I have blogged here before about how I collect Children's books. I could spend hours in the Children's section of the book store or the library, eating up all the lovely illustrations and exploring all the different tales. My latest favorite is the "No, David!" series by David Shannon. It's a series of books about this endearing little boy who is constantly getting himself into trouble. I fell in love with the quirky, childlike illustrations.
When Brian and I are ready to have children, our kids are going to have the cutest book collection ever! And how cute would this book mark look in a lovely little book?
Isn't it adorable? It is a Felt Birdie bookmark by the talented Lillian over at The Cupcake Girls. And it could be yours!
The Cupcake Girls is a whimsical little store, filled with goodies that you would expect to find in a lovely children's book - cute felt owls, sewing pins topped with gorgeous little flowers, and so many charming little pieces. Lillian has set up a dreamland of a store, and I can't even tell you how cute it is, it's something you need to see for yourself. She is inspired by anything out there that catches her eye, whether it be a unique color combo, or a baby bunny she sees on the side of the road. All of it inspires her when creating the little bits and pieces that I have fallen in love with in her store. And like me, she likes lovely stationery, and a good dessert - her favorite would be a good old vanilla milkshake with a slice of apple pie.
For your chance to win this darling little bookmark, leave a comment here telling me what was your favorite book as a child. I will announce the winner at the end of the week.
And one more thing - I am guest blogging over at The Stationery Place today. Like Lillian and myself, Lyndsey loves stationery. So much that she has a blog dedicated to showing all her stationery finds. I met her face-to-face over coffee last month when I was in California, and had a lovely time getting to know her better. Then we shopped together at Paper Source - and we all know that friends that shop together stay together! So please stop on by my post over at The Stationery Place and leave some comment love!
*Bookmark Photos taken by Cupcake Girls
104 comments:
I love children's books!! That bookmark is amazing...reminds me of that adorable movie- Miss Potter!
you two will have the cutest kids :)
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Children's books are the best! My favourite books were by Gianni Rodari, especially "Adventures of the Blue Arrow" (it's a little blue train filled with toys that runs away from the shop window).
Love the little bookmark - adorable!
Cute bookmark!
My all time favorite book when I was a child was "Sylvester: The Mouse With The Musical Ear" by Adelaide Holl.
I still have it and am saving my copy for when I have children of my own. my brother used to love the David books (he is much younger than I). Another cute one to check out is "Punk Farm" and "Punk Farm On Tour" by Jarrett J. Krosoczka they are both very cute!
aww so cute. my favorite childrens books were the mrs. piggle wiggle series. my mom used to read us a chapter every night. loved them!
awww how cute!!! and your future kids are so lucky to have that great collection! My favorite book as a little kid was "Goodnight Moon."
Ooo...I just remember I LOVED the Boxcar Children books...I wanted to live in a train too! =)
what a wonderful little giveaway and what a great collection to have! we have a few children's books that we are saving for our future kidlets:) I had SO many favorite books as a kid that I couldn't possibly narrow it down to one...I loved "The Call of the Wild"...LOVED!!! And I also loved the Beverly Cleary books but my fave among those was "Ramona and her Sister"...that little Ramona was always getting into something. I also loved a book called "The Favorite Place"...I have the hard cover of it on my book shelf and I remember that I bought it at a book fair at my school's library for 25 cents. I think I was not even 7 years old. I was and still am obsessed with books.
the little bookmark is just too cute!
Aw, what a sweet bookmark! I have a few books going right now that would be complimented nicely by it.
My favourite book as a child was The Little Prince. I loved it being read to me, and when I could read I read it to myself a lot. I still pick it up and flip through the pages when I see it in a bookstore. I especially love the drawing of a snake with an elephant inside him.
Mmmm...PaperSource! I love that place so much. I won't even let myself go in right now because I don't absolutely NEED anything. Too dangerous! :)
As a teacher I recognize the beauty of kids picture books, something that I overlooked through my college years. When I was young I loved "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. Since teaching I also have adopted The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein because of all the environmental lessons it supports.
You both look really cute in that picture! I'll definitely be stopping by your guest post.
Anyway, my favorite book as a child was definitely "A Bad Case of Stripes."
My little sister also loves the "No, David" series by the way. :)
I always loved the Amelia Bedelia series! My mom used to take us to the library a lot, and I knew exactly which corner to go to. I'd plop myself down and just read away.
One of my favorite books as a kid was "The Gypsy Girl's New Shoes", because the Gypsy's girl was named Maggi, and spelled it like I do! (No E. Evil E.)
