tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718684234391752362024-02-07T16:52:44.920-05:00RAD LIBRARYa collection of mostly vintage books with interest...maybe...driven by illustration, type, graphics and lastly, content.rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-90737038941286550632010-04-30T05:19:00.006-04:002010-04-30T05:19:00.731-04:00round the year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgy964pyI/AAAAAAAAE-w/Ukor9VdZ2cA/s1600/IMG_7294.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgy964pyI/AAAAAAAAE-w/Ukor9VdZ2cA/s400/IMG_7294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224576545367842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAo2cn_Jd-y2_lOvcqO7lXdHjPrrX46pdrRRHUiUBSpi7hfxRzWAesqGyAII0KzbWYdJLPYozNa82dk73ip-Gsuad0m0JFViY6TR18cw2qUvAD85eReB5tmhWlU6Pb9M-udlPRxNcsaA/s1600/IMG_7295.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgrPUiZbI/AAAAAAAAE-Y/wnGJAHMNccQ/s400/IMG_7297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224443777410482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgqhdM5TI/AAAAAAAAE-Q/vYkXtOMdiNQ/s1600/IMG_7298.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgqhdM5TI/AAAAAAAAE-Q/vYkXtOMdiNQ/s400/IMG_7298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224431465719090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgcxgS4gI/AAAAAAAAE-I/E1awV2iU3XI/s1600/IMG_7299.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgcxgS4gI/AAAAAAAAE-I/E1awV2iU3XI/s400/IMG_7299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224195255493122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgcaFkPhI/AAAAAAAAE-A/LPvp90VnXNY/s1600/IMG_7300.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgcaFkPhI/AAAAAAAAE-A/LPvp90VnXNY/s400/IMG_7300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224188969369106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgcEbjvFI/AAAAAAAAE94/9CqcfsuTusU/s1600/IMG_7301.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9hgcEbjvFI/AAAAAAAAE94/9CqcfsuTusU/s400/IMG_7301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224183156030546" border="0" /></a><br />i've seen many different work-play book editions...something about this one really called to me though. i think it was the squirrel in an apron illustration above that clinched the deal. a. gladys peck's illustrations are really whimsical and humorous. i do love that squirrel! the spring bunnies are pretty special too. oh, it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrotyping">electrotyped</a>. here's <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/05/collection.html">another</a> work-play book.<br /><br /><em>the work-play books: round the year</em> by arthur i. gates and miriam blanton huber<br />1932, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macmillan_Publishers">the macmillan company</a>, new york<br />illustrated by a. gladys peckrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-28976742857018648612010-04-28T12:08:00.006-04:002010-04-28T12:19:31.790-04:00little farmer of the middle west<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDAnxSkBzv_CwWO-mk0Ye60v6hB6fp0-6qdSAA5BHN6vTJt2hUq4h-0JN11iayvQE4u_UhTQv6MfGJ6yuvLnDv8CU56F8GsnmN-G2fDT-UXvAFrgV_7G2NIO8H9qd7xq580aoKIE70_M/s1600/IMG_7392.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9heU3oRR-I/AAAAAAAAE9g/0MpT_cJsV0A/s400/IMG_7395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465221860437346274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9heUgR74EI/AAAAAAAAE9Y/IUDpuzou7vs/s1600/IMG_7396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S9heUgR74EI/AAAAAAAAE9Y/IUDpuzou7vs/s400/IMG_7396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465221854169653314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeresZ3Lri8q8loSwjQUq_Fd8Q_zga1SVhnOuqxviVdFkcODsbNO5lyu0HjXwfHWvaap3XY0fsMWw2NSgNgis7mjyh4ZgtLt0g8eMidXvEY8HtwYhgPxQb-WqOy7LE7dm86jYT32nIto/s1600/IMG_7397.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeresZ3Lri8q8loSwjQUq_Fd8Q_zga1SVhnOuqxviVdFkcODsbNO5lyu0HjXwfHWvaap3XY0fsMWw2NSgNgis7mjyh4ZgtLt0g8eMidXvEY8HtwYhgPxQb-WqOy7LE7dm86jYT32nIto/s400/IMG_7397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465221486276018770" border="0" /></a><br />this is a cute and educational book about farming. it is illustrated in photographs...i'm guessing with that time's version of clip art...but better. this would make a good educational tool, i think. i got it because my husband is from the midwest, but he has zero interest in farming and passed it up.<br /><br /><em>the children of america stories: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44905664/vintage-book-little-farmer-of-the">little farmer of the middle west</a></em> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Brandeis">madeline brandeis</a><br />first edition, 1937, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosset_&_Dunlap">grosset & dunlap</a>, inc.<br />photographs not creditedrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-98883527258305932010-04-09T10:16:00.003-04:002010-04-09T10:42:35.052-04:00and the jackal played the masinko<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S7840k_AeZI/AAAAAAAAE5A/cPhW9sZrx_s/s1600/IMG_6958.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S784gvCEvcI/AAAAAAAAE4o/ky_cyo8xN3Q/s400/IMG_6962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458143408428465602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr72i6AsHb8r1yjB5gsua9kfC-o8SOr20VluL-c3fraBDXtZqgPHZbaTY5RRCvlciR9-hYadqlz4QqNnapQOQJfm5Mf0X1HOZ9JnkIY0TZC4XLW1aszbS2RGVNFExO_zTtvi6zXX8jdmQ/s1600/IMG_6963.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr72i6AsHb8r1yjB5gsua9kfC-o8SOr20VluL-c3fraBDXtZqgPHZbaTY5RRCvlciR9-hYadqlz4QqNnapQOQJfm5Mf0X1HOZ9JnkIY0TZC4XLW1aszbS2RGVNFExO_zTtvi6zXX8jdmQ/s400/IMG_6963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458143397073363234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S784fShGGTI/AAAAAAAAE4Y/SiVw5eVoB5k/s1600/IMG_6959.