Illustration by Gyo Fujikawa from Everywoman’s Family Circle, December 1959
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A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
I know I had books of hers as a child…. wish I still had them. Thanks for the memory.
I know I had books of hers as a child…. wish I still had them. Thanks for the memory.
oh i love that! love the winter sky in the background. it looks so peaceful. happy thanksgiving!
How beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Happy Thanksgiving, you turkey! You, know the best possible turkey.
Oh wow, that’s nice! I discovered Gyo Fujikawa when working at the library last year and snagged her A to Z book. My daughter is two and we love identifying objects in that book. That and anything Richard Scarry. I’ll have to check out more of Fujikawa’s work…
Oh, What a Busy Day! was one of my favorites when I was little. I wrote Gyo Fujikawa a letter in the 80s and was thrilledn when she wrote back.
Love that pic! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
~Tam 😀
Beautiful image – and it is so fitting in your blog with the colors and the “feel” of it.
Love the paper dolls you posted too, isn’t it fun to enjoy children’s stuff when you’re a grown up? 🙂
I love this image, so poetic. I love their outfit.They are on their way to the family house. Happy Thanksgiving!:0)
beautiful! i love the trees outlined against the sky in such detail! 🙂 thank you for sharing…
Oh What A Busy Day enthralled me for hours when I was a child. I recently scored the later edition at a flea market and instantly was brought back to my childhood. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful drawing!
Oh, I love the trees!
And you just don’t see people toting guns in children’s books these days. Hee hee! 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to you! Warmly, Cathy ^..^
What a precious picture. Such a bygone era, huh? Love it.
I have Gyo Fujikawa’s “A Child’s Book of Poems” from when I was a toddler sitting right here on my shelf of special books. Love the pilgrim pic! Thank you!