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Children’s Book Illustration Postcards: Part V (Final)

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We’ve finally reached the end of 122 weeks of children’s book illustration postcards.  I’ve enjoyed our excursion into the world of children’s literature.  It’s particularly been a pleasure going through the cards and sharing them again with my little one–who’s really not so little anymore.  Though he is way beyond “picture books,” he still appreciates the books and illustrations and fondly remembers his early childhood reading.

As I consider the fact that this swap was hosted every week for more than two years, I’m impressed that some of us “stuck it out” and participated in every.single.swap.  That is quite a feat!

We end with the final 24 postcards I received.  In this set, there’s a series of postcards I had never seen before–those from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.  The cards are big (just above 5×7) and colorful with  a snippet of the story featured on the back of the card.  You’ll once again see a few Alice in Wonderland postcards and some from other series, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales.

Although this is the last post of the five-part series, I will begin the new children’s book illustration postcards swap series this weekend and will share the postcards regularly.

If you’ve missed any of the other posts, you can find them here:

Ciao!

Week 101: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Dick Bruna (Miffy).
Week 102: From Cindy (New Zealand). Biggles.
Week 103: From Pam (USA): Jack an the Bean Stalk.
Week 104: From Karen (USA). Illustration by George Soper. From Lewis Carroll’s _Alice in Wonderland_. “The executioner had never had to do such a thing before,a nd he wasn’t going to begin at his time of life.”
Week 104b: Illustration by J.M. Battle, 1910 from _Peter Pan in Kensington Garden_.
Week 105: From Dawn (USA). Illustration by Francesca Chessa for _Library Lily_ by Gillian Shields. “Lily loves to read so much that she forgets to do anything else. but when she meets a new friend who doesn’t like to read, the two girls help each other discover the joy of both backyards and books–and find that adventures are best with a friend along. ” Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, http://www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders.
Week 106: From Pam (USA): Illustration by Hermann Vogel for _Hansel and Gretel_.
Week 107: From Dawn (USA). Illustration by Claire Alexander for _Back to Front and Upside Down_. “Stan can’t make his letters come out right, but he’s afraid to ask for help until a friend reassures him that nobody is good at everything.” Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, http://www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders.
Week 108: From Peggy (USA): Illustration by Anita Jeram for _Guess How Much I Love You_ by Sam McBratney. Walker Books, http://www.walker.co.uk.
Week 109: From Barbara (Netherlands). Illustration by Rie Cramer. Juni-Zomermaand.
Week 110: From Dawn (USA): Illustration by Jean-Francois Dumont for _The Sheep Go on Strike. “When the sheep on the farm go on strike, things get heated as the rest of the animals take sides. But when they sit down and talk, they think of a creative compromise.” Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, http://www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders
Week 111: From Barbara (Netherlands). Illustration by Rien Poortvliet for _Klaas Vaak_ (The Sandman).
Week 112: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Martijn van der Linden for _Mama Lief Alsjeblieft_ by Margje Kuyper and Sjoerd Kuyper. “Rough” translation of title:Here you are, sweet mama.” The book tells in 11 rhymes why you shold give flowers to your mother.
Week 113: From Pam (USA). Vintage illustration from the nursery rhyme “Little Boy Blue.”
Week 114: From Dawn (USA). Illustration by Mary Newell DePalma. “A fun and simple read aloud about the adventures of a boy and his dog.” Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, http://www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders.
Week 115: From Pam (USA). From the cover of _Dawn’s Wicked Stepsister_, Baby-sitters Club #31.
Week 116: From Marlies (Netherlands). Illustration by Rie Cramer. Maart-Lenlemaand.
Week 117: From Peggy (USA). Illustration by Gertrude Alice Kay. From _All Aboard for Wonderland, 1917.
Week 118: From Cindy (New Zealand). Helpful Penny.
Week 119: From Pam (USA). Vintage illustration from the classic nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle.”
Week 120: From Marjan (Netherlands): Illustration by Iris Deppe for _We hebben er een geitje bij_ (We Have a Kid) by Marjet Hulberts. 2016 Picture Book of the Year.
Week 121: From Pam (USA). Illustration by Charles Robinson. From Lewis Carroll’s _Alice in Wonderland_.
Week 122: From Pam (USA): Alice in Wonderland.
Bonus Card: From Karen (USA). Illustration by Sarah Stilwell Weber. From_The Musical Tree_, 1925.

