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Friday, June 28, 2013

Stories That Never Grow Old Star Edition


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Stories That Never Grow Old Star Edition

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Stories That Never Grow Old Star Edition VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Stories That Never Grow Old Star Edition VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Stories That Never Grow Old Star Edition
By Watty Piper (editor)
Illustrated By Doris and George Hauman
The Platt & Munk Company, 1938
104 Pp.
Hardcover
Oh, I love these '30s illustrations. The colors are bright and sharp!

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Birthday Presents


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Birthday Presents

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Birthday Presents VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Birthday Presents VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Birthday Presents
Written by Eugene Fern
Illustrated by Eugene Fern
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1967
64 Pp.
Hardcover
A book about a birthday present that never breaks or fades or loses its lustre.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

And It Was So


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Look No Further

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Look No Further VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Look No Further VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Look No Further VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Look No Further
And It Was So Written by W L Jenkins
Illustrated by Tasha Tudor
Westminster Press, 1958
48 Pp.
Softcover
A very simple book about the bible, but with beautiful illustrations.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Families and Friends


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Families and Friends

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Families and Friends VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Families and Friends VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Families and Friends VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Families and Friends
Written by Florence Schulz
Illustrated by Tom O'Sullivan
The CLC Press, 1965
24 Pp.
080422805-x
Hardcover
Everyone comes from a family and everyone has friends. A vintage christian book about God's family. First printing.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Peter Puffer's Fun Book


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Peter Puffer's Fun Book

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Peter Puffer's Fun Book VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Peter Puffer's Fun Book VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Peter Puffer's Fun Book VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Peter Puffer's Fun Book
Written by Molly B. Thomson
Peter Haddock Ltd.,
28 Pp.
Hardcover
This is a reprint, but is still rare. The inside illustrations are beautiful and weird.

Friday, June 21, 2013

The Best of Friends


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK The Best of Friends

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK The Best of Friends
VINTAGE KIDS BOOK The Best of Friends VINTAGE KIDS BOOK The Best of Friends VINTAGE KIDS BOOK The Best of Friends VINTAGE KIDS BOOK The Best of Friends
Written by Josephine Haskell Aldridge
Illustrated by Betty E. Peterson
Parnassus Press, 1963
32 Pp.
Small Hardcover
Tad and his best friend, a squirrel, like eachothers' homes so much that they decide to trade for the winter. A very gentle book with lovely, gentle illustrations.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

See Through the Forest


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK See Through the Forest

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK See Through the Forest VINTAGE KIDS BOOK See Through the Forest VINTAGE KIDS BOOK See Through the Forest VINTAGE KIDS BOOK See Through the Forest
Written by Millicent E Selsam
Illustrated by Winifred Lubell
Harper & Row, 1956
48 Pp.
Hardcover
A beautiful book about the flora and fauna of the forest and how they're all connected. Educational and very, very pretty. 

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Butterflies and Moths: A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Butterflies and Moths: A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Butterflies and Moths: A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Butterflies and Moths: A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Butterflies and Moths: A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects VINTAGE KIDS BOOK Butterflies and Moths: A Study of the Largest and Most Beautiful of the Insects
Written by Richard Martin
Illustrated by Rudolf Freund, James Gordon Irving, and Eloise Wilkin
Simon & Schuster, 1958
56 Pp.
Hardcover
Such pretty illustrations! This book is great on its own, but it would also make a great collage project. 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Noisy Clock Shop


VINTAGE KIDS ABC Noisy Clock Shop

VINTAGE KIDS ABC Noisy Clock Shop VINTAGE KIDS ABC Noisy Clock Shop VINTAGE KIDS ABC Noisy Clock Shop VINTAGE KIDS ABC Noisy Clock Shop
Written by Jean Horton Berg
Illustrated by Art Seiden
Wonder Books, 1950
28 Pp.
Small Hardcover
Mr Winky, the clock repair man, goes out into the world for a bit of quiet, but finds out that even quiet places are very loud. With adorable illustrations of all kinds of clocks!

Monday, June 17, 2013

How Can We Get to the Zoo a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book


VINTAGE KIDS BOOK How Can We Get to the Zoo a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book

VINTAGE KIDS BOOK How Can We Get to the Zoo a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book VINTAGE KIDS BOOK How Can We Get to the Zoo a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book VINTAGE KIDS BOOK How Can We Get to the Zoo a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book
Written by Irma Joyce
Illustrated by Bonnie and Bill Rutherford
Western Publishing, 1966
28 Pp.
Small Hardcover
Some children think of all the ways that they could get to the zoo! The illustrations are sweet and dainty.

Friday, June 14, 2013

ABC a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book


VINTAGE KIDS ABC a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book

VINTAGE KIDS ABC a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book VINTAGE KIDS ABC a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book VINTAGE KIDS ABC a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book VINTAGE KIDS ABC a Whitman Tell-a-Tale Book
Illustrated by Alys Nugent
Whitman Publishing, 1956
28 Pp.
Small Hardcover
One of the prettiest alphabet books I've ever seen!