Purpose of this Blog...

You may have noticed that not all books are equal in capturing children's imaginations and in cultivating those innocent, tender souls. My goal is to help you find the ones that do!
(Painting by Mary Cassatt: "Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren" -1888)




Monday, February 29, 2016

Leaping Out of February and Into March

Happy Leap Day!

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This lovely "Jack Be Nimble" from Eulalie Grover's Mother Goose is by American illustrator Frederick Richardson [1862 – 1937].


See the whole, beautiful book here, on Project Gutenberg.

Richardson is also known for illustrations of works by L. Frank Baum, Hans Christian Andersen, and Andrew Lang, to name a few.  To view more of his illustrations, go here.



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