My last thrift store haul was really wonderful. Here's another from that batch. A large oversized book of nature poems and facts, accompanied by really wonderful full page collage illustrations. It was published by Candlewick Press which is no surprise. They seem to be the publisher with some of the highest quality children's literature out there.
I am always especially thrilled when I find a book at the thrift store that has been on my Amazon wish list. I would never have expected to find this one at my local thrift shop, but there it was waiting for me to pluck it from the shelf! I had only recently been made aware of the Chirri and Chirra books. They are by the Japanese artist Kaya Doi and David Boyd does the English translations. The story is cute, about two little girls on their bicycles who manage to ride into the ocean. Their exploration is full of fantasy and all joy. The illustrations are soft and sweet and absolutely delightful! There are several more books of Chirri and Chirra's adventures in other places. Can I find them all at the thrift store?!
At the thrift store the longer I stayed in the book section, the more treasures I found!
A nice large Golden Book about animals. This is exactly the type of book as a kid I would have laid down on the floor and leisurely paged through.
Another Christmas gift book. It's time for the animals to go to bed. We follow a little girl and her dog through the woods as the sweet poem lyrically calls the little animals home. I love the full page illustrations and the neat perspective of the artwork. The last page is full of the drawings that the girl was making as she walked, which was a wonderful touch!