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S784fShGGTI/AAAAAAAAE4Y/SiVw5eVoB5k/s400/IMG_6959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458143383594080562" border="0" /></a><br />this is a beautiful book...lovely illustrations and a charming story. i learned that a <a href="http://www.hmml.org/exhibits/EthiopiaExhibit/Masinko.html">masinko</a> is an <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html">ethiopian</a> violin-like instrument. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43236383"><em>and the jackal played the masinko</em></a> by marjorie hopkins<br />first edition, 1969, parents' magazine press, new york<br />illustrated by olivia h. h. cole<br /><br />**on a side note...sorry about the lack of posts lately, i am photographing several books today and will be posted them starting next week! also, have you seen this site <a href="http://www.booksalefinder.com/index.html">book sale finder</a>? i plan on attending a few of those listed in my state.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eeUinzNe0pA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eeUinzNe0pA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G8iatDsw-WA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G8iatDsw-WA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-61191899143814045272010-03-31T11:05:00.004-04:002010-03-31T11:15:37.059-04:00sparkle and spin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1C1Fkt-Wf_uhEQCyLSOEc6aShi0M9LErphVSNLbVr-ZMuWxpH6kWb-ErXGAyVw2oPhC5P1pVKrpHNk5bDSt0yNL8WAgxhsldGnl7g4J1PL9B8Iw81zsr90zIhDuWfBnF5MbGmqiQtRWE/s1600/IMG_6953.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXrdvNgNhTYkz3nZs9KypOkTAvVNudRKuRWW4FfsI5TiiVdkgAPwc2UAFmpAnxIwZtGM8f1PUnhzxHubzzAnU4IzKknqGMaM0XZ5XLd1eSDN5assvBVUZVCaLpu2iY5TQwro94aSpA5M/s400/IMG_6957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454814612351621682" border="0" /></a><br />i'm happy to share this iconic book <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=9zkBnmx3-SUC&dq=sparkle+and+spin&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=xmWzS530N4GC8gagpdW8AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CC0Q6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false"><em>sparkle and spin</em></a> by ann (not to be confused with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand">ayn</a>) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rand">paul rand</a>. to me, this is more of a celebration of bold, eye-catching and interesting graphics. particularly graphics that are interesting to children who shy away from the fairy tale, dreamy sort of pictures a lot of children books are headed towards. it is simply wonderful!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42985803"><em>sparkle and spin</em></a> by ann & paul rand<br />first edition, 1957, harcourt, brace and world, new yorkrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-75582174220939231752010-03-23T07:42:00.005-04:002010-03-23T08:00:40.935-04:00peter pauper's drink book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irPBUAmKI/AAAAAAAAExw/DR29SAQf0tc/s1600-h/RuthMcCrea1964-09038.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irPBUAmKI/AAAAAAAAExw/DR29SAQf0tc/s400/RuthMcCrea1964-09038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451795623470733474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irMX8777I/AAAAAAAAExo/fpCsFoSqm-0/s1600-h/RuthMcCrea1964-09036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irMX8777I/AAAAAAAAExo/fpCsFoSqm-0/s400/RuthMcCrea1964-09036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451795578008367026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09LJ2voCJf6mO9bx4w9rn4IKFSepyyrmHOYxXQPgLS2RqXkHqFwzXOHgJK9BPQtGHnS96zRYdEc6e_grtJpd1MkPrBF3tMju0QLS0h-7CdGk-xIFJA9qvUIC9OuCuQYgDvZHMaN41vb8/s1600-h/RuthMcCrea1964-09033.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09LJ2voCJf6mO9bx4w9rn4IKFSepyyrmHOYxXQPgLS2RqXkHqFwzXOHgJK9BPQtGHnS96zRYdEc6e_grtJpd1MkPrBF3tMju0QLS0h-7CdGk-xIFJA9qvUIC9OuCuQYgDvZHMaN41vb8/s400/RuthMcCrea1964-09033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451795572602013410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irLnpwqNI/AAAAAAAAExY/tPMAdtxLTTk/s1600-h/RuthMcCrea1964-09032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irLnpwqNI/AAAAAAAAExY/tPMAdtxLTTk/s400/RuthMcCrea1964-09032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451795565043034322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxtqeM7_ggWjvYRrs_-mt2BMsUPBlnUgrdr3JJLOn4DXGhfRwr1bHmzcDehTRndu5ktl-PhpvmMJNuIeGW0uG7nr0Lilydiz5uG2KlH2ia2lp3W-6rjcBbZuDYdqPnb3-oUGTDYlezAo/s1600-h/RuthMcCrea1964-09031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxtqeM7_ggWjvYRrs_-mt2BMsUPBlnUgrdr3JJLOn4DXGhfRwr1bHmzcDehTRndu5ktl-PhpvmMJNuIeGW0uG7nr0Lilydiz5uG2KlH2ia2lp3W-6rjcBbZuDYdqPnb3-oUGTDYlezAo/s400/RuthMcCrea1964-09031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451795562518950594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irLCoFwbI/AAAAAAAAExI/SH36bDxykeA/s1600-h/RuthMcCrea1964-09030.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6irLCoFwbI/AAAAAAAAExI/SH36bDxykeA/s400/RuthMcCrea1964-09030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451795555103916466" border="0" /></a><br />a rad library reader, <a href="http://www.josephpan.com/">joseph</a>, sent in some scans of <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/search?q=ruth+mccrea">ruth mccrea's</a> illustrations for <em>peter pauper's drink book</em>...i've spoken (unabashedly) of my love for all things <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/search?q=peter+pauper+press">peter pauper press</a>, and i was overjoyed!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.josephpan.com/">joseph</a> is a graphic designer in nyc and has an appreciation for such things as well...thank you kindly <a href="http://www.josephpan.com/">joseph</a> for sharing these illustrations with us!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">peter pauper's drink book: a guide to drinks and drinking </span>compiled by peter beilenson<br />1964, peter pauper press, mt. vernon<br />illustrated by ruth mccrea<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span>rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-77269559494008597262010-03-18T14:45:00.003-04:002010-03-18T14:54:44.345-04:00captain kangaroo and his pals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobdHPosx58zvKX9O7igZPs1tmIzmUvAKU4cpO-jTLr1PSbQwYLotZ9nZUb4opjT3ehw_GpFOwVLiw7LcqzHYzR7qvRyIiJwUGq6NW7W7N6E8O_TKMZXBnF-JYKDNO0rOH4OfjL61vB9Q/s1600-h/IMG_6948.