I’m looking for a picture book about a teddy bear named “Jacques” that falls out of a boat into the ocean along with some other stuffed animals (a white sheep?). He sees mermaids and an octopus squirts him with ink. He eats “fish fingers”. It’s most likely English and I had it when I was about 4 or 5 back in ’89 or there about. The book had very interesting full page illustrations.
It’s been bothering my sisters and me for decades!
When I was a child, my mother bought me a book from the University of South Florida’s St. Pete campus. It was by a USF graduate. This would have been in the very late 70’s or early 80’s. I would say between 1979 and no later than 1985. I remember it being read to me before I started 1st grade. Many people try to convince me it was Ferdinand the bull, but from what I see of it, this is not the right book.
It was about a cow who wore galoshes. I believe they were red. I
The cover of the book was yellow.
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ng for a book my mother had as a child. I think you would call it an coloured Illustration book with animals all dressed up. Some with babies and some not. My mother was born in the 1920’s So not even sure how to find it without a name. My mother loved this book and later in life she became a painter. She painted from the book an elephant that was dressed with a mouse and the elephant is jumping because of the mouse. Also a possum with her babies. I have one painting I will send you from the book. My father out lived 2 wives and was on his 3th wife when he passed so my mother’s book got lost. I remember how she loved this book and would love to find it.
Thin (approx 8-15 page) children’s book published between 1980 and 1995. My best guess would place it early 1990’s. I think it was roughly the size of a golden book. It is about one little girl who is approx. 5 years old and while the Mother is mentioned, the story is about her day with her Dad. The two parts I remember most are when she helps him wash the car, and they go to the beach and she collects shells. In one of the beach scene illustrations, the girl has an orange one piece swimsuit. Also, the girl has short dark blonde hair. The illustrations looked like watercolor with a slightly faded hue. I think at the end the girl goes to sleep (isn’t that how all of those short little books end ? 😉
I’m sure you always hear this, but I can’t tell you what it would mean to find this book. I have many cherished memories of reading it with my parents and would absolutely love to own it.
My mother often read me a book in the late 1960s to early 1970s about a family that was grumpy and unkind toward one another until a good feeling entered (or kind of floated) their home. They then began to feel better about themselves and treated each other with kindness.
may be scary book. Inside back cover a map of the town. A Mr. Foxy’s house (gloomy) a dump and store at the top w/ “Gone Fishing” on door. story of animals & clam bake. Halloween poem goes “witches & goblins prowling about on this shivery, hween night. A monster jumps out from a tree w/a shout”
A friend is looking for a pop-up book from her childhood that I’d like to surprise her with. She said it was a pop-up book about a family that goes to the zoo and everyone but the little boy gets eaten by the animals. She said the tag line was like “If you hunt for me, I will hunt for you”
Picture book about a little girl who doesn’t want to go to bed. Her parents tuck her in and after they leave she gets up to go play with her toys, but they are all asleep so she goes to bed too. I think I remember blocks and dolls. Book was published in early 80s or earlier. Maybe Little Golden Book
This book was a children’s book read in the 80s. It is about a young girl who has some kind of party (possibly a birthday party) on a yacht. The illustration of the boat has lots of strung lights and balloons. I originally thought that this was a Madeline book, as I remember it being similar, but have not come across anything like it.
Wife’s description: Kid’s Christmas book, probably from the mid-80’s (or older). A family can’t finish decorating their cookies before bedtime(?) on Christmas Eve. During the night, elves (?? Wife is certain it wasn’t mice…) help finish the cookies for the family. That’s what we have — HELP!