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1944 Story Parade Magazine ft. THE HUNDRED DRESSES Eleanor Estes Slobodkin
Story Parade Magazine - September 1944 - Vintage Children\'s Literature - \"A Magazine for Boys and Girls\"
Up for sale is an original September 1944 issue of StoryParade, \"A Magazine for Boys and Girls,\" featuring an installment of\"The Hundred Dresses\" by Eleanor Estes, illustrated by LouisSlobodkin — the beloved story that became a Newbery Honor Book in 1945 andremains a children\'s literature classic still in print today.
Louis Slobodkin also provides the cover art (\"BrightDay\"), depicting a charming illustrated scene of children walking homefrom school past a New England-style farmhouse, in a stylized blue, pink, andcream color scheme.
Other contents include:
Stocky\'s Race with a River — Elizabeth W. Baker, illustratedby Jon Nielsen
How to Fool a Comet — Antoniorrobles, translated byElizabeth and Edward Huberman, illustrated by Emmy Ferand
Champions Don\'t Cry, Part IV — Nan Gilbert, illustrated byPelagie Doane
The Walrus — Peter Wells
First Aid (a poem) — Dorothy Faubion, illustrated by PelagieDoane
Adventure Ahead — reviews by Barbara Nolen
A Clown Doll — Alma Reisberg
The Puzzlewits — Robin Palmer
Our Own (department by children) and Penguin Club News
The back cover features a wonderful period advertisement forbooks by Margaret Wise Brown (author of Goodnight Moon), promoting The RunawayBunny, Black and White, Little Chicken, and They All Saw It, published byHarper & Brothers.
Condition: This is an 80+ year old magazine and shows itsage. Please examine all photos closely, as they are part of the description.Wear includes edge wear, corner wear, foxing/age spotting, and general toningconsistent with a vintage paper item of this era. No major tears or missingpages noted (interior not fully inspected — sold as-is).
A fantastic find for collectors of Eleanor Estes, LouisSlobodkin, Newbery-related literature, vintage children\'s magazines, andmid-century illustration art.
Sold as-is. Please see all scans for condition details.
SHIPPING
Shipped securely in rigid packaging.