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6J1Jg1siKI/AAAAAAAAEuY/M1d4YvICOpA/s400/IMG_6950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450047305366145186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6J1JcrUAFI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/5d177GA5n08/s1600-h/IMG_6951.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S6J1JcrUAFI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/5d177GA5n08/s400/IMG_6951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450047304248852562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTJZQMC4rGlJi7Ml_HhyRdmoQy5u0ImwaX6C0CaCu7wMpYbUfwP1Xs80vNGm6mFomPlmrr4m7LE6t465b-6eVVdxXxY0ilE857jkB7_6PEzisfFUHzUdj4UEgMdBon57RaGStv7_wtXs/s1600-h/IMG_6952.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTJZQMC4rGlJi7Ml_HhyRdmoQy5u0ImwaX6C0CaCu7wMpYbUfwP1Xs80vNGm6mFomPlmrr4m7LE6t465b-6eVVdxXxY0ilE857jkB7_6PEzisfFUHzUdj4UEgMdBon57RaGStv7_wtXs/s400/IMG_6952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450047295360356946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />wow, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo">captain kangaroo</a> sure did have some supersonic sideburns...i forgot how large those things were!<br /><br />anyways, this nostalgic book has amazing illustrations...i guess that captain kangaroo paired up with <a href="http://mistertoast.blogspot.com/2007/01/pals-vitamins-club.html">pals vitamins</a> and this was the result. much better marketing than today's standards, i think. this once had a record, which is now sadly gone. <a href="http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/newsad82.jpg">here</a> is an ad for it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42918578"><em>captain kangaroo and his pals: adventure on pirate island</em></a> by jean conder soule<br />an mgm book / record combination, 1970, bristol meyers co.<br />illustrated by stanley wilde and beatrice kehoerachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-26095541296151742212010-03-15T17:08:00.003-04:002010-03-15T17:14:22.109-04:00brownie: girl scout handbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbxWv4m2gua86JUJQPRRhN2_-e5PXyujSHO8vZtevfD_8pVY4Wb7W_B5jxspII3WhB4AkWh-q2c_9_Pd9V5oYLj8hMQ1PxvPQYFdIBPuvbLzq2jjeKKIStwy2qwePxeOZXuiyBBbe5UM/s1600-h/IMG_6575.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S5peHOd1pcI/AAAAAAAAEpw/krwUYBrgP14/s400/IMG_7133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447770177493378498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/?/en/collecties/prentenboeken_van_1810_tot_1950">dutch picture books from 1810 to 1950</a> via the always fabulous <a href="http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/">biblio odyssey</a>...a fantastic resource full of inspiration. be prepared to spend some time here!<br /><br />if you love libraries, then you'll love a peek at <a href="http://oddee.com/item_96527.aspx">20 of the world's most beautiful libraries</a>...i haven't been to any of these. although i've made a promise to myself to visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/index.html">the library of congress</a> next fall.<br /><br />some lovely illustrations by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Keeping">charles keeping</a> on <a href="http://lorilangille.blogspot.com/2010/03/charles-keeping.html">automatism</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog">werner herzog</a> <a href="http://coilhouse.net/2010/02/werner-herzog-reads-your-favorite-childrens-books/">reads children's books</a>...at <a href="http://coilhouse.net/">coilhouse</a>...one of my favorite magazines!<br /><br />a great collection of images of marilyn monroe reading...at <a href="http://comespywithme.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-restore-myself-when-im-alone-mm.html">come spy with me</a>.<br /><br />learn how to make a clever hogwart's style spell book at <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Harry-Potter-style-Hogwarts-Library-Spellbooks/step10/Finished/">instructibles</a>! via <a href="http://www.folkandfairy.com/">folk and fairy</a>.<br /><br />have you seen <a href="http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=43311&Category_Code=1023000&Product_Count=45">novel teas</a>? i must order some.<br /><br />mrs. lilien style <a href="http://blog.mrslilien.com/mrs-lilien-styling-house-blog/2010/2/26/mrs-literary-book-club.html">mrs. literary book club</a>...i love the <a href="http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Personal-Library-Kit/3307.010/415680.html">personal library kit</a>...can one actually be that organized?<br /><br /><a href="http://fairytalenewsblog.blogspot.com/">once upon a blog</a> covers fairy tale news of all kinds...<br /><br />and i'll be back on monday with some more books! have a great weekend.rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-47013215837536222312010-03-05T05:19:00.004-05:002010-03-05T05:19:00.773-05:00story hour readers: book two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtABTojtrsk__5eMCZoAw9cmTWD3nX1-pdCrb6JlFGtLnA0aWOeEE_QH6AmpTnO0VtUGjAyhv0GtD1L_nZaBfz__2maer0jRPIM2KmK9fOX4FaTAKsebhm6vld0q06kdJnjK1KZsp98tc/s1600-h/IMG_6568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4LLAE1F76I/AAAAAAAAEK8/b-L8LdBRB7w/s400/IMG_6572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441134501973847970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4LK_puE5VI/AAAAAAAAEK0/nqU8xBsA6f0/s1600-h/IMG_6573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4LK_puE5VI/AAAAAAAAEK0/nqU8xBsA6f0/s400/IMG_6573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441134494696662354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslqCRwSnSKMBHnpXropciHQ1qhUgPMCByDRyVVTy0D_r3la5p3vOEYFCQsNk_yzjiNypFicmrC36Y-_CeRYu-yoHJSpGGoeRV5LAwaY3lo3JocmsCw-nufdbb4PEqyVMhecsb07YvuOc/s1600-h/IMG_6574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslqCRwSnSKMBHnpXropciHQ1qhUgPMCByDRyVVTy0D_r3la5p3vOEYFCQsNk_yzjiNypFicmrC36Y-_CeRYu-yoHJSpGGoeRV5LAwaY3lo3JocmsCw-nufdbb4PEqyVMhecsb07YvuOc/s400/IMG_6574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441134481509765410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i wish i had book one. i cannot say enough about this wonderful book. to me it's perfect (even though it's essentially a textbook). printed only in shades of orange, shades of grey and black and white of course. <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/storyhourreader08dillgoog">here</a> is book three and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/storyhourreaders00coei">a manual</a>. also, it's illustrated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright">frank lloyd wright's</a> sister...talented family!