Vernon Grant's Mother Goose

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Summary: Illustration Top Rated
Review: Vernon Grant, 1902-1990, illustrated advertisements and booklets given out as premiums by food companies. His most famous creations were the Snap, Crackle, Pop characters to promote Kellogg's Rice Krispies. I am 60 years old and grew up loving a booklet called Flibbedty Gibbet because the illustrations in this little story (given out to promote a custard) were so delightful. This week, while browsing through Mother Goose books at a local book store to buy a gift for a friend's child, I found this gem! Not only was I delighted by the thoughtful biography of Grant which appears at the end of the book, I was impressed that his illustrations are as wonderful today as they were years ago when my mother would read me the only Vernon Grant illustrated book I had. That little booklet also delighted my children who are now both in their 30s. I am ordering a copy of this for each of them. My son owns my Flibbedty Gibbet book so he can add this Mother Goose to his stock of collectibles. One last word for contemporary buyers: Grant's illustrations are vastly superior to any of the other Mother Goose books through which I browsed. The colors are vivid, the characters sweet and appealing, and, most importantly, imaginative. The price is right but, my only criticism: this book should have been at least three times longer! I'd pay more to see more of Grant's wonderful work!