Children’s Book Illustration Postcards: Part IV

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What? You haven’t had your fill of children’s book illustration postcards? No worries. We have more! In the set below you’ll find some of the same illustrators you’ve seen in parts one, two, and three, but you’ll also find some that aren’t featured in the other posts, Helen Oxenbury and  Selma Lagerlof, for example.  You’ll even find two Cornelis Jetses, Winnie-the-Pooh (yay!), and Wizard of Oz postcards.

Click an image for a closer look at postcards received weeks 76-100.  Have a happy day!

Week 76: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Helen Oxenbury for _Koning Koen en de draak_ (King Koen and the Dragon) by Peter Bently.
Week 77: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Illustration by Margareta Nordqvist for _Alla älskar Sigge_ (Everyone Loves Sigge) by Linn Hallberg.
Week 78: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Illustration by Ingrid Vang Nyman for Pippi by Astrid Lindgren.
Week 79: From Ksenia (Israel). Part of a fairy tales set. “Puss in Boots.” Maybe?
Week 80: From Ina (Netherlands). Illustration by Lars Klinting for Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Across Sweden) by Selma Lagerlöf.
Week 81: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Cornelis Jetses for _Zonnestralen_.
Week 82: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Max Velthuijs. Kikker (Frog).
Week 83: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp for _Floddertje_.
Week 84: From Pam (USA). Illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith for “Beauty and the Beast,” from _The Now-a-Days Fairy Book_, 1911.
Week 85: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Ella Riemersma for Het Verzenboek van Lijsje.
Week 85b: From Amy (USA): Illustration by Milo Winter for “Thumbelina,” from _Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales_, 1916.
Week 86: From Amy (USA): Illustration by Margaret Tarrant for Lewis’ Carool’s _Alice in Wonderland_ .
Week 87: From Jenny (USA). Illustration by W.W. Denslow (rendered by Ted Menten) for _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_ by L. Frank Baum.
Week 88: From Squince (USA). From the cover of _Boy-Crazy Stacey_, Baby-sitters Club #8.
Week 89: From Leila (USA): Beauty and the Beast.
Week 90: From Marjan (Netherlands): Illustration by Fiep Westendorp for _Pim en Pom_.
Week 91: From Peggy (USA). Illustration by Eulalie from _Eight Fairy Tales_, 1934. Peter Pan.
Week 92: From Aimee (USA): Winnie-the-Pooh.
Week 93: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Ien van Laanen.
Week 94: From Karen (USA): Illustration by Beatrix Potter.
Week 95: From Debbie (England). Illustration by Quentin Blake for _The BFG_ by Roald Dahl. Reproduced from a stamp designed by Magpie Studio.
Week 96: From Pam (USA): Illustration by Beatrix Potter from _The Tale of Peter Rabbit_, 1902. Mrs. Rabbit in the woods. “Old Mrs Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the baker’s.”
Week 97: From Eric (USA). Postcard from the annual “Oz-stravaganza in New York.
Week 98: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Dick Bruna. Miffy.
Week 99: From Aimee (USA). Winnie-the-Pooh.
Week 100a: From Karen (USA). Illustration by Eulalie. From _The Bumper Book_, 1946.
Week 100b: From Karen (USA). Illustration by Lucy Locket. From _The Real Mother Goose_, Blanche Fisher Wright.
Week 100c: From Johanna (Netherlands). Illustration by Cornelis Jetses for _Nog bin moeder_.

[Note: This is post four of five of children’s book illustration (CBI) postcards I received through 122 weeks of CBI postcard swaps on swap-bot].

Children’s Book Illustration Postcards: Part III

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Happy First Day of Summer!

I’m back with Part III of 122 weeks of children’s book illustration postcards. Here are the postcards from weeks 51-75.  Week 68 never arrived. 😦 I’m sure it’s floating around in mail space and will eventually land in my mailbox.  It happens.

If you missed them, be sure to check out Part I and Part II and be sure to look for Part IV and Part V later in the week.

Enjoy! [Click an image for a closer look]

