The Golden Treasury of Prayers for Boys and Girls

The Golden Treasury of Prayers for Boys and Girls 

Selected by Esther Wilkin

Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin 1975

A large oversized book of prayers spanning nationalities, religions and centuries.  Wilkin's illustrations are tender and sweet.  If you are building your children's library through the thrift store, these Golden Treasury books always seem to be there. 

Once again Wilkin's bedroom interiors are impeccable!

My Goodmorning Book

 One of Charlotte's favorite childhood books is My Goodnight Book by Eloise Wilkin.  I was surprised to find the "Good Morning" version at a flea market the other day.  I had no idea there was a companion!  This one follows a little boy as his wakes up and starts his day.  Like My Goodnight Book, Wilkin's pictures are so enjoyable and her interiors are always so charming.

My Good Morning Book

Eloise Wilkin 1983

(Wilkin really had a thing for widow seats!)

We Help Mommy

Another sweet Eloise Wilkin book about how a little boy and his sister help their mother throughout the day.

We Help Mommy

Jean Cushman 1959

illustrated by Eloise Wilkin

Charlotte saw this little clothes tree and wanted it so badly!  I think my mom played with a little clothesline set when she was a girl.

(Charlotte loves how she illustrates the bedrooms.)

Other books illustrated by Eloise Wilkin:

Baby's Christmas

We Like Kindergarten

My Big Book of the Outdoors

The New Baby

 We too have a new baby in our family!  (Not mine, but my sister's, and we are all loving on her!).   I recently found this Eloise Wilkin Golden Book to add to our collection.  Written in the days when mom went off to the hospital and grandma came to stay (in this case it's "Aunt Pat"), it's fun to see all the outdated supplies needed for the baby.  While Wilkin's pictures are always so charming, there's some comical caricatures amongst the adults in this story!  And interestingly, not a single picture of a pregnant looking mom! 

The New Baby

Ruth and Harold Shane

illustrated by Eloise Wilkin

Baby's Christmas

Gentle Eloise Wilkin board book showing the cozy traditions of Christmastime.

Baby's Christmas

Eloise Wilkin 1980

Other books illustrated by Eloise Wilkin:

My Big Book of the Outdoors

My Goodnight Book

My Big Book of the Outdoors

And did you know
That all of nature’s wonders
Are everywhere around you
In the big outdoors?

My Big Book of the Outdoors

Jane Werner Watson 1958

illustrated by Eloise Wilkin

It’s been a natural science wonderland around here. We’ve been watching fireflies in the evenings and Charlotte made some discoveries today with the magnifying glass. We looked at a beetle, a leaf, some sticks, a pill bug, ant, and millipede (she loves bugs- even tries to kiss them!). Tonight we read “My Big Book of the Outdoors” illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. Her classic vintage illustrations make everything wonderful.