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The Snowy Day
"The author brought bold, bright color and collage to the forefront of children's literature, winning the Caldecott Medal and introducing children to a young African American protagonist named Peter who romps in the snow in this first book and who…
The Silent Sleep [original]
Protected in plastic bag ; leaves very good to near fine ; printed on 1 piece of paper watermarked: "CERTIFICATE Royale [9]6% COTTON [CONTENT]" ; evidence of light bending at bottom corners
Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…
Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…
The Shab-al-hiri Roach
Second Printing, April 2006
Introduction: This document concerns the discovery, collection, and accidental release of a new species of cockroach. The insect was named "Jenkins' Greasy Roach" by entomologist William Appleby-Jenkins. It escaped into…
Introduction: This document concerns the discovery, collection, and accidental release of a new species of cockroach. The insect was named "Jenkins' Greasy Roach" by entomologist William Appleby-Jenkins. It escaped into…
The Satanic Verses
This book follows two protagonists, Gibreel Farishta, a Bollywood superstar who specializes in playing Hindu deities, and Saladin Chamcha, an emigrant who has broken with his Indian identity and works as a voiceover artist in England. The book opens…
The Runaway Bunny
"This is one of the nicest things Margaret Wise Brown has done, and Clement Hurd has made enchanting pictures, with line drawings and eight double spreads in four colors, beautifully reproduced. The text pattern is a successful dialogue with almost…
The Real Mother Goose
"Old Woman, Old Woman," a nonsense Mother Goose rhyme in Wright's classic collection, features an old woman "tossed in a basket" who is sailing off to "sweep the cobwebs from the sky."
Works Cited:
Chatton, Barbara. "The Real Mother…
Works Cited:
Chatton, Barbara. "The Real Mother…
The Psalter, Old Testament [original]
Fair to very good; parchment (or vellum) folio of manuscript ; partial sewing evident ; rubrication ; illumination with gilt details ; legible script ; some bleeding of ink and rippling of pages most likely due to humidity/moisture damage (possibly…
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textures of your pandemic experience
A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.