Archive for the 'Vintage Children’s Books' Category

Tales of Wells Fargo Coloring Book 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo Coloring Book

Published by Whitman in 1957

Based on the TV show.

#1196 – Original cost was 29 cents.

Dale Robertson as Jim Hardie.

I wonder if there’s a children’s coloring book published today that actually has guns in it…. My guess would be no..

Too Bad…

MADAME ALEXANDER DOLL of KAY THOMPSON’S ELOISE

KAY THOMPSON’S “ELOISE” by Madame Alexander..

Doll is about 8.5″ tall

From 2000

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Jim Jump by Betty Ren Wright – A Tell-a-Tale Book


While many children consider books the “anti-toy” , I present…

Jim Jump by Betty Ren Wright – A Tell-a-Tale Book released by Whitman in 1954.

Tiny hardcover book.