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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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.
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
