children’s storybook with pictures, of a girl who had a large green floppy cat pillow she carried around. Either the cat pillow was green or the cat pillow’s eyes were green. The rest of the pictures may have been without color. Cover was hardback and green, like fabric. Written maybe mid-70’s.
1. Hardback children’s book, about the size of a Rolling Stone magazine. Had it in 1970’s, not sure when published. Contained 2-3 short stories I believe, I remember some black and white possibly checkerboard around the edge of cover. It was a picture book oriented children’s book. I remember a man wanting to win the hand of his girl, I think she was a princess, and a mad king he had to win over. I remember the king in one of the stories turns into a monster, and I remember mint chocolate chip ice cream. I am not sure if the king was a mint chocolate chip ice cream monster, or if the town was being flooded by a wave of it.
Circa 1945-60. Main character: Petey/Pete, youngest child of rather large family. Chapter book. Scenes include: Christmas he just wants a little matchbox car, gets many; snow day makes a quilt with siblings; likes milkman’s mule and visits his farm, meets family (including daughter, I think).
Two boys discover their teacher or principal is an alien and there is some plan that they must thwart. Their is a cave involved where the aliens are building or doing something that the boys must stop. I remember an illustration that the “principal looked normal except for a fairly large head or forehead. I remember one of the boys maybe having a sword that figured in the story.
approx. 10″x14″/landscape picture book; realistic art (not photo); dog is Shetland Sheepdog type; published ca. 1994; ISTR publisher was Japanese company, common at the time; ISTR author or artist name may have included “Walter”; ISTR story used the word “gremlins”.
I remember a book about parents who go away on vacation and leave one cookie for their child to have every night they are gone. I saw it in the mid-70s and thought it was called Moon Cookies but I can’t find a book by that name. Can you help?
Was wondering if someone could help. My recollections may be off on some details.
The book was likely published before 1985, and it was a children’s pictorial book. The book told the story of an elderly woman who took care of a debilitated large bird (perhaps a goose or similar). Each winter the woman makes the decision to not travel to warmer climes (to join a relative), and chooses to stay in the cold snow country to take care of the bird. A portion of the story is around how she teaches the bird to come to her at mealtimes. At some point, the bird becomes blind after being mauled by wolves, and the woman teaches the bird to fly to her (for feedings) by the smell of the food and the scent of a nearby tree (she fed the bird by the side of a lake or pond). Eventually, the woman dies, and the bird flies to her grave and lies down on the grave (presumably to die as well). The story ends with the bird and grave being covered by the snowfall.
Any possible leads would be very appreciated. This book has stayed on my mind for over two decades. Many thanks.
I am trying to find a book from around 1974 or 1976 time frame. The title is Something for Jimmy. It is about a young boy and his friends who found some fireworks and Jimmy lit the fire works and they exploded in his hand causing Jimmy to go blind. I would really love to find this book.
A book about a part-raccoon (maybe fox) brother and sister who lived together in the wild and were hiding from a hunter. Published sometime in the early 1990s. The author and illustrator (they may have been husband and wife) would come to the school libraries and sign books and draw custom doodles.
Short story book read in UK aprox 1965. Think was thick cover & thick pages-each story had black and white line drawing at top. 1 story=Gnomes/ goblins knocking on doors asking for jobs- phrase used by goblins was “why to be sure”. Lady asked for hedges cut but they cut into shape of toadstools.