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Purple Heart

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged color, flowers, Photography, purple, white on September 24, 2009| 1 Comment »

Purple Heart

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I Wonder Why?

Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged children's book, I Wonder Why, M. T. Penny Ross, vintage on September 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »

I do wonder why … all the time. Which is probably why I picked up the children’s book of the same title this past weekend. I paid a little bit more than I usually do for vintage children’s books, about $10, but I think it was a good investment. The illustrations are lovely and quirky with cherub faced children that on occasion look quite devilish. The illustrator is M.T. “Penny” Ross. His bio can be found here: http://www.spencer-n-ross.com/artist.html

I Wonder Why illus by Ross

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A Lovely Surprise Find: The Illustrations of Katherine Sturges Dodge

Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged children's book, color, How Sing Found the World is Round, Katherine Sturges Dodge, Sydney Reid, Volland on September 20, 2009| 9 Comments »

This weekend, I chanced upon a beautiful little book called How Sing Found the World is Round by Sydney Reid. It was published by Volland in the early part of the twentieth century. You can read more about Volland here: http://www.loganberrybooks.com/juvcat-volland.html

The illustrator is Katherine Sturges Dodge, the mother of Hilary Knight who is the illustrator of the very popular Eloise series. The book can be viewed online through the Children’s Books Online website: http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/How_Sing/index.htm

So far, I haven’t been able to find much of a biography for Katherine Sturges Dodge. If anyone out there knows of any resources, please let me know. I’d love to learn more about her.

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