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08/10/2020

the bedtime book

a vintage book from whitman today ~

the bedtime book from 1963 ~

by mabel watts ~

with adorable illustrations by florence sarah winship ~

with a kitty of course ~

sweet forest creatures ~

i always enjoy vintage whitman books ~

this is a tell a tale book ~

hey i think i even have that animal book ;) ~

more like this to come, or click books in the category list in the sidear anytime for more ~

bren

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