tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post141150432007708528..comments2024-03-29T07:12:24.516+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Now and Then by Sue Hardy-Dawson (Guest Blog)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-8134284701275913542014-09-03T01:30:33.235+01:002014-09-03T01:30:33.235+01:00Do you want a special someone to think about you m...Do you want a special someone to think about you more? This spell works by reminding them of loving thoughts about you. No matter where they go, no matter what they do, it just seems like everything reminds them of you, making it impossible for them to stop thinking of you.This is also a great spell to gain someone's interest. 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Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-78781984417984894542013-09-16T16:36:00.389+01:002013-09-16T16:36:00.389+01:00Thanks for contributing a fab post, Sue - happy co...Thanks for contributing a fab post, Sue - happy collecting!Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-58678172401535657962013-09-16T08:58:35.489+01:002013-09-16T08:58:35.489+01:00Thanks Abie, I remember well waiting for my own ch...Thanks Abie, I remember well waiting for my own children to get old enough to read some of my and my parents favorite old books too. <br /><br />Also avid jumble sale collectors my children often had love affairs with the battered and heavily cello-taped. Gertie the Duck springs to mind, one my eldest daughter made me read every night. Sue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-10216926460583793392013-09-15T12:44:53.710+01:002013-09-15T12:44:53.710+01:00Thanks for adding so many pictures to your post - ...Thanks for adding so many pictures to your post - it was lovely to see so many beautiful examples! Like most of us in Picturebookden I have a whole load of dog eared books too! My favourites are the ones my grandmother used to read to my father when he was little - old books by H.A. Rey, before he became famous for Curious George. I really love reading them to my own children now.Abie Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682225221860351795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-41982939961829670532013-09-14T08:42:05.744+01:002013-09-14T08:42:05.744+01:00Thank you Paeony. I love those old guilt covers to...Thank you Paeony. I love those old guilt covers too. Ooh hadn't thought about it but you must be right about the glue, luckily my two are not situated near any of my old special ones because at least one is still at the chew it and see stage.<br /><br /> We've had other casualties, a skirting board and a few cushions, toilet rolls were popular teething aids at one point, so I'm sure given the opportunity, antique horse glue would be perfectly acceptable.Sue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-68216395203916640102013-09-14T00:28:44.794+01:002013-09-14T00:28:44.794+01:00Lovely to see the books you enjoy, Sue. Apart from...Lovely to see the books you enjoy, Sue. Apart from the memories entwined in books from my childhood, what I adore most about 'old' children's books are the illustrations. I'm especially fond of collections of fairytales, and although the writing can be a little cringeworthy, the illustrations are glorious and the gilt decoration on the covers is often stunning (eg the Andrew Lang volumes).<br /><br />By the way,not long ago I discovered a problem with older books - I presume horse glue was used in the spines because our dog chewed several books and destroyed a 1929 Pip and Squeak Annual. Sigh. He ignored the more modern books.<br /><br />Oh, and you mentioned how embarrassing old books can be. I shudder at some of my childhood books, I really do. The worst are those that belonged to my mother and grandmother, especially a retelling of a tale from Brazil called 'The Black Princess' which at first glance looks delightful with a delicate illustration of a beautiful black princess in a garden, but then I began to read the early 20th century story... Nuff said.Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-62161547424896629812013-09-13T12:02:43.427+01:002013-09-13T12:02:43.427+01:00Thank you Jonathan, ooh I couldn't bear to par...Thank you Jonathan, ooh I couldn't bear to part with mine though, every so often I visit them, like little time machines they transport me back to when I first read them.<br /><br />Re the other I have no problem with their reinventions and hybrids but there's something charming about their older big brothers and sisters that immediately says when they were born. Sue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-9978860612922476052013-09-13T11:47:53.994+01:002013-09-13T11:47:53.994+01:00Lovely post. I love old books too. It's the fi...Lovely post. I love old books too. It's the finding part I like especially. You never know what might be lurking in that charity shop. . . I accumulated various old books from junk shops etc for years. I love the insight into past times and values they give you, good and bad. Trouble is, I haven't so much as looked at most of them for over twenty years or more ;-( They will (mostly) have to go if we move house again!<br /><br />Incidentally, re Martin(!) the Kingfisher - that 40's 50's, 'mid century' illustration and design style is very 'in' at the moment. In fact it's EVERYWHERE! I'm getting heartily sick of it to be honest, (probably because it isn't the style I work in and I feel a touch old and out of time as a result!) but I do like it's original incarnation.Jon Burgess Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686489273842347796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-29361111573338591772013-09-13T09:45:42.331+01:002013-09-13T09:45:42.331+01:00Thank you Lynne, I'm smiling with you it's...Thank you Lynne, I'm smiling with you it's good to know I'm not alone Sue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-25396325507675973252013-09-13T08:48:32.950+01:002013-09-13T08:48:32.950+01:00A wonderful post and some of the Enid Blyton books...A wonderful post and some of the Enid Blyton books and Ladybird books I recognise from my own childhood. I collect books but games books and as with picture books they are of their time. With terms and views that not only make me cringe but also smile. Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.com