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Saturday, October 14, 2006

I Can Fly

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I'm posting this one for Dawbis because I think of her every time I see it. It's a Golden Book by Ruth Krauss, pictures by Mary Blair, originally published 1958!

18 Comments:

dani (pyglet) said...: How cute is she...and that little owl? So sweet! xox; Sat Oct 14, 02:41:00 PM PDT
Darlene said...: She is VERY cute!!! :) I love artwork like that.; Sat Oct 14, 04:26:00 PM PDT
PamKittyMorning said...: Super cute. I love how the style of the tree and owl are so popular again.; Sat Oct 14, 04:39:00 PM PDT
Dawbis said...: i love both ruth krauss (especially her works with maurice sendak) and mary blair! i love the flying girl... the first photo even looks like a collage i did for christine! ( http://flickr.com/photos/dawbis/181548505/ ) what a coincidence!

thank you for sharing michelle! you're awesome!; Sat Oct 14, 05:44:00 PM PDT
capello said...: pretty illustrations.

i want to fly too.; Sat Oct 14, 05:47:00 PM PDT
Eren said...: So sweet! Love the title and the little girlie in the tree. That was me when I was a kid. Couldnt get me to come down.; Sat Oct 14, 07:56:00 PM PDT
Green Kitchen said...: Glad y'all are liking it. Thanks, Dawn, for the info about Sendak. :); Sat Oct 14, 08:42:00 PM PDT
meg said...: this is one of my all-time favorites! i've made a few suitcases out of it (mostly for little girls she remindes me of...); Sun Oct 15, 04:24:00 AM PDT
stuffed said...: I love Mary Blair. Thanks for posting the images.; Sun Oct 15, 01:32:00 PM PDT
joybucket said...: This was one of my favorite books as a child.; Sun Oct 15, 05:14:00 PM PDT
kristin said...: you crack me up because i completely get what you mean about dawbis' work...lovely illustrations...thanks for sharing; Sun Oct 15, 05:24:00 PM PDT
Debby said...: Nothing I like more than those books done in the 50's. Pictures and stories are always so cute.; Mon Oct 16, 09:25:00 AM PDT
ms. pea said...: I love this book! I found a copy recently at the flea market & sent it to a friend who makes collages. I love the little girl's free spirit and her connection to nature.; Mon Oct 16, 06:27:00 PM PDT
futuregirl said...: The collage-i-ness of the illustrations is wonderful. I love the birds and the owl! Oh, and those bunnies. The cover definitely has a Dawbis feel to it. :); Tue Oct 17, 05:31:00 PM PDT
Aurora said...: Holy cow! I haven't thought of that one for awhile....it was a personal fave of mine.

Let me know if you come across another one ; ); Wed Oct 18, 03:15:00 PM PDT
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Beata said...: "I Can Fly" has got to be my favorite children's book - every time I see a copy - whether a vintage one or a new one - I hoard it! - I think it's Mary Blair's masterpiece... The cmpositin, colors...Wow!; Wed Oct 25, 03:33:00 PM PDT
DivaDeb said...: Isn't Mary Blair the artist who created the concept drawings of the 'It's a Small World' attraction for Disney???

This book is so coool! Great find...; Sat Oct 28, 10:00:00 PM PDT

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