Category Archives: Archive
From the Archives: The Scariest Children’s Book We’ve Ever Published
Oh, we’ve done plenty of Halloween books over the years, and we have a fine selection of them out this season and on our backlist. But the creepiest and most terrifying book our company has ever published isn’t a Halloween … Continue reading
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Where have I seen that art before?
A few months ago we were going through our very ancient art archives that date back to the old days when the company fully owned all the illustrations. The archives have been a treasure trove: among other things, we unearthed … Continue reading
From the Archives: Winter Blues? Try Going Dutch!
The temperature was -6 here in Chicago yesterday morning. There are ice ruts on the sidewalks, salt stains on everyone’s shoes, and on every street corner is a dirty mound of rock-hard snow fifteen feet high. You know what we … Continue reading
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From the Archives: The Tomorrow of Yesterday
These first few weeks of writing “2011″ on your checks sure makes you feel like you live in the future, doesn’t it? Which is why this seemed like a perfect time to show you this gem from our archives—The Wonderland … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Whitmans
If you’ve been reading this blog since the summer, you’ve seen plenty of our old books. But we’re occasionally asked about other old books—books that turn up quite often at flea markets, antique stores, and in personal collections. Here’s an … Continue reading
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From the Archives: we wrote the book on Merry Christmas!
Well, okay, we just PUBLISHED it. In 1952. And just how Christmasy is the Little Folks’ Merry Christmas Book? Let’s review the table of contents: Whoa, that’s a LOT of Christmas! Christmas jokes, Christmas candles, surprise Christmas trees that can … Continue reading
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From the Archives: The Archivist speaks!
By Kathleen Spale When most people think of summer vacation, they think of time spent on beaches in the sun with sand and water spreading endlessly around them. So when I heard about an opportunity to sit in a small, … Continue reading
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From the Archives: Halloween Mystery Illustration
And by “mystery illustration” we don’t mean this image comes from a Boxcar Children book. We mean we found this little bit of artwork in our archives a couple weeks ago, but have yet to identify the book it came … Continue reading
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From the Archives: Let’s Fly to Bermuda! (Because We’re Fabulous)
Remember when air travel was so glamorous that you had to wear a tie, even if you were a kid? Well, okay, neither do we. But in 1942, when we published Let’s Fly to Bermuda by Marjorie Barrows, it was … Continue reading
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Hot Topics: #speakloudly
Tomorrow is the last day of Banned Books Week. We hope you’ve been out there reading banned books and sharing them with other readers too. One of my favorite t-shirts is from the guys at Unshelved. It’s fun to wear in … Continue reading
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