<br /><br /><em>story hour readers: book two</em> by ida coe and alice j. christie<br />1914, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Book_Company_%281890%29">american book company</a><br />illustrated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginel_Wright_Enright">maginel wright enright</a>rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-9078371454373098202010-03-03T08:11:00.005-05:002010-03-03T08:11:00.282-05:00amish moving day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsamVCe2kbD5zDbW9lDYzZIu1ypJZxaHXzC-K0lxSfSDVB7U0ZRTu9A10icLR_jDmpPdHUfk2SLSZMbPzwO44ER4fJGbG8dYJnE6XGoEBHpwRFuG2Z4ANxil7lihEY15pElt_3htdhAJ8/s1600-h/IMG_6554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4ExWLoQc2I/AAAAAAAAEJE/1YrvOLM38jc/s400/IMG_6561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440684081988793186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzbzhhOyo9XSXeB8n0uyKmkOCz0QD25hNZxQsEaqW593NocP9X3B2vibpE0dPCcc7nK3Pup_8wcCE1m2fLXSc8G7PZKFuC3QBVvyXThdHNTHQAHZ3HC5PgywJXNHlDdZGo60davOmA_A/s1600-h/IMG_6562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzbzhhOyo9XSXeB8n0uyKmkOCz0QD25hNZxQsEaqW593NocP9X3B2vibpE0dPCcc7nK3Pup_8wcCE1m2fLXSc8G7PZKFuC3QBVvyXThdHNTHQAHZ3HC5PgywJXNHlDdZGo60davOmA_A/s400/IMG_6562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440684050365937362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i love this book...i forgot to photograph a charming bookplate too. the 3 color <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-printing">silkscreen</a> illustrations are lovely. the book is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress_printing">letterpress</a> in its entirety, even the illustrations...<s>which appear to be first letterpress and then silkscreened</s> (although <a href="http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/%2Byear%3A%221942%22/_/detail/relevance/asc/11/7/18806/amish-moving-day/1">here</a> it is recorded that they are 4 color <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraving">engravings</a>, hmmm). all in all wonderful, and i'm glad to have it.<br /><br /><em>amish moving day</em> by ella maie seyfert<br />first edition, 1942, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Y._Crowell_Co.">thomas y. crowell company</a>, new york<br />illustrated by henrietta jonesrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-66580292659699319322010-03-01T07:49:00.004-05:002010-03-01T07:49:00.190-05:00all aboard for sunrise lands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4Esi_6UU6I/AAAAAAAAEI0/U79sc_e1K1o/s1600-h/IMG_6543.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4EsOfDdWwI/AAAAAAAAEIE/4b1OBchyw4E/s400/IMG_6551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440678452206066434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2_4rY_Z5A2TScAFugGKW3q_OmmBkJo-WaZn8VNEa5l7SwHYT9BZCK42z-faVG31dS1oLIn8T86VxCWK3kwyKYHFBioIJKYHCkx-hdeeWGn659un_ZDga6uO8jyTSkfTf8sdlvYFAktE/s1600-h/IMG_6552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2_4rY_Z5A2TScAFugGKW3q_OmmBkJo-WaZn8VNEa5l7SwHYT9BZCK42z-faVG31dS1oLIn8T86VxCWK3kwyKYHFBioIJKYHCkx-hdeeWGn659un_ZDga6uO8jyTSkfTf8sdlvYFAktE/s400/IMG_6552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440678440522264450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFm8EvTW4qsDQcPmWntAFAoHwuOyj1gQ1tQQY3Ge0dGsCvn-p-FhwnayTqCgUgCJeVV3pJnCKNm4Dnp8nEp5tA62sANMxq03CPEszUvTIUk2VuymJ3AhgT43bELJWwK3nniHx6Up-wCU/s1600-h/IMG_6553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFm8EvTW4qsDQcPmWntAFAoHwuOyj1gQ1tQQY3Ge0dGsCvn-p-FhwnayTqCgUgCJeVV3pJnCKNm4Dnp8nEp5tA62sANMxq03CPEszUvTIUk2VuymJ3AhgT43bELJWwK3nniHx6Up-wCU/s400/IMG_6553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440678430111184386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQQIidqCTOF3C6atHI7ui8UFsyAljLtDz1j2qjBbL6p-g4EG0mygaEMiKUAcHX9_902Lgs2ea9FGdE44VtQ7o-6rZLit8UhpzEVu65eon8r1AISjkpIYJjg0F4y8fEbGX5AkOu4Xr8Fk/s1600-h/IMG_6545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQQIidqCTOF3C6atHI7ui8UFsyAljLtDz1j2qjBbL6p-g4EG0mygaEMiKUAcHX9_902Lgs2ea9FGdE44VtQ7o-6rZLit8UhpzEVu65eon8r1AISjkpIYJjg0F4y8fEbGX5AkOu4Xr8Fk/s400/IMG_6545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440678421826126098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />interesting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperplate">copperplate</a>(?) illustrations...i think the illustrations used were the equivalent of today's clip art, and were most likely not created specifically for <a href="http://bookofbibliomaven.blogspot.com/2009/09/all-aboard-series-by-edward-rand-part-1.html">this book</a>. there are many of differing styles and the whole seems a bit random.<br /><br /><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=UjQwAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=all+aboard+for+sunrise+lands&source=bl&ots=xcNWLqjtKo&sig=Etj6wa757USGycr19muH-wXP6tE&hl=en&ei=7y6BS6raJcS0tge5qY3eBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false"><em>all aboard for sunrise lands: a trip through california across the pacific to japan, china and australia</em></a> by edward a. rand<br />second edition, 1881, d. lothrop & company, boston<br />illustrators not creditedrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-63570485257488816432010-02-26T07:40:00.003-05:002010-02-26T07:40:00.184-05:00the gentle heritage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4EqQzr5n8I/AAAAAAAAEHk/0bnkcgHNGuQ/s1600-h/IMG_6538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4EqQzr5n8I/AAAAAAAAEHk/0bnkcgHNGuQ/s400/IMG_6538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440676293080883138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4EqP4-qS1I/AAAAAAAAEHc/2gKvzgKK0Z4/s1600-h/IMG_6539.