tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post5786609726367548041..comments2024-03-18T17:04:40.656-05:00Comments on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: Maggie and the PirateBurgin Streetmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-17477284078334743122012-02-06T20:05:31.247-06:002012-02-06T20:05:31.247-06:00Wow! We just read this book! What a trip! After...Wow! We just read this book! What a trip! After years of reading picture books I thought I had seen it all. What a treasure!Chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166022222097462784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-17258218460143193332012-01-27T20:31:35.385-06:002012-01-27T20:31:35.385-06:00One of my all time favorites! Been looking for thi...One of my all time favorites! Been looking for this for years, but I couldn't think of the name. Such soothing illustrations!Tonyhttp://yowzeryowzer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-49730716025338956212009-06-30T13:39:56.462-05:002009-06-30T13:39:56.462-05:00The "red hand gang" could be The Black H...The "red hand gang" could be The Black Hand Gang (Hans Jurgen Press), The Bloodhound Gang, The Sugar Creek Gang or The Goosehill Gang series of books all in print in the 70s.<br /><br />Oh, and there are a few books in that Barbara Brooks Wallace series. Great stuff.Antmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-58357763014571211082008-05-08T09:12:00.000-05:002008-05-08T09:12:00.000-05:00I knew someone would know it! Great find!I knew someone would know it! Great find!Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-45860991001188281232008-05-08T08:49:00.000-05:002008-05-08T08:49:00.000-05:00That was a great site -- whatsthatbook.com! Just ...That was a great site -- whatsthatbook.com! Just posted my question last night and already have my answer! "Peppermints in the Parlor" by Barbara Brooks Wallace. It's even still in print, but I ended up buying a 1st edition -- hate how they change/update the artwork on newer editions! Thanks so much!Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586520756108343679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-60511573573161938072008-05-07T21:55:00.000-05:002008-05-07T21:55:00.000-05:00GREAT! I will check out that site as soon as I le...GREAT! I will check out that site as soon as I leave this comment. Thanks! It was definitely a book -- just not sure of the title. Could have been The Adventures of the Red Hand Gang or something like that. No idea when it was written, but I read it when I was around 8 and that was in the mid-70s. I love your blogs! Thanks for doing them! If you haven't already been to Barton Springs pool in Austin -- it is a must on a hot hundred-degree Texas summer day. Ice cold, but deliciously so!!! Lived in Austin for almost 30 years - but also lived in San Antonio for a few years as an animal trainer at Sea World.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586520756108343679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-38120686889679326152008-05-07T11:15:00.000-05:002008-05-07T11:15:00.000-05:00When I mentioned the Red Hand Gang here, I was ref...When I mentioned the Red Hand Gang here, I was referencing an old 70s TV show. I didn't know the show was based on a book. EXCITING! i'll have to investigate. and the peppermint one does sound familiar. check out this site and leave a post. the members are pretty obsessive. http://www.whatsthatbook.com/<BR/><BR/>i moved from Virginia when I was about 19, and have now been in Texas about 5 years. I love it!Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-46046198697206401562008-05-07T08:45:00.000-05:002008-05-07T08:45:00.000-05:00Wow! I didn't think anyone else out there was as ...Wow! I didn't think anyone else out there was as obsessed as me about finding vintage books for my kids!!! I was so thrilled to find, at Border's no less -- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. It's just too bad that most of her other wonderful kids' books are out of print. She was one of my favorites growing up. I also found The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster -- which I remember loving. There is a book that always sticks in my head that I haven't been able to find. I think it was called The Red Hand Gang. I googled it and came up with your blog. I remember it being about a group of kids that goes around solving mysteries. I couldn't find any other reference on your site towards that book. Do you have other info -- author?? There's one more that I've been obsessed with finding, but I cannot remember the title! Helpful, huh?! I think the word peppermint was in the title. It was about a little girl that had to live with an obscure relative, (aunt or something) because her parents died/dissappeared. The obscure relative was of course very mean -- kept her locked up only to let her out to clean and do chores. It wasn't all sad and depressing -- something magical, wonderful, or mysterious happens of course - just can't remember what it was!! Just hoping this rings a bell for you or someone out there. Just remembered another odd detail from that book -- something about eating kippers or sardines or some little fish! Maybe it was written in the UK?? BTW -- noticed that you are a new Texan! I am a Texan - born and bred -- and am now a new Virginian! It's beautiful here, but I sure miss Texas! (I am submitting anonymously, because I'd have to create an account first -- I will do that once I submit this comment.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com