Childrens Literature Collection

OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT. Illustration by Leslie Brook (1862-1940) for Edward Lears Nonsense Song, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets

A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print)
8600164 A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. She caught Toto by the ear. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

Napoleon III, emperor, around 1860 (print)
8600204 Napoleon III, emperor, around 1860 (print) by French School, (19th century); 40x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Military alphabet)

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (drawing)
3760761 Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (drawing) by Kipling, Joseph Rudyard (1865-1936); (add.info.: Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling)

Treasure Island, old book, c.1900-1920 (photo)
8615300 Treasure Island, old book, c.1900-1920 (photo); (add.info.: Cover of an early Cassell and Company edition (early 20th century)

Illustration of a girl with a deer from the 1922 edition of 'Le Printemps sur la Neige'
5306280 Illustration of a girl with a deer from the 1922 edition of 'Le Printemps sur la Neige'; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustrated French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Anderson, 1938 (lithograph)
5669715 Illustrated French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Anderson, 1938 (lithograph) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); (add.info.: Illustrated French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Anderson)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670431 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: So they sat and chatted under the trees)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670466 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "What is it you want?" He asked)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670450 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "No, Clara is always kind to me," answered Heidi)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670449 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "There)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670437 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Dear Doctor, you will go and see Heidi, won't you)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670436 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clara on her couch was soon surrounded by the goats)

Mermaids playing (colour litho)
3642229 Mermaids playing (colour litho) by White, Flora (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mermaids playing. Illustration for Peter Pan's ABC illustrated in colour by Flora White (OUP)

Beauty and the Beast. French, 1885 (chromolithograph)
5669587 Beauty and the Beast. French, 1885 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Treasure Island: the arrival of old sailor Bill Bones at Admiral Benbow's inn, c.1900-1920 (print)
8615299 Treasure Island: the arrival of old sailor Bill Bones at Admiral Benbow's inn, c.1900-1920 (print); (add.info)

Treasure Island, with the map of the island on the frontispiece, 1900-1920 (print)
8615298 Treasure Island, with the map of the island on the frontispiece, 1900-1920 (print); (add.info.: Title page of an old Cassell and Company edition (early 20th century)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670448 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The visit to Grandmother)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670445 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clara had the Kittens on her Lap, and Heidi was kneeling beside her)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670443 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Don't cry, dear child, don't cry," she said)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670440 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heidi ran away and prayed that she might always remember God)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670438 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Yes, grandmother)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670435 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Yes, child)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670433 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heidi Skipped along in Triumphant Glee)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho)
8670429 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Harper & Brothers)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho)
8670428 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Harper & Brothers)

Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving)
8723993 Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving)
8723994 Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (print)
5669275 French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (print) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670451 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The children, the goats, and cousin dete suddenly clambered into view)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670441 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Yes, Heidi)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670439 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: He stood a long time gazing down at her)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho)
8670426 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Harper & Brothers)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8671565 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Would you rather be called Heidi or Adelaide?" asked Clara)

The pool of Tears from Alice in Wonderland, 1865 (engraving)
537906 The pool of Tears from Alice in Wonderland, 1865 (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Illustration by John Tenniel); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dwarf fishing, c.1930 (illustration)
8698318 Dwarf fishing, c.1930 (illustration); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. A dwarf fishing. Illustration, France, ca 1930.); © Archives Charmet.

Au Pole Sud en bicyclette, 1906 (illustration)
8899826 Au Pole Sud en bicyclette, 1906 (illustration) by Fontanez, Jules (1875-1918); (add.info.: Au Pole Sud en bicyclette)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670446 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: There in her little white nightgown and bare feet stood Heidi)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670430 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Then Herr Sesemann ran to his child and clasped her in his arms)

French, Illustrated card, showing a children's story, the Chicken and the Golden Egg. 1900 (chromolithograph)
5669716 French, Illustrated card, showing a children's story, the Chicken and the Golden Egg. 1900 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Fairy tales of Charles Perrault, c.1880 (print)
7293354 Fairy tales of Charles Perrault, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. The characters of the fairy tales: little red riding hood, puss in boots, the wolf, the ogre)

French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Anderson
5669258 French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Anderson by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); (add.info.: Illustrated French edition of Stories by Hans Christian Anderson)

Illustration for 'Le petit Poucet', 19th century (print)
PCT4263196 Illustration for 'Le petit Poucet', 19th century (print); (add.info.: illustration of the book " Le petit Poucet")

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670447 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I have come to-day to talk over something with you," said)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670434 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I never said that I should forget the X." Illustration for Heidi)

Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho)
8670444 Illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "What have you dressed yourself like that for)

Title-page illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho)
8670432 Title-page illustration for Heidi by Johanna Spyri (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Children's literature has the magical power to transport young minds into enchanting worlds filled with whimsical characters and captivating stories. From the delightful illustration of "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Leslie Brook, bringing Edward Lear's nonsense song to life, to Rudyard Kipling's mesmerizing "Just So Stories, " illustrated with intricate drawings that ignite imagination. In these pages, we embark on extraordinary adventures alongside Little Tom Thumb in 1938, as well as join The Booty Cat on a thrilling escapade. We encounter the timeless tale of "The Lily And The Lion" in a stunning display of watercolor, gouache & ink artistry from 1908. Impish creatures dance merrily around a tree where a princess is held captive in Fiona Malcolm's "My Fairyland, " an exquisite lithograph from 1916. And once again, Rudyard Kipling enchants us with his imaginative tales through beautifully engraved illustrations. Children's literature holds within its grasp not only entertainment but also valuable life lessons and moral teachings. It sparks curiosity and nurtures creativity while fostering empathy and understanding. These cherished books become companions for children throughout their journey of growth and discovery. Whether it be through nonsensical rhymes or fantastical narratives, children's literature ignites a love for reading that lasts a lifetime. It opens doors to new worlds waiting to be explored and introduces young readers to unforgettable characters who become lifelong friends. So let us celebrate the wonders found within these treasured books - where words intertwine with breathtaking illustrations - creating an everlasting bond between storyteller and reader. Children's literature continues to inspire generations past, present, and future – forever capturing our hearts one page at a time.