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    Vintage Children's Books

    Published by Pam Kessler | 371 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 36 Comments

    There's just something about vintage children's books that brighten my day. The innocence of the children in the drawings and the bright colors used in the books make me smile.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    Here are a few of the children's books in my collection.

    Not Quite Three written by Helen Wolf and illustrated by Martha Castagnoli. Copyright 1954 Whitman Publishing Company.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    Sorry to say there is no real story here, but is basically a bunch of one or two page stories about some kids that are almost three years old.

    They talk about having a picnic,

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    going to Grandma's and Grandpa's,

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    playing dress up at a tea party

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    and what their third birthday party will be like.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    This book is Christopher John's Fuzzy Blanket written by Dorothy Haas and illustrated by Florence Sarah Winship. Copyright 1959 Whitman Publishing Company.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    It is a story about a boy that has lots and lots of toys,

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    but his favorite thing to play with is his blanket.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    The thing that fascinated me about this book as a kid was that his blanket was fuzzy. The book actually had fuzzy stuff on the drawing of the blanket! How cool is that!

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    Peter Pat and The Policeman written by Catherine Stahlmann and illustrated by Dorothy Grider. Copyright 1958 Rand McNally & Company.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    It is the story about a five year old boy who thinks since he is old enough to go to Kindergarten that he is old enough to explore his neighborhood all by himself.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    And of course, that doesn't end up well and he eventually gets lost.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    But Mr. Policeman helps Peter Pat get back home.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    Don't you wish we still lived in the innocent world depicted in these books? Then again, maybe it never really was that way.

    I guess during the 50's and 60's you had to deal with the threat of nuclear war, underground shelters and duck and cover drills.

    And then in the 30's and 40's you had Hitler and WWII, so yeah, maybe it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be.

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    But I so love the illustrations!

    Fun FREE printable vintage children's books illustrations. These are great for crafts or even to just print out and frame!

    If you like this type of thing, I have a few other vintage illustration printables for you - Vintage Dog Illustrations and Vintage Animal Illustrations

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    1. trash talk

      September 23, 2010 at 8:45 pm

      Pam, I adore your books. I think it's the colors that make them so wonderful...bright without being garish!
      It was a simpler time...maybe not perfect, but slower paced. Having been a child in the '50s, I can say for me I was allowed to be a little girl...nothing more.
      Debbie

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    2. Chrissie

      September 23, 2010 at 8:57 pm

      Beautiful post.Vintage childrens books are so sweet!

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    3. Anna

      September 23, 2010 at 11:12 pm

      I love these books and the illustrations are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing these. I just love the first one, such a great reminder that you don't need a Wii to have fun!

      Reply
    4. Blessedmom's Simple Home

      September 24, 2010 at 12:13 am

      I love vintage childrens books. The graphics are wonderful!
      Blessings,
      Marcia

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    5. [email protected] Ground

      September 24, 2010 at 10:58 pm

      HI Pam, these really are sweet! Love children's books because they've always been a ritual for bedtime where they teach a great lesson and bring a bonding. I've always enjoyed them, no matter what the decade...or century, thanks so much for linking up with VIF!
      xo,
      Debra

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    6. Sue

      September 26, 2010 at 6:17 am

      I wish I had kept all of my books from eons ago. I loved reading and still do, but those Little Golden Books of mine were so special to me. Dang, why don't we think to keep things? I've seen them for sale, but at such a pretty price~ I guess I will just hold my memories in my heart...
      ~ Sue

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    7. mary beth

      September 26, 2010 at 7:17 am

      Pam what a delight to find your blog and spend some time looking at these sweet images from a time when things were much simpler! Ah the good old days! Thanks for sharing them with us...I will be back for more vintage fun!

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    8. Kathleen

      September 26, 2010 at 12:53 pm

      I liked that! Reminded me of the illustrations in the old readers. I think it was a simpler time. Even though the threats existed, ( I remember air raid drills in school) we weren't bombarded with the news 24/7!

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    9. Barbara Jean

      September 26, 2010 at 12:59 pm

      How do you get such great pics of your book pages? I would like to share some of mine, but cannot figure out how.

      thanks and blessings

      barbara jean

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    10. Cheryl

      September 26, 2010 at 8:10 pm

      How fun to find others who enjoy old children's books and to stumble upon your blog. Soon I will share some of mine on a nestonfeatherlane.com. Please stop by. Cheryl

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    11. She Uses Her Words

      September 27, 2010 at 2:03 pm

      What great books! I have a small collection from when I was little, 50+ years ago and a children's book given to my mother in 1934 called 'The Little Would-Nots.' It's my favorite! Just found your blog thru Common Ground and love it! I'm becoming a follower.
      xo, Karen

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    12. Heather - New House New Home

      January 22, 2015 at 8:41 am

      Boy that brings back memories of Kindergarten and Grade 1!!

      Reply
    13. Koren

      October 12, 2015 at 3:28 am

      I remember seeing a version of the Dick and Jane books with black children in it instead of white children. I remember thinking why couldn't they put ALL the children in one book instead of using separate books, one for blacks one for whites.

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    14. Becky

      February 15, 2016 at 10:26 am

      love these books. Times may not have been as simple as they appeard but, for a moment we can at least pretend.

      Reply
    15. Mickey Barcalow

      January 05, 2017 at 12:30 am

      My grandson bought me a vintage copy of Frosty the Snowman and I felt like he gave me a million dollars !!

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    16. Gail in Davenport

      December 30, 2022 at 12:09 pm

      Any chance you might know where I can find images of a 1950's (or earlier) 4-page stitched, washable baby book that featured basic items like a ball and a doll? I am working on a "Storyworks" autobiography and I would like to reference this. Thanks!

      Reply
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