Today I browsed the Vintage Children's Books pool on Flickr for alphabet books and found some real cuties. This one has the cutest text and inside illustrations...
And this one is a Pirates Alphabet. I wonder what arrrrrr is for...
Ah, arrrrrr is apparently for ring-tail monkey...
Great artwork, clearly this one was much loved in it's day...
More graphic letters. These would make great drop caps...
And I must offer an apology (again... I seem to do this a lot) for the gap in posts. There's so much going on right now! We're planning a big remodeling project, to finally address all the things we've meant to do since we first moved in. It's exciting but of course I'm dreading the disruption. Not to mention that we're incorporating much of our storage into usable space, so I've got to get rid of a ton of stuff. But in the end I am hoping sure the result will be well worth it. The part that I'm the most excited and freaking out about is that my current studio will be converted into a library/office and I will have to move every little thing upstairs to my new studio space. And if you've seen a photo of my studio you will realize what a daunting undertaking that is going to be.
And on top of that I'm switching computers, and learning Photoshop CS5, and continuing to work on interactive books! It's enough to make me run screaming into the street, except it is 105 degrees out. I'm not crazy, you know.
In light of my stress level, I could use some suggestions for some lovely relaxing escapist books to read! Any ideas? Something that takes place in England maybe? In fact any place cooler than here would be wonderful!
Cheers,
Jenny