Thornton W. Burgess. The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel. Illustrations by Harrison Cady. Boston, Little, Brown, 1920.
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Various Authors. The Birthday Party and Other Stories, A Book for Girls. Boston, T. B. Noonan, 1885.
February is my busy month for birthdays. Today’s birthday belongs to my friend Janet with whom I travelled to Mexico. Today is also the day she closes the sale of her house here. Double congratulations, Janet, dinner’s on me tonight, kiddo. Oh wait, you’re older than me again. Ahem, dinner’s on me tonight, Grandma.
Ethel Cook Eliot. The Little House in the Fairy Wood. Illustrations by Mabel Hatt. New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1918.
This is another short children’s storybook with delightful artwork. There are only 3 colour illustrations in the book, but I’ve included them below the fold. I love the picture of the fairies dancing. They look so free and full of joy. I hope you enjoy this book as well. [Read more…]
Allen Chaffee. Trail and Tree Top. Springfield, Mass., Milton Bradley company, 1920.
Jeanne Schultz. Madeleine’s Rescue. New York, D. Appleton and company, 1894.
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Frank M. Chapman. Bird Studies with a Camera. New York, D. Appleton, 1903.
An interesting tome from the days before easily portable cameras were available.
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Mary Ellen Chase. His Birthday. Boston, Pilgrim Press, 1915.
It is Mr. V’s birthday today and I am far away from home, so I am sending this post to him with love. Happy Birthday, Darling. I miss you and wish you were here.
Doctor Dick. London, Ernest Nister, New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., 1890
This is a short children’s storybook, but the artwork is charming. I’ve included the 4 full-page illustrations below the fold. [Read more…]
Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt. History of Valentine and Orson. London, T. Goode, 1846.
Not your average love story, but rather a fine fable about an infant raised by bears and his ultimate rescue and return.
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Edward C. Butler. Our Little Mexican Cousin. Boston, L. C. Page & company, 1905.
