tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post3640876500736762217..comments2024-03-27T13:58:14.345-05:00Comments on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: OOPSBurgin Streetmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-22625740277603429532010-02-10T19:30:34.890-06:002010-02-10T19:30:34.890-06:00By the way... I BLOGGED! It isn't Ah-Choo (so...By the way... I BLOGGED! It isn't Ah-Choo (sorry), but it is Mercer Mayer!<br /><br />"Just for You: A 35 Year Anniversary, Plus: The Editing of Mercer Mayer part 1"<br /><br />http://bookembob.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-for-you-35-year-anniversary-plus.htmlAntmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-74316273991655829582010-02-05T15:24:24.969-06:002010-02-05T15:24:24.969-06:00Seeing these illustrations brought to mind a book ...Seeing these illustrations brought to mind a book I loved as a kid, and sure enough it is also from Mercer Mayer -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Do-You-Kangaroo/dp/0590448501" rel="nofollow">What Do You Do With A Kangaroo?</a><br /><br />Thanks for the memories!Alaskalainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201145958581560823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-11589263965001173152010-02-05T14:37:36.941-06:002010-02-05T14:37:36.941-06:00Why not? Better you than someone else. Seriously.Why not? Better you than someone else. Seriously.Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-43812617430569799532010-02-05T10:12:50.044-06:002010-02-05T10:12:50.044-06:00When I love something, I just research the crub ou...When I love something, I just research the crub out of it. HA ha. Yes, Mercer Mayer is a big obsession for me, and I still discover new things once in awhile. After years of collecting, I didn't even know about him illustrating "Margaret's Birthday" by Jan Wahl until I ran across it last year and said, "OH MY GOODNESS!!!" <br /><br />Yes, I am hardcore, but I want to share my enthusiasm and research with all Mercer Mayer fans. So, I update pictures and book information on Amazon, and his Wiki bibliography when I am moved to do so. I am sure that I will discover more from him in the future. I really wish I knew all the 60s and 70s magazine and/or advertisment work he has done. <br /><br />Someday, I'd love to have a big book od Mercer Mayer art... a lot like the two Maurice Sendak (another obsession) art collections that are out there ("The Art Of Maurice Sendak" from 1980 and "The Art Of Maurice Sendak: From 1980 to the Present" from 2003), or a book like "Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation" by Gregory Maguire. Of course, for this to happen, I'd probably have to write it myself. Ha ha ha.Antmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-41194039329420498982010-02-04T17:00:34.284-06:002010-02-04T17:00:34.284-06:00dude, you are hardcore. more power to you!dude, you are hardcore. more power to you!Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-63299407746049441602010-02-04T16:48:29.654-06:002010-02-04T16:48:29.654-06:00RE: The one that I have never seen hide nor hair o...RE: The one that I have never seen hide nor hair of. I believe it is an activity book from the early 1980s... kind of like the 1978 "Little Monster: You Can Make It Book." It has two titles: <br /><br />"Professor Wormbog's Crazy Cut-Ups" (ISBN 0-307-15807-1 & 9780307158079, a Golden Books hardcover that was $3.95 in 10/1980, 144 pages, according to some sites and book research)<br /><br />"Professor Wormbog's Cut It, Glue It, Tape It, Do It" (SAME ISBN 0-307-15807-1, Golden Books, 1980, $3.95, but this one is usually listed as a paperback).<br /><br />These COULD be two different books... but I THINK it might be one of those books that has a subtitle, like:<br /><br />"Professor Wormbog's Crazy Cut-Ups: Cut It, Glue It, Tape It, Do It." <br /><br />BUT, I can't come to that conclusion until I actually SEE this book. Ha ha. For all I know, it might be a re-titled version of the "Little Monster: You Can Make It Book." Although, I wouldn't think that Professor Wormbog would be a big selling point in 1980. <br /><br />The $3.95 price tag makes me think this/these is/are paperback(s). The paperback "Little Monster You Can Make It" book has 144 pages also.<br /><br />I found both titles in some old "Books in Print" books and "Something about the Author" books from a year or two ago when I was researching for the Bibliography of Mercer Mayer page that I've worked so hard on over the years (on Wikipedia). "Professor Wormbog's Crazy Cut-Ups" even has an Amazon entry. <br /><br />I watch eBay for it/them all the time, and I've never seen it/them. <br /><br />I sent Mercer Mayer an e-mail once about this and a bunch of other questions, and he responded... just not about the existence "Professor Wormbog's Crazy Cut-Ups: Cut It, Glue It, Tape It, Do It." Crub!<br /><br />IF ANYONE has it/them, PLEASE post a picture of the cover somewhere so I can see what I'm missing and know that is exists. Ha ha ha.Antmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-60872018379578653412010-02-04T10:43:08.356-06:002010-02-04T10:43:08.356-06:00Oh! Do tell on the one you think doesn't exist...Oh! Do tell on the one you think doesn't exist! Curious...Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-6539358064305908782010-02-04T09:16:54.868-06:002010-02-04T09:16:54.868-06:00...and I will Keep my eye out for an extra copy of......and I will Keep my eye out for an extra copy of "Ah-choo." I have run across it before at the local thrift shops (!!). <br /><br />And, yes, my house has shelves (!) dedicated to Mercer Mayer books (including the ones he illustrated for other people). I am only missing aorund 11 of the hundreds that he has released (one of which I am convinced does NOT exist), and I am always looking for hardcover versions of my paperbacks too. <br /><br />Yes, I don't blog often. My work and family life have put a screeeeaching halt to a lotof things... BUT I WANT TO, and I WILL.Antmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-87629888947614349062010-02-04T09:04:55.253-06:002010-02-04T09:04:55.253-06:00A+ I LOVE this trio of books (Oops, Hiccup, Achoo)...A+ I LOVE this trio of books (Oops, Hiccup, Achoo)! Mercer Mayer did some awesome wordless stuff because his art in the 70s communicates so much. I recently found a few amazing full page works he did in some magazines that I haven't added to Wikipedia yet.Antmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.com