I learned something today (again -- this is why I LOVE what I do).
I had thought that Clare Turlay Newberry was the illustrator for which the Newbery Award was named --
WRONG.
It turns out that the award was named after John Newbery (note the different spellings of the name) a book seller from the eighteenth century. Here's a link for your edification: Newbery Awards.
Even if it's not the same, I love the illustrations in the book shown above. The illustrator did the illustrations in watercolor (using red black and white only) which was transferred to the pages of the book by the photogravure process.
The drawings have the LOOK of fuzzy kitten fur and of course, she made her kitten (named Mittens) as cute as could be.
Even though this is an early reprint edition, it's in wonderful condition with a nice dust jacket.
It's just a wonderful children's picture book.
AND
I learned something about the book, and the Newbery Awards in the process.
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