I reread it not too long ago and was rather smitten with it all over again. I'm so glad I still have it.
That book mark is adorable!
so cute!
i loved Roxaboxen- it's about kids who make their own make believe town out of rocks and boxes =)
so cute! oh no, i had SO many favourite books as a child. a little bookworm, I was! uhm... to mention one...? Maybe Tom's Midnight Garden, tho I was about 12 when I read that :) I still remember the story so vividly! ♥
You have such a pretty smile!! I always find myself by the book section at Goodwill or Salvation Army... there are sometimes such great children's books there!
I think one of my favorite books was Cloudy with a Chance of Pancakes... oh and Junie B Jones! She was such a trouble maker...
I love the "NO David," books, but not as much as my students! They never fail to make them laugh
Oh that bookmark is just too cute! I'm with you- I love going to the children's section at Barnes to look at all the lovely books! My favorite as a child was Eloise and then when I was able to read on my own, Amelia Bedelia, ha!
Great post love :) xoxo
My favourite books were the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. I had the entire set and was quite an advanced reader for my age. I got lost in these for ages.
I LOVE childrens books! WOW!!! I really like that bookmark!
its adorable!
you will have the cutest little ones!! :)
<3,
Iva
I love childrens books too! One of my favourites is "The Secret World of Og". It's a novel that I just finished reading to my 5 year old daughter. Thanks for the givewaway -- this bookmark is so sweet. mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca
One of my favorites is "The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes" by Dubose Heyward and illustrated by Marjorie Flack. Super cute bookmark!
My favorite book as a child was The Giant Jam Sandwich.
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ahh! I was wondering if someone else would put The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes! it's one of my favorites as well. :) love the cute little bookmark!!
oh that book mark...i may just get one for myself:)
I can only pick one favorite children's book? No fair!
The first one that comes to mind is The Giving Tree. It made me cry and laugh and just is an amazing book.
Ah, I wanna read it now! Damn work...
I love the No, David No series. It's so cute. And that bookmark is absolutely adorable!
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Beautiful blog!
My favorite was Harry the Dirty Dog. Not really one you'd need a bookmark for, but I still smile while I read it to my nephew.
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I love this idea. You are so creative!
My favorite books growing up were "James and the Giant Peach" and "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler".
When I was a small girl, I loved Miss Rumphius.
I love that bookmark. If I don't win it (probably won't, since I never win anything), I'll save up some pennies to find one and buy it.
Great contest my favourite book as a child was the country bunny .I still have the book and collect vintage bunnys.Marian
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aawww I got the same addiction! there is this store (http://www.libelle-kinderland.de/willkommen) right around the corner and everything looks so amazing that I immediately fell in love with it!
I LOVE children's books, and ever since we found out we're pregnant, I have been on Amazon nonstop picking out books to fill their library. But to pick a favorite?? That's almost impossible! A FEW of my faves: "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day," "Pippi Longstocking," "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," "Froggy Gets Dressed," and "Ferdinand." But there are so many other great ones!!
SO cute!
My favorite book as a child was Where the Wild Things Are. I'm super excited about the movie.
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My favorite book was one of my aunt's old books (we're 14 years apart in age) It was called, "A Panda Cake" and my grandma would read it to me when I went to go visit! I loved it. Sadly, it's out of print.
When I was a child I loved the books of Enid Blyton, now I loved Harry Potter :DDDDD
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Cute page holder! My fave book as a litle kid was "Sloth's Birthday Party". I still have my copy all worn and torn, but I love it and the memories it holds.
Isn't Paper Source the best?! I live in walking distance to ours and have to hold back from going like every day and spending gobs of money. Everything is just so pretty!
Adorable bookmark! My fav book Hansel and Gretel. I used to read it all the time. jacquecurl1@gmail.com
Great bookmark! by far, my most favorite book when I was a kid was Alice in Wonderland. Fascinated by that story still...you would not believe how many editions I own today, including the annotated version and a bound mimeograph of the original story manuscript!
I'm always visiting your blog with an excitement of what you're going to talk about. This time as well, you always makes me feel inspired and refreshed in my daily life. I read your blogging over at The Stationery Place of Lyndsey as well and was impressed so much with your talent. It is a good start for me on a rainy day overhere.
Aww! That's one cute bookmark! :D I have this weakness for anything felt, lol :P
loving the gorgeous classic picture! I always wants to know how to make one like that, the coloring and all.
