Vintage Children's Books

I don't have children of my own, but I enjoy finding old books for their illustrations (especially the pen and ink ones), or for gifts. Here are some recent finds:

Adorable "Little Red Riding Hood" from 1967. It originally had a Peepul Pals doll to go with it. I checked ebay, and Peepul also had games and paperdolls...similar to Little Kiddles.

Thrift store price: tag says 60 cents, but if I remember correctly, it was a dime.


"Cannonball Simp", a cute little book from 1966, about a dog who joins the circus.
Thrift store price: 50 cents.


Trees illustration from an amazing book, "A Tree Named Moses", by Laura Nelson Baker, 1966. I adore this book.
Thrift store price for former library book: 50 cents.

Bird illustration from same book:



Fun fable, "The Swineherd". Whimsical illustrations, though not very detailed.
No date, but perhaps late 70's. How sad that I'm labeling that 'vintage'. Sigh.
Thrift store price: 45 cents.

More fun fabric finds

Five yards Tori Richard Hawaiian fabric, thrift store price $6. That's a bit steep for thrift store prices, but this funky color haunted me for awhile. I'm glad it was still there when I returned. Not sure what I'm going to do with it--it's a bit silky like a rayon, but it may just be a cotton blend. Maybe the back of a quilt. I like the unique quality.


Denim-weight fabric, a little over one yard, $1.50
Reminds me of Ikea fabric. I love fruit images.


Thrifted polyester shirt. I love grafitti fabric. I figure I can make a purse out of it. I don't remember what I paid for this, but it was probably just a couple of dollars.

Woohoo!

Thrift store find of the century today--rolls of cut fabric strips that I assume are meant to make your own bias tape. They could also be used in quilting, as ribbon, in rag rugs...
Yards and yards! Two rolls of the red-white-and-blue Zodiac print (one roll pictured so you can see how much fabric I'm talking about!), three rolls of the yellow-and-white floral, and one roll of the luscious red-and-white Asian(ish) floral print.

The best part? Each roll: 60 cents!