Wednesday, May 6, 2009

the owl & the pussy-cat

copyright 1961 - by edward lear - illustrations by barbara cooney - little brown & co. publishers





7 comments:

cathy gaubert said...

ooooh, you lucky duck! i came across the french version a while back and snapped it up. i adore barbara cooney!

Muddlepud said...

The illustration of them dancing on the beach is awesome!

Anonymous said...

I just love this!

Meaghan said...

I had this memorized when I was a kid!

"The owl and the pussycat went to sea,
in a beautiful pea green boat.
The packed some honey and plenty of money,
wrapped up in a five-pound note."

Awww, sweet memories!

Laura-IH said...

I love that last pic. Look how tenderly the owl is holding her! : ) My mom would recite this poem to me when I was little! : )

Jenn Hill said...

I have a copy of that exact book, but it's in French. Such sweet art!
Thank you for always sharing such lovely vintage goodness.

Allie said...

Lovely!