Thursday, 27 August 2026

Ed Emberley VIIII

'Drummer Hoff' written by Barbara Emberley, and illustrated by Ed Emberley. Is a 1968 Caldecott Medal winning children's book. It tells a cumulative tale of seven soldiers who build a cannon named "Sultan", and Drummer Hoff, who fires it off, exploding the book into a colourful blast. The last picture shows the birds and flowers taking it over. 
















Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Ed Emberley VIII



'A Book to Begin on American Inventions' by Leslie Walker, illustrated by Ed Emberley, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1963. Love the colours of this book less so some of the inventions in retrospect, but an interesting book with fabulous illustrations as ever by Ed Emberley.














Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Abner Graboff VI

'Please don't feed Horace' written by Miriam Young,  1913- illustrated by Abner Graboff published in 1961.

This book is true love for me, I couldn't delight in its colour, design, print, line and pure genius of layout. 


















Monday, 24 August 2026

Bernice Myers V

'Zero to zillions : the arrow book of number magic', written by Irwin Weiss and illustrated with mid century magic by Bernice Myers, Published by Scholastic in 1970.