This is my most recent vintage coloring book, purchased on Etsy. Several of the country names have changed since 1954, and Alaska and Hawaii would not be states until 1959, so they still had “other land” status. The activities of the children seem a little quaint, even for the 1950s, but the illustrations are so sweet, and perfect for embroidery or just to print out as coloring pages.
Some countries are represented by six drawings, while a few have only one. Eventually, I will post all of the images, but if there is a particular country you would like to see, just let me know in a comment and I will bump it up in the queue.
The countries in the order they appear in the book (reading down):
| Holland Italy Austria Hungary Germany Switzerland France Belgium Spain Portugal England Ireland Scotland |
Wales Denmark Sweden Finland Norway Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Greece Turkey Russia South Africa Egypt Arabia |
India Burma China New Zealand Australia Korea Japan Hawaii Argentina Brazil Peru Canada Alaska |
Here are all the illustrations for Holland. As I child I thought Holland was the name of the country instead of just a region of The Netherlands. Click on any image for slideshow.
That reminds me of one of my favorite books when I was little – The Surprise Doll
These are darling. Thank you for posting them. I would love to see England and Sweden.
Smiles..Renee
Missed you from flickr. worried that something happened to you
glad to see you are still writing your blog. P.s. nice book find.
Hungary. All of my grandparents came from Hungary, so am always interested in things related to there. The book looks wonderful!
An awesome nostalgic find! Kudos to you!!
The sample you gave reminds me of the simple, happy times ingrained in memories of growing up in the 50’s. There was something so soothing and sweet about those pre-digital days, when we were innocently unaware of the information deluge/overload that we face today. Thanks for the smiles.
Czech Republic… and Austria… would love to see those pages, if you can share? Best regards!
I’m from Asia. I would love to see China and Japan. Thank you.
My husband is from Germany. Could we see Germany, please?
Love these patterns. Thank you so much for sharing. I would love to also see Canada, Hawaii, Scotland & Ireland. Truth be known, I would like to see them all!!
Nice to see all. I would love to see Burma also called Myanmar. Thanks
wow I just happened to find your pin,and I love to color and collect vintage coloring books. Thank you for showing off yours.
I am very glad I stumbled upon this web site.