This vintage storybook page features an illustrated poem, by Kate Greenaway, about little girl named Phillis. Little Phillis is walking along a garden path, hand in hand with an older sister or her young mother. LITTLE PHILLIS I AM a very little girl,I think that I’ve turned two;And if you’d like to know my nameI’d like…
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Daisy Flower Child by Elizabeth Gordon
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of an adorable Daisy flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: LITTLE golden-hearted DaisyTold the sun that she felt lazy;Said the earth was quite too wet,She thought she wouldn’t open yet. Here is a cleaner version of the daisy flower child….
Victorian Children Enjoy Books
This vintage engraving, titled Daydreams, by Oscar Pletsch, features two young Victorian children enjoying books. A boy of about 12 years of age is slouched on the sofa in a very comfortable position as he reads a chapter book. There is a closed book to his left and an open book face down on the…
School is Over by Kate Greenaway
SCHOOL is over,Oh, what fun!Lessons finished,Play begun.Who’ll run fastest,You or I?Who’ll laugh loudest?Let us try. Here is a cleaner version of the illustration of school children from the page. This adorable storybook poem and illustration is from Under the Window by Kate Greenaway, circa 1880. Click on images to enlarge.
Boy, Baseball Bat and Ball
Here are clip art illustrations of a Victorian boy, his baseball bat and ball. The images are from Our Little Book for Little Folks, an antique school reader that was published in 1896. Click on images to enlarge.
Hollyhock Flower Child
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of a lovely Hollyhock flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: STATELY Lady Hollyhock,In a lovely colored frock,Taught her children every dayPrecisely what to do and say. Here is a cleaner version of the hollyhock flower child. The page is from…
Idle by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, titled Idle features a young girl slouched in a big chair. There is an open book at her feet and a kitten playing with a ball of yarn on the floor beside her chair but the girl looks uninterested and bored. This illustration accurately depicts the feelings of boredom…
To Baby ~ Free Vintage Storybook Image
This sweet Kate Greenaway storybook page features a young lady (perhaps the baby’s mom, older sister or nanny) seated on a red chair holding her standing baby on her knee. The accompanying poem on the page is: TO BABY OH, what shall my blue eyes go see?Shall it be pretty Quack-Quack to-day?Or the Peacock upon the…
The Cats Have Come to Tea
This fun Kate Greenaway storybook illustration features an adorable Victorian girl leaning against a tree while many cats are coming to join her for tea. The accompanying poem is: WHAT did she see – oh, what did she see,As she stood leaning against the tree?Why, all the Cats had come to tea. What a fine…
Hide And Seek Engraving
This adorable storybook engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features a young Victorian girl standing in a corner with her face hidden. She is playing a game of hide and seek with her friend and it is her turn to “hide”. The girl has her hands clasped behind her back with the arm of her doll clutched in…
Chrysanthemum Flower Child ~ Storybook Page
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of a beautiful Chrysanthemum flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: CHRYSANTHEMUM is Japanese,She’s a fine lady, if you please;She comes to see us once a year,About the time Thanksgiving’s here. Here is a cleaner version of the chrysanthemum flower child….
Happy Days by Kate Greenaway
Here are two pages from the vintage storybook Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. The pages include a poem titled Happy Days and an illustration of two young ladies (perhaps older sisters) who have stopped to visit as they cross paths on their walk. The older girls are each holding a baby and have more children…
