This morning I scanned the double spread pages of
of which this is the book jacket,
and this, the Title Page and Frontispiece.
As will be apparent, my scanner cannot take the entire width of the book so I have, perforce, trimmed each side taking care to nip off the less important elements.
The small volume was published in 1975 and therefore contains much nostalgia for one who grew up in London from 1942.
In order not to swamp readers today, the second half of the pages will be held over until tomorrow. All can be enlarged by accessing the gallery.
There’s a lot of movement in words and illustrations.
Thanks very much, Merril
I love the swimming pool poem.
Thanks very much, Gary
What fun! This definitely has that seventies vibe.
Thanks very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Oh, my gosh! What a treasure! What wonderful and fun poems…the subjects, the motion, the rhyming…these would be fun to read to little children! 🙂
Oh, Mr. Keeping! Your artwork wows me again and again! Love the colors, the movement, the techniques, the ’70’s feel! 🙂
Hard to pick a fave poem from these…but I do love Witch! 🙂
(((HUGS))) and thank you for sharing this book with us! 🙂
Much appreciated, Carolyn X
Lovely pictures that required a lot of work.
Lovely pictures that required a lot of work.
Thanks very much, Pat
I agree with Liz – very seventies!
Some of those fonts are about as 1970s as you could possibly be!
It is good to see Charles Keeping’s illustrations again.
I’m pleased you liked them, Lavinia. Thank you very much
It seems to be a delightful compilation containing Charles Keeping’s illustrations. I look forward to receiving more inputs.
Thank you so much, Uma
It’s a long time I don’t read poems! Thanks Derrick!
Thank you very much, Ribana