Two books written and illustrated by Robert Lopshire here today - How to Make Flibbers, Etc., and Put Me in the Zoo. I love these books from my childhood. The illustration style here reminds me a lot of Roy McKie. Put Me in the Zoo was published in 1960 so my mom remembers it from her childhood as well - it's nice to have her read it out loud to my daughter.
Well, I haven't been doing very well so far at getting back to blogging more regularly! Hopefully now that my scanner issues are worked out I will do better. Here is the glorious Mary Blair Treasury of Golden Books. As I turn each page I think to myself "Oh my goodness. Gorgeous." It is definitely a treasure. Mary Blair is best known for her work with Disney, especially the It's a Small World ride which was based on her designs. Check out my friend Danzel's awesome Mary Blair Pinterest Board for more of Blair's amazing work as well as the YouTube video below.
Hellooooo!! I've really been missing blogging! I'm hoping to start being a little more regular with it again! I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, I promise! Just working hard at growing another baby bump! ;) Here we have a Little Golden Book of The Wizard of Oz as well as Read-Along Book and Tape. During March Break my 6-year-old and I went with friends to see Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of The Wizard of Oz and we had a great time! (See the Youtube clip below.) We started reading the original L. Frank Baum book as well but have been sidetracked by other books that Keira has been taking out of the school library, etc., and we need to get back to it. I have great memories of reading all of the Oz books as a child. Check out my friend Danzel's blog, www.silvershoesandrabbitholes.com to see some of her cool posts about the Oz museum and other awesome versions of the Oz books that are available.
AAAAAAND we're back! Finally! :)