I am seeking a vintage children’s anthology possibly printed somewhere between 1940s-1960s. Possibly earlier.
The main clue is an illustration of a boy holding a huge spoon, (tall like a ladder) scooping up clouds.
The featured poem with the illustration is
CLOUDS
by Dorothy Aldis
If I had a spoon
As tall as the sky
I’d dish out the clouds
That go slip-sliding by.
I’d take them right in
And give them to cook
And see if they tasted
As good as they look.
I’ve searched other books and I can usually find this poem, but I cannot find the right illustration of the little boy holding the tall spoon catching clouds.
The book was a hardcover cloth-like blue, with faded letters embossed on cover. There was no dust jacket.
I thought maybe the book was “Here, There, and Everywhere” by D. Aldis, but as it turns out, it is not the right book 🤔
Size of the book was approximately
8″ x 11″x 1″ thick.
I too have been looking for this book. Let me know if you find it!
Perhaps “Miss Frances of Ding Dong School selects stories and poems to enjoy” by Horwich, Frances Rappaport. Publication date 1962
p.15 has an illustration for ‘Clouds’ with a young boy (and woman), holding up the spoon, which fits the description.
https://archive.org/details/missfrancesofdin0000horw/page/n7/mode/1up?q=Clouds