A quick stop at a thrift store this morning where I found this delightful book. I have a collection of children's books, some that are quite old, others new, but each one "speaks to me" in some way. It may be the illustrations ( think Jan Brett ), or, in the case of this one it is the adorable note cards and letters that are
found in the page-sized envelopes.
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This envelope contains a Christmas card for Baby Bear and brother from Goldilocks and sister.
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Love the picture of Santa's Workshop on Baby Bear's card
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The envelope addressed to Miss R. Hood contains the Wolf Spotter's Guide, Xmas Edition Special.
Useful Tips: 1) Avoid the woods, straw houses and the company of little pigs.
2) Stick to the path.
3) Above all: GET YOUR GRANDMA TO VISIT YOU!
There's a card for Mr. H. Dumpty in Cock Robin Memorial Hospital, The Gingerbread Boy, even Mr. Wolf himself. This book is a great addition to my collection. I'll definitely be reading this one to the littler grandchildren come December.
Happy Reading,
Granny Marigold
What a treasure to stumble upon! Yes, Happy Reading.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I have a copy of The Jolly Christmas Postman too, as well as "The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters" and "The Jolly Pocket Postman", both also by Janet & Allan Ahlberg. You don't have to be a child to get caught up in the anticipation of opening those envelopes. Flowers, teddy bears, tea cups, and children's books....couldn't be a better combination! Makes me think of the book "Good Night, Garden Gnome" by Jamichael Henterly - a wordless book featuring a garden gnome that is a guest at a teddy bear's tea party in a garden in the daytime and later rescues a forgotten teddy bear and returns it to its owner. Not as quaintly illustrated as the Ahlberg book but it opens up a realm of possibilities just looking around at the garden, making me wonder if we are blissfully unaware of multi-layered adventures happening among the foxgloves and delphiniums while we see only the tedium of weeding!
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