SUSAN BLUE OH, Susan Blue,How do you do?Please may I go for a walk with you?Where shall we go?Oh, I know –Down in the meadow where the cowslips grow! This vintage storybook image and poem, Susan Blue, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
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Kate Greenaway The Little Jumping Girls ~ Free Vintage Illustration
THE LITTLE JUMPING GIRLS JUMP-jump-jump-Jump awayFrom this town intoThe next, to-day. Jump-jump-jumpJump over the moon;Jump all the morning,And all the noon. This vintage storybook image and poem, The Little Jumping Girls, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Kate Greenaway Blue Shoes ~ Free Vintage Illustration
BLUE SHOES LITTLE Blue ShoesMustn’t goVery far alone, you know.Else she’ll fall down,Or, lose her way;Fancy – whatWould mamma say?Better put her little handUnder sister’s wise command.When she’s a little older grownBlue Shoes may go quite alone. This vintage storybook image and poem, Blue Shoes, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to…
Kate Greenaway Tea Party Illustration
“You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea; Her nice little garden is shaded by trees- What pleasanter place could there be? There’s a cake full of plums, there are strawberries too, And the table is set on the green; I’m fond of a carpet all daisies and grass- Could…
Kate Greenaway Pink Roses
This lovely vase of pink flowers is a vintage illustration by Kate Greenaway. It is from the old storybook Marigold Garden, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
The Wedding Bells by Kate Greenaway
This pretty illustration and old fashioned poem The Wedding Bells is from the book Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Victorian Girls by Kate Greenaway
I just love this vintage illustration of two young Victorian girls out for a stroll down their storybook path! I wonder what the empty basket is for. Flowers, perhaps? The image is from the antique children’s book A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. Click on image to enlarge.
Pretty Tulips by Kate Greenaway
It isn’t the season for tulips for many of us but I couldn’t wait until spring to share this pretty image! These beautifully illustrated flowers are from the antique storybook A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. Click on image to enlarge.
Floral Wreath Free Vintage Illustration
This pretty floral wreath is from the antique storybook A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. I’ve included a version with the title of the book and one with the title removed. Click on images to enlarge.
Miss Molly and the Little Fishes by Kate Greenaway
This vintage storybook image, Miss Molly and the Little Fishes, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Bouquet of Flowers in Vase
This lovely vintage bouquet of flowers in a pretty vase is an illustration from the book Under the Window by Kate Greenaway, circa 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
Kate Greenaway Antique Storybook Illustrations
Here are two images from the book Under the Window by Kate Greenaway, circa 1880. Click on images to enlarge.