I am looking for a copy of the first book I ever read (I have been looking for it since 1995 without success). What I remember is:
– I was born in 1960 and started reading in 1963. We were poor and the only books we had were from my father (born in 1940) so the book would have been 1920-1940s for when he went to school in 1945.
– I remember the color of the book had a dark sandy brown cover and had the words \u201cfirst primer\u201d or \u201cyoung reader\u201d on the cover. Primer figured prominently on the cover and\/or title page but I cannot remember the exact wording. I think there was a square illustration on the cover but am not sure.
– There were stories, poems, and I think a musical score at the center of the book. The main story involved a little brownie (fairy\/sprite) with a red cap, with squirrels for friends\/neighbors. The illustrations were only two to three colors, red and brown primarily.
– I have been looking for this book for approximately 30 years. off and on, without success. Other books in the similar time frames come close but they are not the one. The closest ones in style, illustration, and structure are The Work-Play Books Make and Make Believe by Gates and Huber and The Children\u2019s Own Readers Book Two by Ginn and Co. circa 1920s.
I grew up in Norwalk, CT in the 60\u2019s if that helps in any way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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