This was suppose to be an occasional series — I would scan pictures from one of my favorite childhood books and share them here and on flickr. Ahmmm. Okay so almost 6 months later I’m finally getting around to adding another post!
Oh well…this is actually my favorite poem from the book and one of my favorite pictures. It was done my the Petershams — a husband and wife team, Maud and Miska, their first book was published in 1929, and they won the Caldecott Medal in 1946 for The Rooster Crows: A Book of Children’s Rhymes and Jingles.
Now, I also took a second to correct the color to remove the faded yellow paper cast. It certainly made the colors brighter — the ghastly, ghostly green is much more evident and really adds a nice touch, I think. But I think I still prefer the faded yellow. It just seems warmer. It could also be because that’s what I’m use to. What do you think?
What a wonderful idea Jessica!
I truly enjoyed this.
I think my very favorite childhood book was The Velveteen Rabbit.
That, and of course anything Dr. Seuss!!
Love the illustrations too. I agree with you about the color!
Objectively, I like your color-corrected version better, Jessica. The original, though, gives the viewer a better feel for the age of the book.
I can’t imagine finding poems like that in the children’s books published today, unless of course, the robber is a vampire (rolling my eyes).
Yeah, I know what you mean. I’m kind of shocked by the picture of Bess with the gun tucked under her breast – surely wouldn’t be considered a kid’s story today.
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