BIRD CHILDREN: THE LITTLE PLAYMATES OF THE FLOWER CHILDREN
Book Details + Condition: The Wise-Parslow Co. (New York). Early edition, 1939. Hardcover with decorated boards. 95 pages. Illustrated by M.T. (Penny) Ross, a popular artist in the early 1900s whose works also include "The Flower Babies' Book", "The Flower Children", "Butterfly Babies", "Animal Children" and others. Written by fantasy author and poet Elizabeth Gordon. Her "Bird Children" is a collection of verse that anthropomorphize birds, giving them stories while providing valuable information on them for children. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light aging and wear to boards; bookplate to inside front board; occasional toning present; interior is clean and free of markings.
