1961 The Big Book of Animal Stories by Margaret Green & Janusz Grabianski

Description: Immerse yourself in the world of animals with "The Big Book of Animal Stories" compiled and edited by Margaret Green with illustrations by Janusz Grabianski. This vintage hardcover book features 240 pages of short stories filled with adventure, fairytales, fables, and bedtime stories that are perfect for children and young adults. This fifth printing edition published by Franklin Watts in 1961 includes a (quite damaged) dust jacket and is filled with absolutely stunning illustrations by Grabianski. The book is suitable for ages young children & the young at heart and is a must-have for anyone who loves books about animals. I could go on and on about the art work in this book. If you are a fan of illustrative, impressionist styles this is worth a look through for the sake of the art alone. The interior dust cover flap reads:" 'In the high and far-off times...'With these words Rudyard Kipling begins his well-loved story of how the elephant got its trunk. The enchantment is immediate. The magic carpet waits to bear the reader to the high and far-off mountains of wonder, where animals reveal themselves for what most children know they are -- human beings in disguise. The animals in these stories talk a human language. They are wise and kindly, cruel and foolish, just as we are ourselves. They are easy to know and believe in. In this collection of animal stories, the compiler has ranged far and well. There are stories from India, from Africa, from Europe and North America. There are modern and ancient myths and legends. The young reader will find old friends here, and some he may never have met before. He will find too the work of such distinguished writers as Joseph Jacobs, Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlof, Waldemar Bonsels, and the Brothers Grimm. But most important of all, he will find delight." On the back dust flap cover more information can be found about the illustrative artist, Janusz Grabianski:"Jansuz Grabianski has won recognition throughout the world for his striking and beautiful artwork, in the style of the masters of French impressionism, though he is a very young man indeed -- born in 1929. Despite his many significant art awards, he likes best to create bright, sparkling pictures for children's books. His The Big Book To Grow On won the second prize award from the Austrian Government in the "Most Beautiful Books Published in Austria in 1959" contest, and the Golden Medal of the Triennale, Milano, 1960 for his work in children's book."

Price: 10 USD

Location: Springfield, Oregon

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