'Children’s Books' Category
Cross Stitch Mother Goose — Whitman, 1932
I’ve never seen a cross stitch book like this before. It’s the same size as a typical Whitman soft wrap children’s book from the period (9 1/2″ x 13″), and I think it might have been published simply as a Mother Goose picture book, albeit with unusual illustrations. Of course, you could also use it [...]
Happy Easter!
Children’s Playmate Magazine Fern Bisel Peat, Illustrator
Children of Other Lands, 1954 — Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, & Canada
In 1959, not long after this coloring book was published, Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states. As an 11 year-old growing up in Oklahoma, I remember thinking how cool it was to have such exotic places become part of the United States. You can find the previously posted countries by clicking on [...]
Children of Other Lands, 1954 — Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Greece
I noticed that African and South American countries are underrepresented in this coloring book. A modern “Children of Other Lands” coloring book would probably be a lot more diverse, but I wonder if the illustration style would be as cute. You can find the previously posted countries by clicking on these links: Holland, England-Sweden-Hungary-Czechoslovakia-Austria, Japan-China-India-Burma-Korea-Arabia, [...]
Children of Other Lands, 1954 – Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Finland & Norway
Finally, I have managed to scan and clean the rest of this cute coloring book. Over the next week I will post all of the remaining countries in no particular order. You can find the previously posted countries by clicking on these links: Holland, England-Sweden-Hungary-Czechoslovakia-Austria, Japan-China-India-Burma-Korea-Arabia, and France-Switzerland-Italy-Germany. Click to enlarge. Belgium Spain Portugal Ireland [...]
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Countdown to Christmas – Christmas Day!
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 1 Day
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 2 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 3 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 4 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 5 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 6 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 7 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
Countdown to Christmas – 8 Days
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1947 Eileen Fox Vaughan, Illustrator
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