Following on from New Blue Shoes, this month Iโm looking at another of Eve Riceโs picture books: Goodnight, Goodnight, first published in 1980. The gist Unsurprisingly, the book is about everyone in a city saying goodnight and getting ready to go to bed. Men, women, babies, children, pets, shops, firemen and policemen are all pleasantly saying goodnight to each otherโฆ
Next up in the Bookworm series, we follow on from Old Hat New Hat, with another book about shopping โ New Blue Shoes by Eve Rice. The gist Rebecca goes shopping for a new pair of shoes. Much like the shop assistants in Old Hat, New Hat, the salesman brings Rebecca multiple pairs to try. But Rebecca knows exactly whatโฆ
Next up in the Bookworm series, we follow on from Grandmother Lucy and Her Hats, with Old Hat New Hat, by Stan and Jan Berenstain. The Gist Bear needs a new hat. He tries on every hat in the shop and leaves with the one he had on. The End. I had totally forgotten about this book until I rediscoveredโฆ
The bookworm is a series of posts following a trail of vintage picture books, linking them by author, title, subject, or whatever else takes my fancy. Following on from Natashaโs New Doll, the next stop in our Bookworm trail is also illustrated by Frank Francis: Grandmother Lucy and Her Hats by Joyce Wood. The gist This is a sweet, sweetโฆ
The bookworm is a series of posts following a trail of vintage picture books, linking them by author, title, subject, or whatever else takes my fancy. We start the bookworm trail with a book plucked completely at random from my shelves: Natashaโs New Doll by Frank Francis. I first came across this book just a few years ago, so itโฆ