lost & found vintage toys

frog went a courtin'

i like frogs ~

here's the classic, frog went a courtin' ~

the vintage scholastic book version ~

i also like mice ~

a caldecott medal winner by john langstaff ~

illustrated by by feodor rojankovsky ~

from 1973 ~

what a goose ~

click scholastic in the category list in the sidebar anytime for more like this ~

the turkey feast approacheth ~

our kitties will be pleased ~

bren

fall library sale

besides being halloween comicfest, saturday was the friends of the library book sale downtown ~

i was in line bright & early to check out the vintage kids' books like these readers & little golden books ~

alice pop-up books & more beatrix potter ~

favorites i found include this golden book of human biology & kids' version of the ha rey book i posted here before ~

more art for children & raggedy ann ~

oz & mr rogers ~

of note: this lost & now found book is the very book toxic's mom used to explain the facts of life to her back in the day :D ~

costumes, Stickers & dover coloring books ~

favorite vintage stories & illustrators like arnold lobel ~

wonderful, fun & sometimes terrifying victorian reproductions ~

mad & madlibs, & of course pride & prejudice & kitties :) ~

this is my xmas! my toxic library is burgeoning.. i'll be sharing these & more through the winter, but for now just click on the categories in the sidebar for much more ~

thanks for the help, mr dad ~

bren

paperback rack

happy world cat day! ~

my son's kitty, rose blue, who has been with him all of her 17 years is having health concerns at the moment :( ~

checking to see what's on the paperback rack today ~

illustrated classics ~

vintage scholastic books ~

roald dahl ~

the twits ~

& the giraffe & the pelly & me ~

both illustrated by quentin blake ~

from the author who gave us willy wonka ~

the littles ~

the littles give a party ~

tiny adventures ~

have you seen the new lemony snicket series yet on netflix? ~

bren