Frederick Saunders. Salad for the Solitary. Dewitt and Davenport, 1856.
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Art, Fun, & Nonsense.
Norma Bright Carson. The Fairy Housekeepers. Illustrations by Hazeltine Fewsmith. Boston, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard co., 1917.
I fell in love with this book! There is only 1 coloured illustration in it, however, the plain drawings are charming and delightful and entirely typical of the Art Nouveau Period. I’ve included all of the full-page illustrations, plus a few others, but if you get a chance I encourage you to check out the entire book. (The address is at the end) There are small illustrations on most pages and the story is a sweet look at how the fairies work as the seasons progress.
Helen Leah Reed. Brenda’s Cousin at Radcliffe. Boston, Little, Brown, and company, 1907.
Stephen Percy. Robin Hood and his Merry Foresters. London : Tilt and Bogue, Fleet Street, 1841.
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Caroline Fuller. The Alley Cat’s Kitten. Boston, Little Brown, 1904.
Frederick Dumont Smith. Book of a Hundred Bears. Chicago, Rand McNally & Co., 1909.
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Howard R. Garis. Uncle Wiggily’s Rheumatism. New York, A. L. Burt company, 1920
It’s Children’s Book Saturday and I love the cover of this book. Uncle Wiggily is a very dapper looking rabbit with sparkling pink eyes that shine. I took the time to read a bit of this book and the stories are just as charming. Uncle Wiggily is a rabbit who has adventures and he and the other characters in the book are sweetly portrayed for a young audience.
Unfortunately, the artwork inside the book is a bit disappointing. The animals are more realistically drawn and lose some of the charm of the cover. The colours are also dull and uninspired. There are also only 4 illustrations in the book. I had hoped for more from an edition of this date. If you’d like to see the artwork, I’ve included it below the fold. There are apparently more Uncle Wiggily books out there and you may see another title down the road.
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Belle Bacon Bond. Drusilla and Her Dolls. Boston, The Four Seas Company, 1921.
I usually try to post some type of creepy book on Fridays and I think this one qualifies. There’s something about that picture that gives me the shivers.
Winifred Kirkland. The Boy Editor. Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
Anna Palmer Campbell. Lady Gay, The Story of a Little Girl and her Friends. Boston, Lothrop publishing company, 1898.
