A is for Alphabet Books with Substance
Leanne Italie reports that alphabet books now serve older kids with mini encyclopedias. Sleeping Bear Press leads with titles like A for Airplane and V for Venus Flytrap, while other publishers mix lighter fare such as The Sleepy Little Alphabet and When Royals Wore Ruffles.
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Leanne Italie
Associated Press
Sleeping Bear Press
Chelsea
Mich
Amelia Earhart
Judy Sierra
Enchanted Places Decorate with Dick and Jane Wall Art
Grown ups cherish vintage Dick and Jane and related early children book art for home decor. Reproductions and original pieces from Eleanor Campbell and others sell through Tagaway.com and art sites like Art.com PBKids.com and Just-Pooh.com. Prices range from about 10 to 2500 dollars for rare first editions.
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Spot
Indiana
Zenna Sharp
Jane
Tagaway.com
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Peoria
Eleanor Campbell
Dick and
Kathleen Worth
Kate Greenaway
John Tenniel
Maude Humphrey
Randolph Caldecott
Bessie Pease Gutmann
N.C. Wyeth
Andrew
Robert Louis Stevenson
eBay
Art.com
Ernest Shepard
A.A. Milne
Keith Mander
Just-Pooh. Com
Dr. Seuss
Horton and
the Cat In the Hat
Pbkids.com
Seuss Foundation
Sally
Tagnwag.com
ReNEWvenation seeks artists for Iowa City fundraiser
The Iowa City Junior Service League invites artists and designers to join the fall fundraiser ReNEWvenation to decorate flood damaged condos at 18 Trevose and 23 Newlyn in Idylwild. Open house August 15 9 a.m. to noon. October 24 25 event features a public sale of reused items.
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Iowa City Junior Service League
Trevose
Newlyn
Iowa City
Ipants
Jan Finlayson
Renewvenation
Gmail
Salvation Army
Cedar Rapids
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Esther Hershenhorn
Chesley McLaren
Pamela Jaber
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HACAP
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Cedarrapidssa
Volunteerfirst
Habitat For Humanity
Cedar Valley Habitat
Cohabitat.org
Cvhabitat.org
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