The Fakenham Ghost

By S.R.

The Fakenham Ghost: A True Tale Taken from Bloomfield’s admired Rural Poems Published by W. Darton, 58 Holborn Hill, , On one of the...
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Jane and Eliza

By S.R.

Many years ago, visiting the Rare Books Collection at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., I came upon this chapbook for children. I...
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Nursery Rhymes

By S.R.

Nursery Rhymes
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

By S.R.

The History of Giles Gingerbread: A Little Boy who lived upon learning. By Tom Trip. Decorated with Cuts. York: Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate.
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Interview with The Illustration Dept.

November 19, 2020

Here’s my interview with Giuseppe Castellano at The Illustration Department, in which we chat about children’s books, Bosch, Giotto, Maurice Sendak, comic strips, Lane Smith, Alessandro Sanna, etc.