Book Blogger Appreciation Week starts today! This is a week to share a love of reading, find a new book blog that suits your style, as well as books and authors to expand your horizons! Mondays are always Blue Monday of course, so I'm combining the two this week.
Last year, on the first day of BBAW, I shared a copy of Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book from the 1920s. Today I have a newer, yet still vintage, version from Random House. This is the book that began my love of fairy tales, and is the basis by which I judge illustrations in books of traditional stories. I've found a bunch of illustrations that have blue in them to share with you.
Not many people know the story of Felicia and the Pot of Pinks. She's kind of like a Cinderella. Here she is fighting off the rats that have infested her bed.
Check out the Queen's head dress! She is welcoming her son back. He had been enchanted and was turned into the Pot of Pinks! Felicia rescued him.
Toads and Diamonds is another story about the Cinderella-ish girl being nice to someone, and her sister being nasty. One spits out diamonds and the other toads.
Here's Jack confronting the Giant. This giant used to kind of scare me!
There are so many more great illustrations that I think I'll share more this week for Vintage Thingies Thursday, so come on back!
Be sure to visit Smiling Sally and the Other Blue Monday participants.
There are lots of great giveaways, both for books and non-reading items at BBAW all week long, as well as over 60 blogs giving things away as of today. I'm sure more will be added as the week goes on. I have 2 books on my right sidebar, and I've donated some Christmas and Halloween jewelry to the main BBAW site.
Last year, on the first day of BBAW, I shared a copy of Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book from the 1920s. Today I have a newer, yet still vintage, version from Random House. This is the book that began my love of fairy tales, and is the basis by which I judge illustrations in books of traditional stories. I've found a bunch of illustrations that have blue in them to share with you.
Not many people know the story of Felicia and the Pot of Pinks. She's kind of like a Cinderella. Here she is fighting off the rats that have infested her bed.
Check out the Queen's head dress! She is welcoming her son back. He had been enchanted and was turned into the Pot of Pinks! Felicia rescued him.
Toads and Diamonds is another story about the Cinderella-ish girl being nice to someone, and her sister being nasty. One spits out diamonds and the other toads.
Here's Jack confronting the Giant. This giant used to kind of scare me!There are so many more great illustrations that I think I'll share more this week for Vintage Thingies Thursday, so come on back!
Be sure to visit Smiling Sally and the Other Blue Monday participants.
There are lots of great giveaways, both for books and non-reading items at BBAW all week long, as well as over 60 blogs giving things away as of today. I'm sure more will be added as the week goes on. I have 2 books on my right sidebar, and I've donated some Christmas and Halloween jewelry to the main BBAW site.
25 comments:
They are beautiful illustrations. Fairy Tales are wonderful. I loved reading them to my children.
Iris
Oh Elizabeth!
I so love this wonderful story book! The graphics are awesome. I have never heard the story of Felicia and the Pot of Pinks. I am going to have to get caught up on my fairy tales. Thanks for sharing. I will check out some of the other sites. Country hugs, Sherry
Gotta love those Fairy Tale books!
I miss illustrations such as these in our techno world. It is too easy to whip something up on the computer.
Very pretty.
Have a great day!
Becky K.
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My daughter would love that book.
cindy
You picked a really cute book to share. Any child should love it.
I have always loved Fairy Tales. Great book! Happy Blue Monday.
Blessings,
Sandi
I have been a big Lang fan since I can remember! Love the fairy books. Now I am off to check on your links.
♥, Susan
Always have loved the beautiful fairy tales. I miss reading them to grandkids...they are all too big now. I wish I had saved some of the books I read to my kids and then to the grands.
Have a really great day,
bj
You must be such a good teacher of children; your books reflect that. Happy Blue Monday.
I think that the closing date of your giveaways may be off.
Good Morning Elizabeth! How are you today? I'm really loving the colorful illustrations. The old books were the best!
Happy Blue to you today Elizabeth. The earrings you made for Sally are very sweet! I love Children's books and these illustrations look so familiar to me. What fun! Have a great week...
What a wonderful post! The illustrations you selected to share with us are magical. I love fairy tales. I hope you are having a wonderful day.
Those are the kind of books I used to love reading to my kids. So bright and colorful.
Ow! That is so lovely and vintage!
I love those beautiful illustrations.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Blue Monday,
Val
The illustrations are so fascinating and colorful, im sure kids would love to read that book.
love the wonderful blues on the pages of the story
That is too Cool! Love it! Wonderful illustrations.
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I love this week! It's so much fun.
Hi Elizabeth, I adore your fairy book so much. I love the illustrations that you find in vintage books. Awesome. I too love fairies.
Hugs...Jeanne
This is wonderful story book!! i love it!! thanks for the sharing it!
Wonderful illustrations! I love these old fairy tales :D
Gorgeous illustractions...I just LOVE children's books. I'm a teacher with my masters in Reading, so your post today was right up my alley! Thanks for sharing.
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I want to read the blue fairy book.
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