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S4EqP4-qS1I/AAAAAAAAEHc/2gKvzgKK0Z4/s400/IMG_6539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440676277321878354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4guS5EzeDY131330CL7ZA8JuZ8VXhPwQOLoXrjkPfXKNy8d8GgRBM1hz-kAJ8G5bW_f3rctdnUalwYHkNVfj-eccBeOfQ4zEzDxY_RhKpHB4TfEdQX3dI14Rpy0cy7bdio2VjmDeBRX4/s1600-h/IMG_6540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4guS5EzeDY131330CL7ZA8JuZ8VXhPwQOLoXrjkPfXKNy8d8GgRBM1hz-kAJ8G5bW_f3rctdnUalwYHkNVfj-eccBeOfQ4zEzDxY_RhKpHB4TfEdQX3dI14Rpy0cy7bdio2VjmDeBRX4/s400/IMG_6540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440676269672307298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI71lsfpolieXxPFYlBiYXdLN8ZOjN543O9UdWlThjzOconpuIQpe_lRpRTMAHwcbmikpwO54jxzOmMvIQn4PELqGa9mZKhU1WW-6LWbvdhHydRak-cwGFSveUJPYJMJdIGgkfx4Kc_a8/s1600-h/IMG_6541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI71lsfpolieXxPFYlBiYXdLN8ZOjN543O9UdWlThjzOconpuIQpe_lRpRTMAHwcbmikpwO54jxzOmMvIQn4PELqGa9mZKhU1WW-6LWbvdhHydRak-cwGFSveUJPYJMJdIGgkfx4Kc_a8/s400/IMG_6541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440676259129372210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqczc1OaJmA34PJHeESMwgVCU8Yzr417Z0Z9LDc9Lpjlh-9Rlgmg3DpQXwhLXuUHd__Hb3kXP-4kfE-VEyS2eVbb20HHz_ltgty5zJ72kkdVHEle3qYqbhv04k176vhVrC7_ueHOWc-jM/s1600-h/IMG_6542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqczc1OaJmA34PJHeESMwgVCU8Yzr417Z0Z9LDc9Lpjlh-9Rlgmg3DpQXwhLXuUHd__Hb3kXP-4kfE-VEyS2eVbb20HHz_ltgty5zJ72kkdVHEle3qYqbhv04k176vhVrC7_ueHOWc-jM/s400/IMG_6542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440676249348660546" border="0" /></a><br />here is another book from the 1920s...equally as lovely, but with a totally different style.<br /><br /><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=jC8ZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+gentle+heritage&source=bl&ots=rBaGM2Qj7h&sig=sbLw3Qw2340R-uucqtwVTafJf_Q&hl=en&ei=1CqBS7uSIs2Otgegk9zxBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false"><em>the gentle heritage</em></a> by <a href="http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/author?name=Crompton%2C%20Frances%20E.">frances e. crompton</a><br />1920, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Lock_&_Co">ward, lock & co., limited</a>, london<br />illustrated by <a href="http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/tarrant.html">margaret w. tarrant</a>rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-49119655556423761002010-02-24T10:28:00.001-05:002010-02-24T10:28:00.233-05:00a child's garden of verses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S36uyVI-bII/AAAAAAAAEBk/hNnR22v4FX4/s1600-h/IMG_6529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S36uer7lXVI/AAAAAAAAEA0/nvDwpHQMJEI/s400/IMG_6535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439977242122083666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S36ueRt7M7I/AAAAAAAAEAs/X7bMdTVZGpo/s1600-h/IMG_6536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S36ueRt7M7I/AAAAAAAAEAs/X7bMdTVZGpo/s400/IMG_6536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439977235085472690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwofW8vn82tyOmCGf-bwlE4ncV_aPs7aJgiba6DOFgp9yZcbKOrFewKVcHsumni536tGumA3_-2KvdyYSjA90ZgkHE4stiQWGA_DiExcfJekZiSLViiWo1SPVRfVePRX4geu2hLu2D6gw/s1600-h/IMG_6537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwofW8vn82tyOmCGf-bwlE4ncV_aPs7aJgiba6DOFgp9yZcbKOrFewKVcHsumni536tGumA3_-2KvdyYSjA90ZgkHE4stiQWGA_DiExcfJekZiSLViiWo1SPVRfVePRX4geu2hLu2D6gw/s400/IMG_6537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439977227158106674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i love this book! any edition of <a href="http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/stevenson/collections/childs_garden_of_verses.html"><em>a child's garden of verses</em></a> is pretty magical...although i don't know many children who would be interested in the style of these poems these days. we are out there though! you know who you are. i was definitely one of those 'odd' children. i think these books are mostly appreciated for their aesthetic value. this one is particularly lovely. so very '20s. the endpapers are amazing! the illustrated borders are so whimsical and pleasing. all around a loved book (even if the cover is a bit blurry).<br /><br /><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=3zgYAAAAYAAJ&dq=a+child%27s+garden+of+verses&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=8q9-S_O9O9KXtge9udyRDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false"><em>a child's garden of verses</em></a> by <a href="http://people.brandeis.edu/%7Eteuber/stevensonbio.html">robert louis stevenson</a><br />sears illustrated juveniles, 1926, j.h. sears & co., new york<br />illustrated by eva noérachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-84452218363172210302010-02-22T12:55:00.000-05:002010-02-22T13:18:06.555-05:00noddy and the magic rubber<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmgWf5jYPVk-Uu4U5PnEp2PmVWvWj49F4yh-ga2zhjLg8NecWb-xLvcPb8udeDa4qucwujshWdzIQ9UcyDBs5wbdpCswitb13-JLIA-oGZGxKuzsq4A5p0JOnviGuh_5BOKdBaPz6rRg/s1600-h/IMG_6563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdyfgFSXuVqLR7AkwZXj9vgDHFsVxMC3Dyi3HIAHfPEQ7Xc9nXkQc3a3u46JWXSrNWpbxQZe8-d7oc_6B_DmHpzvaZ-I7kTwc9BKjHr9SSMunXo985Njs754vDSCRG6JuONwZR7Pce6c/s400/IMG_6564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441131246573417570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />my husband and i were snickering at the title of this cute book...it's part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noddy_%28character%29">noddy</a> series, popular in great britain in the '50s. the illustrations by <a href="http://lambiek.net/artists/w/wienk_peter.htm">peter wienk</a> and robert tyndall* are wonderful!