35¢" When I found the book, [...]
This Throwback Thursday book is dedicated to my mom. –Disclaimer: This one isn't a picture book, but it does have fantastic illustrations and I couldn't resist the fun of it when I found it at the thrift store. Personal and Professional Typing S. J. Wanous 1962 South-Western Publishing Company I think I grew up in a strange time of transition, sort of an in an [...]
Chicka Chicka abc by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert 1989 Today's Throwback Thursday Picture Book is one of my favorite little board books. This was the first book I received as a baby gift when my son was born. We read this little ABC rhyme book over and over and it seemed quite the perfect first book for [...]
Nursery Rhymes A Puppet Treasure Book This is the last book in my collection from children's book artists Tadasu Izawa and Shigemi Hijikata. This one is full of nursery rhymes including selections from Robert Louis Stevenson to Mother Goose, counting rhymes, and "Little Nursery Rhymes" –Little Tom Tucker, This Little Pig, Jumping Joan, Jack Horner, Little Boys and Little Girls, Little Bo-Peep, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