Week 51: From Debbie (England). Bunnikin’s Picnic Party, 1940. By A.J. MacGregor.
Week 52: From Laura (USA). Illustration by Beatrix Potter. From _The Tale of Tom Kitten_, 1907.
Week 53: From Pam (USA). Illustration by W.W. Denslow, rendered by Ted Menten. From _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_.
Week 53b: From Pam (USA). Illustration by Beatrix Potter. From _The Tale of Pigling Bland_, 1913.
Week 54: From Pam (USA). Illustration by Clara M. Burd. From _Wonder Stories_, 1920.
Week 55: From Pam (USA). Illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright, “Pat-a-Cake,” from _The Real Mother Goose_.
Week 56: From San (Netherlands). Sprookjesboom.
Week 57: From Sacha (Netherlands). Illustration by Dagmas Stam.
Week 58: From Mmiastsu (Finland). Illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright. “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” from _The Real Mother Goose_.
Week 59: From Eric (USA). Illustration by Joan Kiddel-Monroe for _The Adventures of Wonk_ by Auntie Muriel Levy.
Week 60: From Sacha (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp. _Jip and Janneke_.
Weeks 61: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Alice in Wonderland.
Week 62: From Jetske (Netherlands). Illustration by Dick Bruna. Nijntje (Miffy).
Week 63: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Illustration by Sven Nordqvist.
Week 64: From Sacha (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp. _Jip and Janneke_.
Week 65: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Alice in Wonderland.
Week 66: From Ina (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp for _Pluk van de Petteflet_
Week 67: From Pam (USA). Illustration by Eulalie. From _The Bumper Book_.
Week 69: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Mies van Hout for _De kindereter_.
Week 70: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Illustration by Ingrid Vang Nyman for _Känner du Pippi Långstrump?_ (Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?) by Astrid Lindgren.
Week 71: From Pam (USA). Illustration by John Tenniel. “Advice for a Caterpillar,” from Lewis Carroll’s _Alice in Wonderland_.
Week 72: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Jet Boeke.
Week 73: From Ina (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp. _Jip and Janneke_.
Week 74: From Aimee (USA). Illustration by Erven Rie Cramer for Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland.
Week 75: From Eric (USA). Illustration by Harry Wooley and roy Smith for _Baby’s First Book_ by Margaret Borrett, 1954.

 

Children’s Book Illustration Postcards: Part II

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[Note: This is post two of five of children’s book illustration (CBI) postcards I received through 122 weeks of CBI postcard swaps on swap-bot].

If you enjoyed viewing the postcards shared in “Children’s Book Illustration Postcards: Part I,” you’ll have just as much fun with Part II (Weeks 26-50).  You’ll find more Jip and Janneke, Alice in Wonderland, Miffy, and Moomin, but you’ll also find some illustrators that were not featured in Part I.  There’s even a Winnie-the-Pooh illustration! ❤  Click an image for a closer look.

Week 26: From Nana (USA). “I wonder he said if stars are lit up so that one day we can all find our own.” Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Week 27: From Sara (Switzerland). Illustrated by Hans de Beer. _Little Polar Bear_.
Week 28: From Sacha (Netherlands). Illustrated by Marit Tornqvist, for Helden op sokken (Heroes on Socks).
Week 29: From Natasa (Australia). Illustration by Arthur Rackham. “Who Stole the Tarts?” _Alice in Wonderland_.
Week 30: From Monique (Netherlands). Illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard. “Pooh and Piglet on Gate.”Sketch for illustration to _The House at Pooh Corner_ chapter 1, page 8 (published 1928). Original drawings provided by Victoria and Albert Museum.
Week 31: Mmiatsu (Finland). Illustration by Charles Robinson. “What day of the month is it?” he said, turning to Alice. From Lewis Caroll’s _Alice in Wonderland_.
Week 32: From Jetske (Netherlands). Nijntje (Miffy). Illustration by Dick Bruna.
Week 33: Noora (Finland). Moomin.
Week 34: Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Camila Fialkowski for _Hup, naar Buiten!_
Week 35: From Eveline (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp for _Otje” by AMG Schmidt.
Week 36: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Illustration by Charles Folkard. “Beautiful Soup.” From Lewis Carroll’s _Alice in Wonderland_.
Week 37: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp. Jip and Janneke.
Weeks 38, 42, 48: From San (Netherlands). Illustration by Charlotte Dematons, for _Gele Ballon_. Since I received this card three times within 10 weeks, Marjan graciously sent me “make up” postcards.
Week 39: From Marloes (Netherlands). Illustrated by Luuk Klazenga. Tomke. From a Frisian book series.
Week 40: From Natasa (Australia). Illustration by Martin Handford. “On Tour with he Vikings,” from _Where’s Wally Now?_
Week 41: From Marloes (Netherlands). Illustration by Marije Tolman and Ronald Tolman (daughter and father), for _The Tree House_
Week 42 Makeup: From Marjan (Netherlands). _The Animal Book_.
Week 43: From Mmiatsu (Finland). Alice in Wonderland.
Week 44: From Marjan (Netherlands). Barbapapa.
Week 45: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Cornelis Jetses, for _Ot en Sien_.
Week 46: From Marloes (Netherlands). Illustration by Martijin van der Linden, for _Ik voel een voet_.
Week 47: From Eric (USA). Illustration by Gertrude Alice Kay, from _All Aboard for Wonderland_, 1917.
Week 48 Makeup: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Irven Lieve Baeten for _Nieuwsgierige Lotje_ (Curious Lottie) who according to Marjan is “just a cool little witch.”
Week 49: From Jenna (USA). Illustration by Pauline Baynes, 1959.
Week 50: From Eric (USA). Illustration by Philippe Rossignal. “Blue Fly,” 1954.

