Children's Picture Book Endpapers of the 1940's

 

Above: The Blowaway Hat by Dellwyn Cunningham,  1946.

Above: Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton, illustration Eileen A Soper, 1943.

Above: Animal Families by Ann Weil, Illustrated by Roger Vernam,1947

Above: 'Christmas Magic' (endpapers) by Helen Sewell, 1942.

Above: RL Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses. Illustration by Roger Duvoisin. 1944. 

Above: 'The Little Magic Horse', by Ershoff, illustration by Vera Block, 1942.

Above: PitschiI (1948) Hans Fischer Below: The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet', Hans Fischer, 1945.

 

Above: 'Extinct Animals', Hilary Stebbing, 1946

Above: Eileen Mayo ‘Little animals of the countryside’ 1945.

Above: 'Childcraft The Growing Child',  Volume Nine, (Illustrator unknown) 1949

Above: 'Donkey Donkey' By Roger Duvoisin 1940

Above: 'The Santa Claus Book' by Irene Smith Green, 1948 

Above: 'Sleepy Time Stories' illustrated by Hilda Frommholz, endpapers by FSH no further details.

Hans Fischer III

 

'Puss In Boots' illustrated by Hans Fischer 1966

Hans Fischer II

 

More magic from Hans Fischer, this time 'The Birthday' originally published in 1947. Lisette goes to town and meanwhile her animals create a wonderful birthday party for her to enjoy, with cake, a candlelit walk and finally new kittens to meet. 

Hans Fischer I

 

The Brothers Grimm; 'The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet" with incredible lithograph illustrations by Hans Fischer (January 6, 1909 – April 19, 1958), Published in 1950. I cannot believe that I have not covered the work of Swiss artist Hans Fischer before as I own and love the book Pitschi, so I will hav to dig out and share some more treasures by this beautiful illustrator.