1952 Color Book of "Kate Greenaway" Fashions with Picturesque Sketches and Rhymes.
Illustrated by D. Chinetz. 1952. L. Wohl & Company, New York.
"Now take out your crayons and color away
Pretend you're an artist like Kate Greenaway
Use red and blue and yellow for spice
The primary colors make everything nice
Because all the colors you'll ever see
Are made from a mixture of these colors three."
The Color Book begins with a biography of 19th century Victorian children's book illustrator Kate Greenaway (1846 - 1901), and the background story of "Greenaway dresses". Each illustrated page has a themed rhyme: Crayons, Easter, Maypole, Pinafores, Pocket, Piggy bank, Carousels, Santa, Knitting, Red, Heart. The questions for the "Quiz Game for Young Sprouts" in the back of the book are based on nursery rhymes, e.g. How many black birds were baked into a pie? The Kate Greenaway Medal, inaugurated in 1955, is now one of the world's most prestigious awards given to children's book illustrators.
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Condition*: Very Good. Paper cover: Separated, as shown; darkening on left edge, front cover; two closed tears, front; small chip, bumped corner, back. Interior pages are tanning else clean, undamaged, and complete.
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