[PDF] Childhood Treasures eBook

Author : Iona Opie
Publisher : Pavilion Books, Limited
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781857936247

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This survey covers virtually every aspect of childhood and every type of book, toy, game and diversion. Over a period of 40 years, Iona and Peter Opie assembled a collection of 20,000 rare children's books, comics and other printed material. The Opie's also have a substantial collection of toys and games, most of them in mint condition and often still in their original packaging. Text on the early children's books, the classic Victorian illustrated books and the magazines and comics is provided by Brian Alderson, while Peter Opie's widow, Iona, and their son, Robert, examine the non-book items via themes. Iona Opie, together with her late husband, has published such books on children's literature as The Oxford Dictionary of Nursey Rhymes and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren.

Author : Caroline Zoob
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,85 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Children's paraphernalia
ISBN : 9781841724775

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Ten projects illustrated with inspirations from Vintage fabrics, old-fashioned toys, family celebrations and the natural world.

Author : Susan A. Fletcher
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 36,11 MB
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1538118750

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A full-color trip through the treasures of American Childhood from 1650 to today. Remember the toys you played with when you were growing up? Each of those objects has a story to tell about the history of American childhood and play. Construction toys like Lincoln Logs and Erector Set offer insight into America’s booming urban infrastructure in the early 1910s and 20s, and the important role toys played in preparing children for future careers in engineering and architecture. A stuffed toy monkey from Germany tells the story of young Jewish refugees to the United States during World War II. The board game Candyland has its origins in the dreaded polio epidemic of 1950s. Exploring Childhood and Play Through 50 Historic Treasures brings together a collection of beloved toys and games from the last two centuries to guide readers on a journey through the history of American childhood and play, 1840-2000. Through color photographs and short essays on each object, this book examines childhood against the backdrop of culture, politics, religion, technology, gender, parenting philosophies, and more. The book features ten categories of objects including board and electronic games, dolls, action figures, art toys, optical toys, animal toys, construction sets, and sports. Each essay tells the story of the individual object its historic context, and each passage builds upon one another to create a fascinating survey of how childhood and play changed over the course of two centuries.

Author : Mark Alan Jones
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Children
ISBN : 9780674053342

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Mark Jones examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children. Family reformers, scientific child experts, magazine editors, well-educated mothers, and other prewar urban elites constructed a model of childhood--having one's own room, devoting time to homework, reading children's literature, playing with toys--that ultimately became the norm for young Japanese in subsequent decades. This book also places the story of modern childhood within a broader social context--the emergence of a middle class in early twentieth century Japan. The ideal of making the child into a "superior student" (yutosei) appealed to the family seeking upward mobility and to the nation-state that needed disciplined, educated workers able to further Japan's capitalist and imperialist growth. This view of the middle class as a child-centered, educationally obsessed, socially aspiring stratum survived World War II and prospered into the years beyond.

Author : Merikay Waldvogel
Publisher : Good Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 26,30 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781561485994

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Doll quilts are little gems—microcosms of quilt history." So writes author and quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel in Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By and For Children. This lovely book showcases 80 doll quilts, made from 1830 through the 1950s. All are selected from Mary Campbell Ghormley's collection, possibly the largest private collection of doll quilts in the world, numbering more than 300 doll quilts. All doll quilts tell a story that begs to be retold, says Waldvogel. She sets out to reveal these gems' hidden truths, looking for clues in each quilt's fabrics, style, pattern, piecing, and stitching. This may be the first book to study doll quilts in this depth. This informative book is for anyone interested in antiques, miniatures, quilts and needlecrafts, dolls, and decorative arts. These doll quilts have an irresistible charm, captured graphically in the book's rich color photography. This book is a visual and historical treasure.

Author : Verlinda J. Allen
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 2022-02-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1698710070

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Special Childhood Treasures is a collection of poems done from several stages in a child’s life. The hard times a child may feel, fun times, a simple happy moment in life. Something that we all experienced in life.

Author : Claire Garland
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781584794301

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Cuddly animals frisking along a crisp cotton sheet... Delicate flowers dancing across a soft flannel blanket... A rosy-faced rag doll... A jolly pirate puppet... All the innocence and joy of childhood are captured in the charming projects gathered in Embroidered Treasures for Children. Featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this collection offers crafters of all levels 22 adorable projects to make for the babies and children in their lives. Some of the fresh, contemporary projects in the book can be completed in a day or two and are perfect for the novice, while other, more difficult pieces will be both fun and challenging for experienced embroiderers. A basic techniques section ensures satisfying results for all. From a whale-and-dolphin beach bag to so-soft slippers, each project is sure to delight both the adult who makes it and the child who uses it. Creating such a treasure is a gesture of love, one that will be cherished by the young recipient forever.

Author : Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 41,17 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547428626

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A tender collection of endearments for children the world over. All over the world, people express their love for their children through endearments, such as "sweetie pie" or "peanut." A child might be called little angel, angelito, in Spanish or precious, bao bei, in Chinese or my sweet little moon, mera chanda, in Hindi. Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.

Author : Joan Elliott
Publisher : Annie's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781596356177

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A charming collection of child-themed cross-stitch designs by an industry master, this book features 27 patterns and four alphabet charts that can be easily adapted for different fabrics and appeal to different levels of expertise. From a personalized birth sampler and whimsical nursery decorations to nameplates for toddlers' rooms and small motifs for cards and gift bags, all stages of childhood are covered in these bright and lively projects that make fun use of familiar themes. Whether creating DIY delights for the family or a meaningful gift, the easily read, black-and-white charts and basic cross-stitch instructions ensure that any level of needleworker can access the enjoyable designs.