The Childrens Bizzare

Jingle Bell Jack (1955)

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Detail from:
Jingle Bell Jack
Ding Dong School Book 219
Written by Dr. Frances R. Horwich (aka Miss Frances)
Illustrated by Katherine Evans
Rand McNally & Co -- Chicago, 1955

"Manners" -- Starring Mr. Do & Mr. Don't (Pointers For Little Persons, 1943)

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"Manners" -- Starring Mr. Do & Mr. Don't : Pointers For Little Persons
Written by Virginia Parkinson
Claytoons by Lowell Grant, Maxwell Dorne Studio
Illustrations by Isabel Phillips
Color Photos by Philip Fahs
Harvey House, Inc -- Irving-on-Hudson, NY 1943
Lithographed Print edition, 1961

Snuggles Fabric Softener

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Henry Darger

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Mascot Girlscout 20th Grade Regiment.

At Aronburgs Run Glorinia, Vivian Girls Fired Upon By Glandelinian Cannon (Detail).

184 at Jennie Richie, Rain Water Spreads out Over The Ground Under The Shelter.

Untitled.

211 At Jennie Richie, Caught Three Hours Later By Pursuing Glandelinian Soldiers.

Keedle (1940)

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"The Book For Children From 6 To 60, A Living Proof That As Long As KEEDLE Can Be Written And Published, The World We Know Is Safe. The Keedles Will Never Conquer Us No Matter How Many Cannon And Guns And Submarines They Use To Murder Us". Because we can laugh and they can't.

Keedle
Written by Deirdre and William Conselman, Jr.
Illustrations by Fred L. Fox.
Hillman-Curl, Inc. -- New York, 1940

*This gallery is missing a small handful of Keedle's remaining images.

Captain Kangaroo and the Panda (Golden Press, 1957)

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Captain Kangaroo and the Panda, A Little Golden Book
Written by Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrated by Edwin Schmidt
Golden Press -- New York, 1957

A is for Apple Pie

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Found art.

Bottled Babies

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Hand-tinted Haitian Studio Photography.
Taken from Haiti: Feeding the Spirit (Aperture, 1296)

The Three Bears (Postcard, 1913)

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"Dearest Mary,
...This is a picture of four of my kiddies who dramatized the old story of The Three Bears for an entertainment. I wish you might see them. They are darlings. Grandfather talks of going E. this summer and tho I get quite thrilled don;t know if it will happen. I am crazy to see you all again. Do write soon. Heaps of love. Ellen.
St.Paul, Minn.: April 21, 1913."

From -- Prairie Fires and Paper Moons: The American Photographic Postcard: 1900-1920

The Riddle Book

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The Riddle Book
Saalfield Pub Co -- Akron, OH, 1936

The Story of Fire + The Story of Thunder & Lightning (Child Guidance Records, CG-1001)

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This must be one of the most frightening & inept story-time educational records ever made. Its one in a series by "Famous" Child Guidance Records of Philadelphia, PA. They "Make Learning Fun". Just listen to these highlights:

DL: The Story of Fire + The Story of Thunder & Lightning (Child Guidance Records, CG-1001)

320 kbps mp3. My vinyl rip.

Side A: The Story of Fire pts 1 & 2
Side B: The Story of Thunder & Lightning pts 1 & 2
Bonus Track: Highlights (sample above)

Squiffy the Skunk (Book-Elf, 1953)

2011-11-08T22:27:00.000-08:00

Squiffy The Skunk
Written by Grace Neff Brett
Photographs by George Neff & Grace Neff Brett
Book-Elf Books;
Rand McNally & Co -- Chicago, 1953

The Adventures of Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger (Claymation, 1985)

2011-11-08T16:56:00.000-08:00

"The infamous disturbing scene from the 1985 claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger.

This scene is based on the unfinished novella The Mysterious Stranger, written of course by Mark Twain, who died before completion. I highly recommend reading this story if you have not already. You can find it here." (uploader, youtube)

The Adventures of Mark Twain-- full-version.

Directed by Will Venton.

The Wonder Book of Clowns (Wonder Books, 1955)

2011-11-08T15:46:00.000-08:00

The Wonder Book of Clowns
Written by Oscar Weigle
Illustrated by James Schucker
Wonder Books -- New York, 1955