Sparkle and Spin
Bought my wife this Rand Classic for Christmas. We have quite a few lovely children's books that we won't let the kids get their sticky little mits on until they're too old to read them anyway and this one is going on that high shelf along with all the others. If they're lucky, we might read it to them at arms length if they promise to sit on their hands.
Re-published last year for (I think) the first time since the original 1957 edition, it stands up really well when compared to more contemporary books. It's inexpensive and lovely.
Lovely
Posted by: The Worst of Perth | 07 January 2008 at 11:19 AM
Damn you and your Amazon suggestions - just when I'd cleared out my basket before Christmas! :-)
Oh and Happy New Year!
Posted by: Graham G | 07 January 2008 at 02:48 PM
Oh this really is a superb book, I have the first edition of it, so good to see it back in print!
Posted by: PG | 07 January 2008 at 02:58 PM
Also, forgot to say, have you seen this: http://www.retrotogo.com/2008/01/new-vintage-typ.html
Posted by: Graham G | 07 January 2008 at 03:01 PM
Nice. But I can see what you're trying to do there. You're just trying to get you're own back on me. Damn you too!
Posted by: Richard | 07 January 2008 at 05:16 PM
Oh come on, let the kids have them, that's what they're for. Buy another one if you have to, the poor little sods will grow up with a complex about touching Daddy's precious books.
Posted by: LondonLee | 08 January 2008 at 02:34 PM
I love them too !
Two other books of Ann & Paul Rand are published in France only since a few years by "L'ampoule" (http://www.lampoule.com/lampoule.html).
Posted by: olivelse | 10 January 2008 at 11:09 PM