Bookshelf
What I’m reading & what I want to read
From the Archives: Children’s Dictionary
I went to a secondhand book sale yesterday with Mark & Stevie, & this is one of the treasures I bought – a children’s pictorial dictionary from about the late 1940s-early 1950s. I love that it’s Australian & features some familiar images… Read the full story…
I Love…Golden Books
Before I get started singing the praises of Golden Books, I’m happy to announce that my contact page has just been freshly installed on my site! Come & help me test that everything’s working & in order, by sending me an email. Just come & say hi, & I’ll say hi back! Read the full story…
From the Archives: 1970
Here are some of the gorgeous illustrations from my favourite book when I was three: Nurseryland Annual 1970. I loved poetry when I was a young’un, & loved this book in particular because of the beautiful pictures. Google hasn’t been very enlightening… Read the full story…
How to Make Giant Christmas Balls
Is it too early to make Christmas Balls? That’s the question on everyone’s lips, isn’t it? Look at this glorious creation – a Giant Christmas Ball from a book I picked up from a secondhand book fair a few months ago, Fun With Wool by Michael Joseph… Read the full story…