This adorable vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two little girls preparing dinner with their toy dishes, small table and play stove. Here is an excerpt of the story from the book: “…the little girls began to cook their dinner. It was great fun, Mary thought; indeed, she liked it almost better than playing with…
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The Knitting Lesson ~ Free Vintage Storybook Image
This vintage storybook illustration, titled The Knitting Lesson, features a mother teaching her young daughter know to knit. The mom, seated on a chair outdoors, is knitting with blue yarn as her little girl, standing by her side, intently watches her mother knitting. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion…
Alice in Wonderland ~ Vintage Storybook Image
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Quaint Alice trailed the rabbit, dressedSo strangely in a coat and vestAnd at the bottom of the hole,Had many more adventures droll;By tasting “Drink Me” she grew smaller,By sipping something else, was taller;She met the Duchess, Cheshire Cat,The Mad March Hare and folk like that,She stirred her tea and played croquet,In court…
Going to See Grandmamma by Kate Greenaway
GOING TO SEE GRANDMAMMA. LITTLE Molly and DamonAre walking so far,For they’re going to seeTheir kind Grandmamma. And they very well know,When they get there she’ll takeFrom out of her cupboardSome very nice cake. And into her gardenThey know they may run,And pick some red currants,And have lots of fun. So Damon to doggieSays, “How…
Whimsical Storybook Pig ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a whimsical vintage illustration of a storybook pig. The illustration includes the pig’s head and neck with a large ruffled collar around his neck. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion Burnside & Nesbit, Mary Dickens, M. A. Hoyer, and others, illustrated by Helen Jackson, Jane Willis Grey, Fanny…
Little Buttercup ~ Free Storybook Image
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an adorable illustration of a yellow flower child named Buttercup. The page also includes a poem about the thirsty little Buttercup who catches dew and drinks it up. The page is from Flower Children, The Little Cousins of The Field and Garden by Elizabeth Gordon. The book was published…
On The Wall Top 2 ~ Free Kate Greenaway Image
ON THE WALL TOP. SO high – so high on the wall we run, The nearer the sky – why, the nearer the sun. If you give me one penny, I’ll give you two, For that’s the way good neighbours do. This vintage storybook image and poem, On The Wall Top (spelling and grammar as it is…
On The Wall Top 1 ~ Free Kate Greenaway Image
ON THE WALL TOP. DANCING and prancing to town we go, On the top of the wall of the town we go. Shall we talk to the stars, or talk to the moon, Or run along home to our dinner so soon? This vintage storybook image and poem, On The Wall Top (spelling and grammar as it…
Kate Greenaway Strawberries ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a pretty illustration of three strawberries with vines and leaves attached. The image is from the Victorian children’s storybook A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. Click on image to enlarge.
Under Rose Arches by Kate Greenaway
UNDER ROSE ARCHES. UNDER Rose Arches to Rose Town –Rose Town on the top of the hill;For the Summer wind blows and music goes,And the violins sound shrill. Oh Roses shall be for her carpet,And her curtains of Roses so fair;And a Rosy crown, while far adownFloats her long golden hair. Twist and twine Roses…
Kate Greenaway Mother and Baby Girl ~ Free Vintage Storybook Image
This charming Kate Greenaway image features a mother walking with her baby girl. The mom is holding an open turquoise-colored umbrella above them with her right hand. She is cradling her baby in her left arm and the baby’s head is resting on mommy’s shoulder. The image is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image…
My Little Girlie by Kate Greenaway ~ Free Vintage Storybook Image
MY LITTLE GIRLIE. LITTLE girlie tell to me What your wistful blue eyes see? Why you like to stand so high, Looking at the far-off sky. Does a tiny Fairy flit In the pretty blue of it? Or is it that you hope so soon To see the rising yellow Moon? Or is it –…
