Children's Literature
Charming Cut-Paper Fairy Tales of Sybille Schenker
Sybille Schenker’s fairy tales series features delicate cut paper art, elegant silhouettes, and translucent pages that cleverly play with light and shadow.
Fantasy & SciFi
Grahame Johnstone’s ‘Finding Out’ Fables
Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone illustrated several stunning series of myths, legends and folk tales for 5 years of Finding Out Magazine, some of which never appeared elsewhere…
Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Art of the Australian Fairy
I’d like to introduce you to a collection of literary magical fairy beings of the sort that typically feature prominently in pan-European fairy tales but here are living in the Australian bush…
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Ola Cohn & the Stories of The Fairy Tree
Ola Cohn carved the beautiful Fairies’ Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, and she also wrote several books about the creatures that live in the tree.
Illustrated Bibliography
Muller’s Fairy Tales – A Complete Illustrated Bibliography
Introduction Welcome to my illustrated bibliography of all of the books in Frederick Muller’s Folk & Fairy Tales series (also known as the World Fairy Tales Collection). These books were published between the late 1950s to the early 1970s – mostly by Frederick Muller, but several were also published by Follett. The books Read more…
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Andrew Lang’s Original Rainbow Fairy Books
The first editions of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Book series have the most gorgeous covers and spines, which likely contributed to their enormous popularity on release. This illustrated bibliography of his books includes photos of the covers of the first editions, which are courtesy of The Lilly Library at Indiana University, Bloomington. If you’re interested Read more…
Folio Society
Folio Society ‘Classic’ Fairy Tales
Books in the Folio Society ‘Classic’ Fairy Tale Collection This essay is dedicated to what I would call a ‘loose’ collection of classic fairy tales by the Folio Society. The books were not all officially released as part of a collection, but the size and binding designs are complementary, and Read more…
Folio Society
Folio Society Lang’s Rainbow Fairy Books
A Collector’s Guide to the Folio Society Rainbow Fairy Books Collector’s guides > Folio Society > FS Rainbow Fairy Books Video review Andrew Lang and the original fairy books Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist and literary critic. One of the greatest ironies of his life is that although he Read more…
Beautiful Illustrations
Children’s Literature & Fairy Tales
Collecting Beautiful Children’s Books Children’s books are actually a great genre for the collector. The books remain desirable for a long time for nostalgic reasons, they provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of their time, and classic children’s literature draws the attention of many incredible artists and illustrators. Books series range Read more…
Children's Literature
MinaLima’s Interactive Illustrated Classics Series
Interactive Children’s Classics https://youtu.be/hivVwTemHbw Note: updated June 2020 Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are the graphic design duo affectionately known as MinaLima. Best known for their design work on the Harry Potter franchise, they have also committed to producing a 12 volume series of interactive children’s classics in conjunction with Read more…