Retro TV and Toys for the Very Young - Rainbow Brite

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAAAAAND we're back!  Finally!  :)
When we were kids, my sister had a set of Rainbow Brite paper dolls.  Her favourite character was Red Butler, and mine was Patty O'Green.  I was excited to see new Rainbow Brite books being published and I bought a few for my daughter, as you can see in the first picture.  I've also included here some scans of a vintage Rainbow Brite book from the 80's.  Sometime I would love to buy a Rainbow Brite doll or other related merchandise for myselfImeanmykids.  :)

Mary Poppins

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a beautiful picture book about Mary Poppins.  It is a 'Disney Storybook Favorite' - a modern re-print of what was originally a Little Golden Book in 1964, illustrated by Beverly Edwards and Leon Jason.  This picture book - 'Mary Poppins - A Jolly Holiday' - is an adaptation from the movie, not from the chapter book by P.L Travers.  Right now I am reading the first of the Mary Poppins chapter books to my 6-year-old and remembering the days when I lived inside these books for a time as a child.  

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When I was Googling for images of the P.L. Travers books, I came across an article about some of the differences between the movie and the book.  I was saddened to read a few comments about how some people hadn't even known it was a book, they had only known about the movie!

I was VERY EXCITED to read on Wikipedia that a movie called "Saving Mr. Banks" is in the works!!  It's a movie about the production of the movie Mary Poppins!  (How meta is that - a movie about a movie??)  It's going to star Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L Travers!  Wow!!

Enjoy this beautiful clip of the song "Feed the Birds"  from the Mary Poppins movie.

More P.D. Eastman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the comments on the previous P.D. Eastman post, everyone - here's some more of his books for you to enjoy!  I don't have much to write about with this post - I'm too tired out from a trip to Legoland with my daughters today!  (My 6 year old started her March break from school today - they get a week plus one extra day.)

Linking to The Children's Bookshelf

P.D. Eastman - 3 Board Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some classic P.D. Eastman books for you today.  I grabbed Go, Dog, Go at a library sale - why on earth have people not been taking out this one from the library??  It's basically a must for childhood!!  I love the dog party in a tree.

Linking to Kid Lit Blog Hop

Alain Gree- Board Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's my next instalment of Alain Gree!  These board books are too fun.  Check out the Alain Gree website for more information and fabulousness.  There I learned the names of some of the recurring characters that he draws - Pilou, (the little guy with the hat and sailor suit) Mirabelle,(the bird) Capucine, (the fox) Romeo, (the dog)and Achille and Bergamote (the brother and sister).  Not all of them are pictured here but you can see some more of them in my previous Alain Gree post, or I will show more in an upcoming post about Alain Gree's work in PLOC magazine.

Now, get ready for more Alain Gree to-die-for cuteness!  I found some of the most amazing products with his images on them while surfing Pinterest!!


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Aaaahh!  This pouch purse!!


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I WANT THIS BAG SO MUCH.



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How awesome would this be for my 1-year-old??!!


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These blocks would be SO CUTE on the shelves in her room too!!


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AAAAAHHH!!  I could go on and on!  I will restrain myself for now!

While we're at it - go ahead and follow me on Pinterest!  At some point I need to get my boards a bit more organized, but I've got a lot of fun stuff pinned to my Vintage Children's Books board!

Linking to Cozy Book Hop