little audrey and the moon lady

this is such a sassy book and it's in excellent condition too...little audrey is apparently an extension of the character little lulu...although i like audrey much better...this book is a cute and colorful depiction of her precocious nature!

little audrey and the moon lady
produced and created by harvey cartoon studios
wonder books, 1960, harvey famous cartoons, new york
illustrator not credited

the story of ferdinand

munro leaf's the story of ferdinand is really a monumental book, in my opinion...it's truly captivating with its moral and some say, political statement...if you haven't read it, it's a story about a bull who would rather sit quietly eating flowers and enjoying his day than fighting for a glorious bullfighting title...i find it actually profound...the illustrations of robert lawson are perfectly matched and glorious...he's a big inspiration to me with my own artwork and i find his illustrations in this book particularly wonderful.

the story of ferdinand by munro leaf
12th printing, 1938, the viking press, new york
illustrated by robert lawson

on friendship: a selection

i've posted about peter pauper press before...really i can't accurately express how enamored i am with this once little press...this book, on friendship: a selection is my favorite of all. at least of the books i've seen so far. it's super special because it's illustrated by eric carle of the very hungry caterpillar fame...the illustrations are hand silkscreened, i have another copy where the pink and green used are much lighter...i love these slight differences...and all of the illustrations are magically delicious...it's just a really endearing book that would make a lovely valentine's gift, i think!

on friendship: a selection edited by louise bachelder
1st edition, 1966, peter pauper press, mount vernon, ny
illustrated by eric carle

snow-white and the seven dwarfs

i love this version of snow-white...it's really special...the book is a linen (well linen-like as specified) book and the illustrations are wonderful. there isn't a date listed, just that it's printed in the netherlands. i'm thinking it dates to the mid '60s. it's also in great condition...a lot of the linen books i see are creased and bent. this one has obviously been taken care of through the years.

snow-white and the seven dwarfs: a linen-like story book
published by artcraft
illustrator not credited

happy holidays!

i'll be back in the new year with some great new (well, new to me) books to post...until then i wish everyone the merriest of seasons...merry christmas, happy hannukah, and a joyous kwanzaa.
see you in 2009!

until then...

books covered...all about 'outerwear for books'...clever and good resource.

which is where i found dutch book covers from 1810-1950...fantastic! or should i say lekker? this is one of my favorites...my mother lives in holland and i must ask her to keep her eye out for such gems for my library.

fiction in translation via la times...the commenters remark that it is an overwhelmingly european pool...i agree. there are so many wonderful australian, latin, indian and asian writers that more could not be found outside europe?

the coolville kids' library is a fantastic flickr set of vintage children's book scans

travel brochure graphics from the '20s and '30s a fabulous representation of the genre...via things magazine

google book search now has magazines...this is a rabbit hole i could jump into for hours at a time.

jan tschichold: titan of typography as reported by richard hollis for the guardian...he is the genius behind many of penguin's book covers via automatism

my favorite book covers of 2008 according to the book design review via design is mine.

josie and the snow

this is such a simply beautiful book, i love the illustrations by evaline ness and the limited amount of color used...it really lends an atmosphere to the book.

josie and the snow by helen e. buckley
scott, foresman personal reading program, 1964, lothrop, lee and shepard co., new york
illustrated by evaline ness

yogi bear: a christmas visit

"hey boo boo!"

yogi bear: a christmas visit by s. quentin hyatt
hanna-barbera productions, 1961, golden press, new york
pictures by sylvia and burnett mattinson