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book-details.php?id=339"><em>noddy and the magic rubber</em></a> by <a href="http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/">enid blyton</a><br />first edition, 1954, sampson low, marston & co., ltd., london<br />* illustrators not creditedrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-45560073219461676932010-02-22T10:06:00.001-05:002010-02-22T10:06:00.069-05:00the book of good cheer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdTvRts6HiQ1KYtZvtiROzHs-Wh56sM_D23mU35LTQ8JsDnk0k4xL27jUcZ3Taqwuo10kNhgx3-1UaPM8HAjhL0ZXoiZiUdhTSeun-pYVbX07AcqLq65EAdO-whnX1q8g4T9mYrXtWEA/s1600-h/IMG_6525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S36krp6-PYI/AAAAAAAAD_c/LJiNUrDnGLQ/s400/IMG_6521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439966469804670338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fhl3Ke-JmUMRcRTb04iARxtKjbWulaXwadT86kGMttLahkya6rZrkHMrK_jboiUy6zTCRVqwgp0ZrblBI8YnzWyATF6temwYsFY66RZP-UinsM0XFafTAM-rXW1Yt9w8JlPKmzAIHeg/s1600-h/IMG_6522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fhl3Ke-JmUMRcRTb04iARxtKjbWulaXwadT86kGMttLahkya6rZrkHMrK_jboiUy6zTCRVqwgp0ZrblBI8YnzWyATF6temwYsFY66RZP-UinsM0XFafTAM-rXW1Yt9w8JlPKmzAIHeg/s400/IMG_6522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439966465174570690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97bg9s_vtaEf88n1Wea8gnAEiJ9pHbjgLKPnGzCrRxYPrQDEKl1GF2CbbiSDjvtwEQ8ZxsK_5wkApT6kQbQ4KuX7krv6t5Rc7dbwutCtIC4XMcXWsZNN7l1xuMFe_OAWUoFK1F7PPQc4/s1600-h/IMG_6523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97bg9s_vtaEf88n1Wea8gnAEiJ9pHbjgLKPnGzCrRxYPrQDEKl1GF2CbbiSDjvtwEQ8ZxsK_5wkApT6kQbQ4KuX7krv6t5Rc7dbwutCtIC4XMcXWsZNN7l1xuMFe_OAWUoFK1F7PPQc4/s400/IMG_6523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439966453327665426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_jOmdEhMuD8gm9SYm8fuuvyjTAGmDz1UyM5F5NfWaqh4zUz-YluMQEGMyOC8jZhphSLK4aeFVlJ4dfXOhBG1RJw1U2lTLFSkl2lMjaKBkArfHm3ZZzUHEC7wb9wdqXGzBlLPxk11Pkc/s1600-h/IMG_6524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_jOmdEhMuD8gm9SYm8fuuvyjTAGmDz1UyM5F5NfWaqh4zUz-YluMQEGMyOC8jZhphSLK4aeFVlJ4dfXOhBG1RJw1U2lTLFSkl2lMjaKBkArfHm3ZZzUHEC7wb9wdqXGzBlLPxk11Pkc/s400/IMG_6524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439966444834647970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this book is one in <a href="http://reviews.ebay.com/Live-Dolls-Red-Book-Series-by-Josephine-Scribner-Gates_W0QQugidZ10000000010810357">a series</a>. <a href="http://dollworksonline.com/gates_b.html">the author</a> has written other books such as, <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/storyoflivedolls00gate/storyoflivedolls00gate_djvu.txt"><em>the story of live dolls</em></a> and so on (* see list below). it's a lovely book...with beautiful and under-stated illustrations by virginia keep.<br /><br /><em>the live dolls' house party</em> by <a href="http://www.knoxhistory.org/authors/gates.htm">josephine scribner gates</a><br />first edition, 1906, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbs-Merrill_Company">the bobbs-merrill company</a>, indianapolis<br />illustrated by virginia keep<br /><br />*<br /><em>the story of live dolls</em><br /><em>more about live dolls</em><br /><em>the doll that was lost and found</em><br /><em>the story of the lost doll</em><br /><em>the story of the three dolls</em><br /><em>the live dolls' house party</em><br /><em>the live dolls' busy days</em><br /><em>the live dolls' play days</em><br /><em>the april fool doll</em><br /><em>the secret of the live dolls</em><br /><em>the live dolls' party days</em><br /><em>the book of live dolls</em><br /><em>the live dolls' in fairyland</em><br /><em>the live dolls' in wonderland</em>rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-40249324724006850602010-02-03T05:05:00.004-05:002010-02-03T05:05:00.434-05:00happy hours<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJxSgnJqfH6lr8-p4AWZU5FRP_2g8hqkv9E5rRd6V2hyTw_oL6vHkl3CuPZH7bFXFvpGKNwz2QuzwSzSwxSChbEHiJkYvDh2bUAf9M6QX6M7P9XwNaCmM4fUlZKuMxCrPniyaPO4gCjc/s1600-h/IMG_6282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-yUwBTEBguQG-eafKtSz_sKFQFl8vjqdEhvKvVe_UaULtLEnRSkUReozlsmLE6mGfO-w-BUrtzcEve6R9bRHfnN8MNVz-CZ1W2hCvnhZnREsTyS5Q97Mq9v1XZ5SZc3Xup7p2TX39IM/s400/IMG_6283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430678620246139426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />if you look closely at the cover of this book, <em>happy hours</em>, you can see the dog is rolling in a cart of cheap cats' meat into the cats' section of town. it's always a scuffle between cats and dogs, no? this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress_printing">letterpress</a> book is darling, the illustrations are magical.<br /><br /><em>happy hours</em><br />happy hours series, c. 1905, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.A._Donohue_&_Co._publisher">m.a. donohue & co.</a>, chicagorachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-61007022929200953322010-02-01T06:56:00.006-05:002010-02-01T06:56:00.213-05:00the three bears<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12jmMpw3-I/AAAAAAAAD0c/WP44I0mJaD4/s1600-h/IMG_6276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12jbEW-dKI/AAAAAAAAD0E/m1bESrgnJfc/s400/IMG_6279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430676411100591266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12jat1vohI/AAAAAAAADz8/BcMIhkLR5dw/s1600-h/IMG_6280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12jat1vohI/AAAAAAAADz8/BcMIhkLR5dw/s400/IMG_6280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430676405055627794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12jaUOzGrI/AAAAAAAADz0/9lnocA0M9_I/s1600-h/IMG_6281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12jaUOzGrI/AAAAAAAADz0/9lnocA0M9_I/s400/IMG_6281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430676398181391026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i love me a <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/search?q=whitman%22">whitman</a> <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/search/label/tell-a-tale">tell-a-tale</a>!