Katherine Pyle. The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories. Illustrated by the author. New York, E.P. Dutton and Company, 1895.
I found this book while I was looking for something else, and it charmed me, so I decided to feature it on a Fairy Tale Saturday. It’s a small book of children’s rhymes, each with its own title page plus a separate page with a simple drawing related to the story. The verses are told in panels, two to a page, and I think the layout almost has a comic book feel to it. The drawings are in simple black and red, and they include a kitten, a dog, a stork and a rabbit in a polka-dotted kerchief. I’ve included my favourite illustrations below the fold, but if you’d like to see more, the entire book is available at The Library of Congress.
Dedication, The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 71 (The Robber Rat), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 72 (The Robber Rat), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 73 (The Robber Rat), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 74 (The Robber Rat), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 75 (The Robber Rat), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 9 (The Rabbit Witch), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 10 (The Rabbit Witch), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 35 (Boisterous Ann), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 36 (Boisterous Ann), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 77 (Grandfather Stork), The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
Page 78 (Grandfather Stork, The Rabbit Witch and Other Stories.
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