My favorite story? Should be Mulan, she's so brave and her story (both disney and the original) is so... feminist :)
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I too love children's books! I think my favourites were the Mr. Muggs series; I still have all of them back in my hometown.
My husband, David, actually found the No David series in the library and few months ago and we read them to our son. He really liked them!
My favorite book as a child is hard to pick, but i did love when my grandmother would read me good night moon.
My husbands favorites were Tom Foolery and Where the wild things are! We can't wait for the movie either!
thanks for the entry! It's a beautiful book mark!
~Erin
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My favorite books as a child were the Winnie the Pooh books I actually slept with my Winnie the Pooh beat until i got married in my 20's!
i love children's books!
which i love reading it with mr. freddy.
I love children's books (I am a teacher, it's a requirement!). My favorite as a child was Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Your collection is lovely. There's a lot more to children's books than just reading material, they open the way to another world. Magic really!
My favorite book was green eggs and ham, and now my little girl loves reading it too! Thank you!
oh i must get "no david" for my little nephew....;))
I enjoyed reading Babar books when I was a child. Childrens' books are so fun, I enjoy buying them for my son =)
That birdie bookmark is so cute! My favorite book as a child was Where the wild things are. I would read that book over and over. Fun drawing! I love it!
Cute bookmark. My favorite book as a child was The Little Engine That Could.
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What a cute thing!
My favourite book as a child was The Ugly Duckling because in the end it turned into a swan. But I've some questions here. If it is a swan, why is it born in a duck family? Did mama swan left her egg in the duck's place at first?
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My favorite book was Sleeping Beauty.
This bookmark is adorable!
Thanks a lot!
My favorite children's book was "the Old Man and the Tiger" Over and over, my mom would have to read that book to me. A close second was 'THe Ugly DUckling'. I've been having such a case of birdie love this year...birds and owls are showing up everywhere.
what an adorable book !!!
well well my favorite child book...i think it was Elmer...the elephant. And some other but mostly french stuff.
Anyway that book mark is so cute. Im actually in a contest right now "who's gonna read the most pages this year between me and my bf..." so far im in the lead ;-)
My fav books as a kid were the George and Martha series...remember the hippos and George peeking in on Martha in the tub. love it.
Thanks for visiting my blog :) I love children's books too...one of my friends has been making her own and its amazing. There are so many children's books that I love and having 2 young sisters is a great excuse to look at them :) My absolute favourite though is 'We're going on a bear hunt' I read it as a child and my sisters read it now, its timeless and amazing!
MY favourite, Favourite book as a child was Little Women. I was five when my mom read it to me. Beth was/is my hero.:):)
Also, thanks for the message today. It was very thoughtful. Thank you lots.
Oh and one morething. I share your love for paper. Like for real. I can spend an entire week in a paper store.
My favorite book as a child was a Little Golden Book called The Bunny Book! I loved it so much that I bought a copy of it for my boys and one for my niece!
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I adored the Boxcar Children. Still do actually!
I can only choose ONE book? My mother read us practically every children's book under the sun. I loved getting lost in the stacks as a child when she'd take us to the library at least once a week.
My favorite was We Help Mommy, though I think there was something psychological about why my mother always read it to us. Sending us subliminal messages? :)
My favourite book as a child was The Going to Bed Book by Dick Bruna. I loved it so much and took it everywhere, my mother kept it all these years and I recently rediscovered it stuck together with sellotape, heavily stained with baby food and hardly holding together! But as I loved it so much she couldn't bear to throw it away even though it was looking pretty horrid!
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That bookmark is adorable. Having been an elementary teacher - I have far too many favorite children's books to even mention. We just got through reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a family (which I had never had the chance to read) and I loved it! A must add to your collection!
Thanks for your sweet note on my blog today - I've missed reading yours too. Now I'm off to catch up on the rest of your posts!
What a darling book mark. I have a huge collection of children's books as well.
I loved these picture books as a kid that had no words but wonderful scenes full of all kinds of things. Kind of like where's waldo but much better than that.
sweet blog ♥
Hey Lady,
I'm glad you stopped by to say hello on my blog. Your blog is adorable! I feel I've found a kindred spirit in you. My sweetheart's name is Bryan with a Y, and I too have an affinity for children's literature.
My favorite titles as a girl were: CORDUROY, OLD BLACK WITCH, and CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS.
A great children's book that I recently read: LADY BUG GIRL, its completely charming. The illustrations are sheer perfection.
I definitely want the book mark....and I'll check out your selection as well.
Take care Lovely,
Ashley
Post Script: Thank you for the tips to check out in LA! I'll definitely look into them!