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_the_Three_Bears"><em>the three bears</em></a> as told by <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/CLRC-1489.xml">solveig paulson russell</a><br />1968, western publishing co., racine<br />illustrated by louise gordonrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-30035214727065887812010-01-29T08:14:00.004-05:002010-01-29T08:14:00.874-05:00the bear facts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4LvKP0NpgofYSbd_1uyd-S4lCIVna_75VwSm4HgEYt1SkwcTZBmOzgKYAzvll6764IUXohz-0FUSg2vc2H_1lFfctQl4SBXVCJ-rqLZMasIx2Cqk4xPcbvUlu4b91ZakeHCdDwzVRtI/s1600-h/IMG_6268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraUzAuv_ENJ2TY3l5olsI6htS3oazuZX8GYUbinZShKK8rFogyq63XMyrhh1KB1ZCPrYnqTkwYmBkSRi3F67lgXXiFQpl6DQXIj83FNIhFbKXBsFnz0a0UufsZtotWP02PvvxfonymRA/s400/IMG_6274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430665993955671554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wtBjWEfpAWV4N8Jp92UWVVS4L2_lvQeAb-K0g9j1N8PBCnABOGMRR6_rUk2JAfXrsy2aJnYWe1N7Q2sDYIOjPmTaM-_megTLSgSUZp0-x1Q3-FEFdMxBKa7n9kjDZ6RK1MwTTfMXA8E/s1600-h/IMG_6275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wtBjWEfpAWV4N8Jp92UWVVS4L2_lvQeAb-K0g9j1N8PBCnABOGMRR6_rUk2JAfXrsy2aJnYWe1N7Q2sDYIOjPmTaM-_megTLSgSUZp0-x1Q3-FEFdMxBKa7n9kjDZ6RK1MwTTfMXA8E/s400/IMG_6275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430665984602323314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i picked up this book thinking it was a children's book full of facts about bears...what i got what a clever not-so-subtle "fable" all about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War">cold war</a> politics! this is such a very interesting book.<br /><br />the illustrations are so well done in a painterly/comic book style by paul fennell.<br /><br />the author's statement,<br /><center><em>any resemblance in this fable to any person, place or thing is purely coincidental and just the result of your imagination. and mine!</em></center><br />...as well as, her dedication,<br /><center><em>this book is dedicated to all alert air-minded americans to all the men who build our planes and all the flyers who man them and particularly to the rawest recruit of them all, my son, roger conant culbertson</em></center><br />are poignant and really show her passion on the subject.<br />political books aren't very interesting to me, partly because, politics aren't that interesting to me...but i do find this book a valuable bit of americana.<br /><br /><em>the bear facts</em> by polly culbertson<br />first edition, 1948, the john c. winston co., philadelphia<br />illustrated by paul j. fennell<br /><br />take a peek at another interesting political book (with a totally different viewpoint) posed as children's book <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/11/corazon.html">here</a>.rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-37689039137811668682010-01-27T07:37:00.004-05:002010-01-27T07:37:00.763-05:00fairy tales and fables<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12RISfDAWI/AAAAAAAADys/cJZiTKmew-w/s1600-h/IMG_6241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12Q6r8SIwI/AAAAAAAADx8/c5zbKpW8zYw/s400/IMG_6248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430656063581070082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12Q6Awh4OI/AAAAAAAADx0/aoAJzrcc670/s1600-h/IMG_6242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12Q6Awh4OI/AAAAAAAADx0/aoAJzrcc670/s400/IMG_6242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430656051989045474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i was unfamiliar with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyo_Fujikawa">gyo fujikawa's</a> work until i picked this up at a thrift store a few years ago...how could i ever have been in the dark?! simply amazing and downright adorable, as well. as you may know, anything <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/search?q=fairy+tale">fairy tale</a> or <a href="http://radlibrary.blogspot.com/search?q=fable">fable</a> is alright with me and this book is no exception. i think it's another must for your library.<br /><br />this book includes <a href="http://childhoodreading.com/Warwick_Goble/Moon_Maiden.html"><em>the moon maiden</em></a> along with other standard classics... it's really a wonderful resource.<br /><br /><em>fairy tales and fables</em> edited by eve morel<br />revised edition, 1970, grosset & dunlap, new york<br />illustrated by gyo fujikawarachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-87878475286644537822010-01-25T07:09:00.005-05:002010-01-25T07:52:11.950-05:00the big golden book of poetry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4F4hnpeDhMS0rayCBymoKgIpfRsxvV2Mvc0AocHnelIDPCA7O3M8t1H49i9lOQgv3Y-k2o-JkaP9ogt_GLZvCon0cQ5QEPp9gmXxiidrcqjjUxhK9sV_nR5uZAYyfVQZ_h6fcyrPhq8/s1600-h/IMG_6234.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12KUcVgiqI/AAAAAAAADxM/hI87rQiV9fU/s400/IMG_6238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430648809487108770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12KUPknzqI/AAAAAAAADxE/fvuJiJG2P_I/s1600-h/IMG_6239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12KUPknzqI/AAAAAAAADxE/fvuJiJG2P_I/s400/IMG_6239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430648806060838562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12KTm2riBI/AAAAAAAADw8/8Z7ujLXhREY/s1600-h/IMG_6240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S12KTm2riBI/AAAAAAAADw8/8Z7ujLXhREY/s400/IMG_6240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430648795130726418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this is a lovely book full of classic poems such as <a href="http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html"><em>the owl and the pussycat</em></a> (also my favorite illustration of the entire book - see cover) by <a href="http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/">edward lear</a>...and with amazing illustrations by gertrude elliot...a must for your library!