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Children of Other Lands, 1954 — Japan, China, India, Burma, Korea & Arabia

Posted on November 25, 2012August 2, 2015 by Martha

Here are more of these cute coloring book illustrations, including Japan and China for Lenny and Cynthia.  Other countries I have uploaded can be found in the “Children’s Books” category on the sidebar.  Click any image for slideshow.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Martha

Animal Friends Picture Book Merrill Publishing Co., 1939

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Children of Other Lands, 1954 – England, Sweden, Hungary, Czechoslovakia & Austria

Posted on November 11, 2012August 2, 2015 by Martha

Here is the next group of countries requested by readers.  Click any image for slideshow.

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Children of Other Lands Coloring Book, 1954

Posted on November 10, 2012August 2, 2015 by Martha

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…

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Top Notch Paint Book – 1920s

Posted on August 3, 2012July 27, 2015 by Martha

Art Deco illustrations are some of my favorites, and this old paint book is full of them.  It was published by Whitman, and although it is not dated, it’s pretty clear that these images are from the 1920s. I am going to be taking a blog break for the next few weeks, and plan to…

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ABC Painting Reading Book, 1934

Posted on July 27, 2012August 2, 2015 by Martha

Here are the last two pages of my current favorite ABC book.  I’ve mentioned before how much I love the bold graphics in this book, but the unusual alphabet words are also pretty great.  To locate the other alphabet pages, click on the Children’s Books category on my sidebar.

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Santa’s Follow The Colors Patterns

Posted on July 20, 2012August 12, 2015 by Martha

Finally, here are the pages from the two vintage coloring books I used to make my Santa’s Follow-the-Colors quilt top.  The small blocks finish at 6″ square and the large at 12″ x 6″ (pictures somewhat smaller).  When combining the two-page images, I sometimes made a few changes in the drawing.  The squares in the sashing…

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ABC Painting Reading Book, 1934

Posted on July 13, 2012July 12, 2012 by Martha

There are only two pages left to clean up in this book.  It turns out that the child who received this cute book decided to color not only the outline pages, but several of the example pages as well, which I hadn’t noticed at first and which was annoying because the crayon has to be…

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ABC Painting Reading Book,1934

Posted on July 6, 2012July 5, 2012 by Martha

Here are the next three pages of this adorable Whitman children’s book.  I love the simple graphic shapes, and the bright primary colors.  The cover and previous 2 pages are located here. ABC Painting Reading Book Whitman Publishing, 1934

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Independence Day, 1914 – Votes for Women

Posted on June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 by Martha

This image is not actually from a vintage children’s book, but I hope you don’t mind.  It was drawn by Beatrice Stevens, and published in the Milwaukee Sentinel in July, 1914.  The illustrations in the Sentinel are some of the best I’ve seen in old newspapers, there were tons of them, and they were large…

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ABC Painting Reading Book, 1934

Posted on June 22, 2012July 3, 2012 by Martha

This is my new book, and I love it so much.  Each of the ABC pages has a companion outline page to paint, but they are all colored or painted and would be nearly impossible to clean up.  Fortunately, the example pages are in good shape. ABC Painting Reading Whitman Publishing, 1934

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Simple Objects to Color, Musical Instruments – Lois Ehlert

Posted on June 15, 2012June 3, 2017 by Martha

Here are more illustrations from one of my favorite old coloring books (earlier group here).  My favorite, the accordion, is for Gina. Click images to enlarge.

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Simple Objects to Color – Lois Ehlert

Posted on June 8, 2012June 3, 2017 by Martha

This cute coloring book was published by Watkins-Strathmore in 1961.   I’m pretty sure, although I can find no documentation, that this must be the same Lois Ehlert who illustrated many popular children’s books beginning in the 1980s, including Color Zoo (1989), a Caldecott Honor Book.  She would have been 27 in 1961, and it…

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John Martin’s Book — June, 1926

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Martha

To celebrate June, here are the inside cover pages from one of my favorite illustrators, George Carlson, who was a regular contributor to the magazine, creating over 50 of its covers and most of the puzzles and games.

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 13, 2012August 2, 2015 by Martha

The Headstart Book of Knowing & Naming, 1976 Kent Salisbury, Illustrator

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