Curiouser & Curiouser

04/02/2024

One of the exciting new listings in my Etsy shop. Signed first edition of the trickster tale, Zomo, by the late Gerald McDermott.

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02/11/2024

Maurice Sendak in the 50s collaborated with Minarik and others.. The I Can Read pioneer series, still going strong today, began with their Little Bear books.
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01/28/2024

I love vintage school texts in great condition. This one from the 1960s really steals my heart. Could it be because it's from "my era"?

01/16/2024

In honor of Dr. King. The Well by Mildred D. Taylor is part of the award-winning Logan family saga. The hardback edition is out of print.

01/14/2024

Father Gander Nursery Rhymes - A vintage and kinder, gentler Mother Goose from 1985!
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01/14/2024

Not a "bookshop dog" but Nolan on the bookshelf at my last school library gig!

03/08/2021

So much confusion and misinformation about six books by Dr. Seuss. I love how Levar Burton, formerly of Reading Rainbow, clearly presents the facts.

Anderson Cooper reads to his son Wyatt on 'Read Across America Day' and talks to longtime host of "Reading Rainbow" and recent recipient of the PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion award LeVar Burton about the decision to discontinue six Dr. Seuss books. Anderson Cooper Full Circle airs Monday, Tuesday an...

11/24/2019

Tis the season for giving and for reconnecting with childhood! Visit my Etsy site to see Christmas themed offerings and other giftable vintage children's books. www.etsy.com/shop/CuriousChildrensBks

09/14/2019

His books stand the test of time.

09/02/2019

Happy Birthday Virginia Lee Burton!

08/16/2019

It's back to school time now for many kids. I learned to read with Dick and Jane primers!

07/16/2019

Happy summer everyone. I remember my blissful bicycle rides with my best friend to my local library branch to check out my favorite childhood series -- everything by Marguerite Henry!