<br /><br /><em>the big golden book of poetry: 85 childhood favorites</em> edited by jane werner<br />special scott, foresman and co. edition, 1949, golden press<br />illustrated by gertrude elliotrachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-32145349012420800842010-01-08T08:16:00.001-05:002010-01-08T08:16:00.128-05:00holly hobbie™<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqzdYmsbyPXdnfBDBM44jtH13ISXTBerdy_pYeH6npAQ5C42KhNlHSnEaj3Z7NnJesENOyC-U3GMuoJQc2iWLtcjxW56yf20Uwm1aZAHqy9YbVehNfuFe5iejpfETb1WawzTU5Fe5NnA/s1600-h/IMG_6226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/S0YJSEawm3I/AAAAAAAADos/v9KgYTACghQ/s400/IMG_6232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424033007242615666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aWzGeaXgxldwJLQgOW4f_Zf5fBtDz6FUgtz-pSVVNbLLafJrbv3zKmZaqVnre65akkMin4n49OP76Q1R0mBvlXJkI8Q1hgbnhq_O7OsQtN7VxnsOXZDpU0W6aqmRGO2kATmkoBmna0E/s1600-h/IMG_6233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aWzGeaXgxldwJLQgOW4f_Zf5fBtDz6FUgtz-pSVVNbLLafJrbv3zKmZaqVnre65akkMin4n49OP76Q1R0mBvlXJkI8Q1hgbnhq_O7OsQtN7VxnsOXZDpU0W6aqmRGO2kATmkoBmna0E/s400/IMG_6233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424033000134438706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i used to love <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Hobbie">holly hobbie™</a> when i was a girl...i wanted to dress like her and live in her world. as an adult, i'm still fond of her. the cookbook has some nice simple recipes that would be easy to share with a child!<br /><br /><em>holly hobbie's™ alphabet book</em> by <a href="http://www.americangreetings.com/">american greetings corp.</a><br />1979, ottenheimer publishers, inc.<br />illustrated by holly hobbie<br /><br /><em>holly hobbie's™ cookbook</em> by american greetings corp.<br />1979, ottenheimer publishers, inc.<br />illustrated by holly hobbierachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-23031269274056262672010-01-07T11:11:00.004-05:002010-01-07T11:16:47.998-05:00typewriter town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvtjdiRAOLRsrtIqadhW-dW4VjxP7-yMzSFPkz_ot5s3zZnfTf94F8m4K8QLJk4ESrehhjk-M2jVJiHGPSMbv7RyRiyhEz844p1_mQinfHqxALRQ_44vvnUfMqIBXFqghvdXuTCxdfnM/s1600-h/IMG_6134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9S0dnp3kOMWFpCQvV78-R_5DymYMeJs2jqg6YZhUe-bkg1UJ37njMmrrWdp_GEmVVRr3b0JYaDPgwj-QZVVb0HVkeibWs7osVaoB0c_aC5ADGYex40PG8wiOl67sGkvyfbbjoGjf9d5E/s400/IMG_6138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424031437409149042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this is a rare children's book all written and illustrated using a typewriter. it's an analog celebration!<br /><br /><em>typewriter town: the nonsense of nonsense</em> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jay_Smith">william jay smith</a><br />first edition, 1960, <a href="http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishers/adult/dutton.html">e.p. dutton & co.</a>rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71868423439175236.post-42887283291274224282009-12-28T11:14:00.004-05:002009-12-28T12:16:06.218-05:00merry christmas! and a round up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/SzjZ7L98PPI/AAAAAAAADhU/sBYsJilVVAI/s1600-h/IMG_6259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/Sy_q2MTcfUI/AAAAAAAADfc/2pIcKR_hKVc/s400/IMG_6258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417807093486615874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/Sy_q1-pIZEI/AAAAAAAADfU/ppJh8DjIuDM/s1600-h/IMG_6252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_58zEcsRTBWs/Sy_q1-pIZEI/AAAAAAAADfU/ppJh8DjIuDM/s400/IMG_6252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417807089819477058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a compilation of three great stories...i love the naïveté of the cover!<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood"><em>little red riding hood</em></a> is perhaps my favorite fairy tale of all...i grew up with a large painting of little red with the wolf hiding behind a tree. the painting was by this man named eddie newman, who was a <s>street fighter</s> boxer friend of my grandfather's. it was hung directly across from my bed and it gave me nightmares for years.<br />i used to have these cartoon dreams that the wolf was after me and would catch me by my wrist and gnaw on it. really unpleasant stuff for my 5 year old self. but after a while, i guess it seeped in and i grew to love it and not fear it...and now i'm a bit of a morbid adult and i'm sure this painting has something to do with it!<br /><br />i told this story to a college professor of mine...i was taking a class titled something like "<a hrev="http://mw.mcmaster.ca/intro.html">medieval women's</a> culture" (it was a summer course). after the shock of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadour">troubadour</a> <a href="http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/occit.html">poetry</a> being read to me at 8 a.m., the love-lorn <a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/aah/index.htm">letters</a> between <a href="http://classiclit.about.com/cs/articles/a/aa_abelard.htm">abelard and heloise</a>, and many discussions on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich">nuns</a>...i was prompted to share this for some reason and my professor said, "well you must be afraid of men!!" i realized her point, being, that fairy tales <a href="http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/introduction/womenfairytales.html">concern girls/women</a> in particular ways that they might not men...although i'm not sure about that. anyways, discussion for another day.<br /><br /><em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gingerbread_Boy">the gingerbread boy</a>, <a href="http://rachaelamen.blogspot.com/2009/10/company-of-wolves.html">little red riding hood</a> and <a href="http://www3.amherst.edu/%7Erjyanco94/literature/mothergoose/rhymes/thisisthehousethatjackbuilt.html">the house that jack built</a></em><br />1945, whitman publishing, racine<br />illustrated by <a href="http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/dolls/pd_scans/sixteen/index.html">hilda miloche</a> and wilma kanerachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974639682387511302noreply@blogger.com0