Vintage Childrens Book: The Nest Book

Today's vintage children's book, The Nest Book, is from 1968 and was written by Kathleen N. Daly and illustrated by Jan Pfloog. Pfloog, (who I don't have any info on at this time) had some serious illustrating skills. It's puzzling to me how information on someone who illustrated many children's books cannot be found on the internet! 

The Nest Book

By Kathleen N. Daly

Pictures by Jan Pfloog

Golden Press, New York, 1968

Vintage Childrens Book: Bring in the Pumpkins, Dahlov Ipcar

Today's vintage children's book Bring in the Pumpkins was originally titled Hard Scrabble Harvest. I think the first title more accurately depicts the story of

a farmer and his wife who struggle to protect their crops from birds and beasts, as they plant, raise and harvest their crops. 

Nice composition on the title pages!

I like all the patterns and repetitions in Ipcar's illustrations.

Bring in the Pumpkins

Written and Illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar

Read about: Dahlov Ipcar

Vintage Children's Book: How Animals Sleep, illustrated by Jack Keats

I feel like a curmudgeon for saying this, but what is happening with girl's toys and play costumes? Everything is pink, glitter and bling. I understand many little girls of a certain age love the color pink and go through a princess stage. But it looks to me like a rather disproportionate number of girls toys are promoting limited ideals for girls: be a princess, rock star or a celebrity. 

Where is this all going? I don't know. It would take up too much time and space on this post and I'm sure you don't want to read it. But I do like books like this one illustrated by Jack Keats - How Animals Sleep. It's interesting and real life. There. Off my podium. Nuff said.

How Animals Sleep

By Millicent Selsam

Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

Scholastic Book Services, 1962