Father Christmas at Home
A determined young girl, a mysterious reflection and a trip to Christmas Land. Father Christmas at Home is the tale of a young girl who travels to Santa Claus’s home to ask him an important favour. […]
The Fairies Who Changed Places
This delightful fairy tale is a perfect spring read. It tells the tale of how snowdrops and snowflakes are made and how their fairy makers came to be. Starblossom the flower fairy and Drop-of-Crystal the snow […]
The Little Match Girl – by Hans Christian Andersen
The sad tale of The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen was first published in 1845. It tells the story of a young girl enduring the ever worsening weather and freezing cold as she tries […]
Summer’s Passing
Summer’s Passing Beautiful autumnal illustration, and one our personal favourites by Jessie Willcox Smith. Taken from Dream Blocks, a wonderful book of children’s verse by A. C. Higgins full of Willcox’s gorgeous watercolours. Summer’s Passing My […]
A Poem for your Pocket
World Poetry Day – A Poem for your Pocket This poem is taken from Rainbow Gold, a book of children’s poetry by many of the great poets. We thought it was the perfect poem to share […]
Twas the night before Christmas – with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham
Twas the night before Christmas – Full Poem with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham Christmas is coming! Here is our gorgeous edition of The Night Before Christmas, a yuletide poem, originally known under the title ‘A Visit […]
Gingerbread House Day – 8 Sweet Houses to Feast your Eyes on
There’s nothing quite like a beautifully decorated gingerbread house to get into the festive spirit. We’ve gathered the best illustrated Gingerbread Houses from one of our favourite stories – Hansel and Gretel, for this year’s Gingerbread […]
The Snow Queen – A Winter Tale
The Snow Queen – A Winter Tale (The Golden Age of Illustration Series) The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen is a perfect winter tale for cosy bedtime reading. It is Andersen’s longest story and is […]
Autumn Illustrations – A Picture of Autumn
A Picture of Autumn – 10 Beautiful Autumn Illustrations from Vintage Children’s Books The Autumn Equinox is upon us. We love this time of year, the changing of the colours to auburns and oranges, rouge sunsets […]
Arthur Rackham’s ‘A Dish of Apples’ for National Apple Day
Arthur Rackham’s ‘A Dish of Apples’ for National Apple Day It’s National Apple Day! To celebrate we’re sharing Arthur Rackham‘s beautiful illustrations from Eden Phillpott’s delightful book A Dish of Apples. We’ve also added our favourite […]
