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Reads tagged with “children’s books”

The Human Body: What It Is and How It Works, in Vibrant Vintage Illustrations circa 1959
The Human Body: What It Is and How It Works, in Vibrant Vintage Illustrations circa 1959

“Two hearts could provide enough energy to drive a truck around the world in two years.”

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5 (Mostly) Vintage Children’s Books by Iconic Graphic Designers
5 (Mostly) Vintage Children’s Books by Iconic Graphic Designers

Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, Bruno Munari, Paul Rand.

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Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor
Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor

“Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”

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Edward Gorey’s Donald Illustrations
Edward Gorey’s Donald Illustrations

A boy, a monster, and a loving mid-century collaboration.

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What Is Love: A Dozen Definitions from Charlie Brown and the Peanuts
What Is Love: A Dozen Definitions from Charlie Brown and the Peanuts

“Love is being happy knowing that she’s happy… but that isn’t so easy.”

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The Animal Fair: Vibrant Vintage Children’s Illustration by Alice and Martin Provensen
The Animal Fair: Vibrant Vintage Children’s Illustration by Alice and Martin Provensen

“A little owl looked wise. ‘I think there’s going to be a parade,’ he said.”

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Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s Most Celebrated Contemporary Artist, Illustrates Alice in Wonderland
Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s Most Celebrated Contemporary Artist, Illustrates Alice in Wonderland

Down the rabbit hole in colorful dots, twisted typography, and strange eye conditions.

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Waterlife: Exquisite Tribal Art Drawings of Marine Creatures Based on Indian Folk Mythology
Waterlife: Exquisite Tribal Art Drawings of Marine Creatures Based on Indian Folk Mythology

From walls to paper, or what the eye of the octopus has to do with swans and women’s role in the arts.

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The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland
The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland

Cultivating the capacity to believe six impossible things before breakfast.

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Little 1: Paul Rand’s Sweet Vintage Children’s Book About Numbers, Soulmates, and Belonging
Little 1: Paul Rand’s Sweet Vintage Children’s Book About Numbers, Soulmates, and Belonging

A mid-century love story about the loneliest number, its quest for belonging, and its eternal soulmate.

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