tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post1920722035634409521..comments2024-03-18T17:04:40.656-05:00Comments on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: The Merry ShipwreckBurgin Streetmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-78815583420233443072011-03-02T15:25:31.012-06:002011-03-02T15:25:31.012-06:00The flapping curtain on the cover, the facial expr...The flapping curtain on the cover, the facial expressions, the donkey's face, the line, "What a lark!"...I am in love.Nannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-49549706836748361942011-03-02T10:48:14.768-06:002011-03-02T10:48:14.768-06:00Yes. I do let my son have free access. I buy the o...Yes. I do let my son have free access. I buy the old books for him to enjoy, not to collect. The way I see it, even if the books are worth $100 to a collector, I only paid a dollar for them and they were meant to be enjoyed by a child. My son has never torn, written on or defaced a book in any way... not sure why, but it's like he was born with an innate respect... That said, I do have a handful of books that I either paid a lot for or are signed, and I keep those out of reach... just two or three though.Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-8711142151701768142011-03-02T08:26:49.963-06:002011-03-02T08:26:49.963-06:00Quick question ... do you let your son have free a...Quick question ... do you let your son have free access to all the vintage goodness? I've got two under 5 so I'm putting the vintage books I have on the top shelf. I don't want to limit their access BUT ...Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783505451611282485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-81741136197361704382011-03-01T12:37:24.584-06:002011-03-01T12:37:24.584-06:00That's a fabulous dust jacket! I have this st...That's a fabulous dust jacket! I have this story in "Tibor Gergely's Great Big Book of Bedtime Stories," a book I probably wouldn't have chosen had it not been for your blog, but which is in great demand around here now. (I usually prefer individual books for each story, but I've come to see the advantage of big collections sometimes, inspired, at first by a post you did about reading Richard Scarry, I think, at the dinner table.)Lisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004349018085389442noreply@blogger.com