Category Archives: Picture Book

141F: Little Boy Overflows Bath and Rides it throughout the House

This is a book my boyfriend read when he was a young child in the early 1980s, he thinks it might be as old as the 1960s though. It was a picture book and it must have been a pretty easy reader. The parts he remembers are that there was a little boy (possibly named Sam) who was taking a bath. The tub overfilled and flooded the whole house, and while it did he rode the tub on the water throughout multiple stories of the house. He thinks there also might have been a parade at the end. I’m trying to find it for him as a present, so any help would be great. Thanks!

141B: The Cursed Castle

The book had a light blue cloth binding. The plot revolved roughly around a young man who enters a cursed castle. He is invited in by floating ghostly hands. He has to pass a series of challenges, such as pulling yards of beautifully decorated linen through the eye of a needle. Another challenge involved miniature dogs on pillows (I’m not sure what he did with them). It was a very fantastical story. Illustration had bold black lines and solid colors. In the end I believe he marries a princess. 

141A: Pink Goat

I’m looking for a book i had when i was a child in the 1960’s. I called this book “Little Pink Rosie” but don’t think that was its actual title. Its about a pink goat that gets kidnapped by foxes. I remember monkeys although i can’t be certain  She’s kept in some sort of cage.

140E: Cat and Hat Switch Places

I’d love it if you can find this book!

It’s a great story. A lady lives alone, doesn’t like to go out much and has a pet cat. Her brother is a traveler and has a great furry hat.  He comes to visit his sister and when he leaves the cat masquerades himself as a hat so that he can have adventures and the lady is more than happy to have such a very mellow cat (the hat!)