Wind Island
The first edition of this book I found, at a flea market, was a French translation, and it took me...
My kind of cover – Under Milk Wood
A few months ago we went to our favourite flea market and, as we were leaving, saw a pile of...
Greek Myths and Legends
These enchanting, sunlit illustrations of a French children's rendition of Greek Myths delighted me. They are part of a series...
The Saturday of Libraries
When we moved to the town of Nyon, I joined the municipal library. The building itself is worth writing about...
The Old Man and the Sea
The finest book cover illustration I've seen for this slim, timeless, moving book, wrapping around the back cover and even...
The Magic Ink-Pot
Always on the hunt for treasures among forgotten children's books, I came across this one by chance when I was...
Lettres de Mon Moulin – Daudet
These charming children's illustrations of Daudet turned up at a flea-market, and I have several versions including this selection of...
Tales from Australia and Oceania
This book cover and related illustrations are from a wonderful old French series of tales and stories from around the...
Arthur Ransome – cover illustrations
If you've been following WritingRedux, you may have noticed a number of pawky playful gems from Arthur Ransome's children's books....
Russian tales and legends
There is a dark-forested haunting element to the illustrations in this French rendition of Russian stories. They are part of...
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