Wednesday, May 6, 2009

the owl & the pussy-cat

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





7 comments:

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

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  2. The illustration of them dancing on the beach is awesome!

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  3. I just love this!

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  4. 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!

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  5. 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! : )

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  6. 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.

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