Children’s Book Illustration Postcards: Part I

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For more than two years–122 weeks to be exact–I participated in a weekly children’s book illustration (CBI) swap hosted by Marjan, a dedicated swapper from the Netherlands.  Yes–Marjan hosted the swap every week for more than two years! That is quite a commitment, but, as expected,  Marjan eventually ended the swaps.  Her last CBI swap was hosted December 2015 and with her “blessing,” I’ve decided to continue the swaps.  Before I begin the next season of the swaps, I thought I’d share with my blog audience the 125+ cards I received from June 16, 2013- January 4, 2016.

Since I can’t blog each postcard individually, I’m sharing the postcards in five parts in the order the postcards were received. The illustrators are from various parts of the world, including the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, England, and the United States.  Hopefully, you’ll find some favorites from  your childhood.  For a closer look or for a little information on each card, click its image. Enjoy the sweetness!

Week 1: From Johanna (Netherlands). Miffy, Nijntje in Dutch, Illustration by Dick Bruna
Week 2: From Jenny, (USA). “The Snow Queen,” Illustration by Edmund Dulac, Stories from Hans Christian Anderen, 1911, from Once Upon a Time.
Week 2b: From Jenny (USA). Illustration by Margaret Tarrant. “Alice succeeded in getting her flamingo’s body tucked away, comfortably enough under her arm, but generally just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, it would twist itself round and lookup into her face.” Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
Week 3: From Hannah (England). White Rabbit. Illustration by John Tenniel in The Nursery Alice by Lewis Carroll 1890
Week 4: From Marjan (Netherlands). Frog and Friends, Max Velthuijs
Week 5: From Natasa (Australia). Illustration by Warwick Goble for The Book of Fairy Poetry, edited by Dora Owen, 1920. “For the Nautilus is my boat/In which I over the waters float.”
Week 6: From Jenny (USA). Illustration by Warwick Goble for The Fairy Book by Dinah Mulock Craik, 1913. “Are you not sometimes called Rumpelstilzchen?”
Week 7: From Raven (Singapore). Illustration by Anita Jeram for Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, 1995.
Week 8: From Rita (USA). Illustration by Milo Winter, “Thumbelina,” Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, 1916. From Once Upon a Time.
Week 9: From San (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp. Jip and Janneke.
From Jetske (Netherlands). Frog, Kikker in Dutch. Illustration by Max Velthuijs
Week 11: From Marjan (Netherlands). Illustration by Hans de Beer, Little Polar Bear
Week 12: From Anicka (Netherlands). Miffy, Illustration by Dick Bruna
Week 13: From Sacha (Netherlands). “The Ebb and Flow Witch” or “The Witch Ebb and Flood,” from the Witches Fantasia series by Thea Tilton. Illustrator I. Bruno EA or Sylvia Bigolin
Week 14: From San (The Netherlands). Jip and Janneke. Illustration by Fiep Westerdorp.
Week 15: From Jetske (Netherlands). Illustration by Fiep Westendorp. Floddertje.
Week 16: From Sacha (Netherlands). Illustration by Brigida.
Week 17: From Aline (Belgium). Alice. Illustration by Gwenaelle Trolez.
Week 18: From Monique (Netherlands). The Witch Eucalypta and Krakras, her assistant the soup kitchen. Illustration by Jean Dulieu.
Week 19: From Noora (Finland). Moomin. Illustrated by Tove Jansson. Collaboration of Arabia (a famous tableware company in Finland) and Moomin.
Week 20: From Eve (Finland). Illustration by Mauri Kunnas
Week 21: From Marci (USA). The Very Quiet Cricket, Illustrated by Eric Carle.
Week 22: From Eve (Finland). “Children Need Us” for UNICEF. Illustrator information unreadable because of postal markings.
Week 23: From Hilary (USA). “The Frog Prince,” from Grimms’ Fariy Tales, 1922. Illustration by Anne Andersen.
Week 24:From Kirsten, Austria. “Davy.” Illustrated Eve Tharlet
Week 25: From Pek Mun (Malaysia). “Hunca Munca and Her Babies. From The Tale of Two Mice, Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.