July 8, 2009 6:29 PM
My favorite book was A Porcupine Named Fluffy. Come to think of it, it might still be my favorite book.
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Thanks for stopping by my blog :)! I actually stumbled upon your etsy store just the other day, love your stuff :).
My favorite book? Gosh, I had so many! I really loved The Jolly Christmas Postman and The Little Red Hen, but in college I took a children's lit class and read Stargirl; it's one of my favorite books ever :)!
My all time favorite book when I was a kid was "Harold and the purple crayon". It really sparks the imagination and kids will never look at crayons the same way!
Wow thanks for the blog visit I love your blog.
as a child i was a huge fan of the noddy series....the books were so colorful and so were the characters!
PS-love your photography and layout!!
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you are so pretty in that picture :)
Oh my, What a delightful illustration, yes, it's the cutest class picture ever, the boy with the big grin stole the moment!! My favorite book as a little girl is the Noddy series not to mention the Pippy long stocking books....
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Thank God for weeks where we can eat cake Dionne!!!! Haha, now everyone who reads your comments is going to think I'm nuts, and I'm not [maybe just a little]. I think my favourite children's book would have to be...The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, an orphan with red hair [I think!] my au pair was Swedish and she bought it for me ♥
Hi Dionne! Great blog! Thanks for stopping by mine!
I have a small collection of children's books from when I worked in the Children's section of a Barnes and Noble about 7 or 8 years ago. I have so many favorites. One on the top of my list is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Turns out their making a movie about it!
My favorite book as a child was Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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You are going to have some incredibly lucky children. Instilling the love of reading is the best gift you could give them. I loved all books as a child. And my parents showered me with them. I really loved Black Beauty.
Oh oh! I love kid's books, too!
My favorite when I was a child was King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, by Audrey Wood. SUch a cute one. My second was The Jolly Pocket Postman, by Janet Ahlberg. Nothing like suprise pockets wiht mini letters! Eeepp! You've got me all giddy!
Oh, I forgot to tell you my favorite! I loved Japanese old folk tales. My mother used to pick up one and read it for me. Those books were not attracting for children being full of small letters and small illustrations but I loved her reading it.
What a great blog and sweet giveaway!
My favourite book was snow white.
I am planning a giveaway next week on my blog so take a look.
Good luck
bye bye,
Marieke
oh, Sweet Dionne...me, too!!! i adore the children's section of any bookstore...i esp. heart illustrators...{wink ;)}you'll be making the most beautiful bebes...inside+out...how lucky will they be to have a very sweet + loving mommy like you!!! (oh, yes and an adorable daddy too!)
when i was a wee one...my favourite children books were the ugly duckling, the lil' engine that could, the princess + the pea, cinderella + aesop fables...now with my own lil' ones i truly love the books 'Love You Forever'
by Robert Munsch (Author), Sheila McGraw (Illustrator) and 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein...
thanks for this post...and for being a great lover of books...i could be late for the giveaway but just wanted to put my extra 2cents in...adorable bookmark! xoxo jo;)
Cute giveaway.. I loved The Berenstain Bear series.
thanks for checking out my blog!
i would love a chance to win the lovely bookmark!
when i was younger i loved the book "a pocket for corduroy".
I loved all the books arriving in my hands... ut I remind specially Esop Fabules...hahahaaahha
Now I'm going on collecting children's books. I have two sons but I have to recognize I buy it for me!!!!!! Well, I read them to them too and I let them too...
Do you know Roger Olmos' work??? It's a fantastic Spanish illustrator!!!Come to visit him!!!!
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Thanks for the chance!
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My favorite book as a child: Faraway Tree Stories by Enid Blyton :)
My favorite book was Just Only John!
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I had many favorite books as a child but Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is still very high on my list! I also really liked a small book called Scruffy by Jack Stoneley.
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I would say my favorite would be curious george books
My fave is Where the Wild Things Are.
Csn't wait for the Spike Jonze adaptation!
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um...yeah, sorry i'm like five years late on this one! finally getting caught up. love the pic of us in front of paper source -- that was such a fun day! thank you for being my guest blogger :)
I used to love the Jolly Postman as it had little notes in envelopes on each page :D - It probably started my love for stationary and mail supplies lol!
This felt bookmark is absolutely adorable!!
I can't remember my favourite book when I was a child... Now I love very much the books from Nicoletta Costa who's very famous here in italy! :)
Hi All
Sorry I didn't post this sooner, but this contest closed last week.
Dionne
thanks for post.
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