tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post1935828734481572803..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Grée daysChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-84357053574677198102015-07-25T19:01:42.773+01:002015-07-25T19:01:42.773+01:00Hi Anon. I'm not sure - I think it might be f...Hi Anon. I'm not sure - I think it might be from 'I Know About Travel'. I bought some of his recently re-issued books but that doesn't seem to be one of them. Maybe you'll find an original if you search around, though?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-57005615086075217412015-07-25T11:06:33.932+01:002015-07-25T11:06:33.932+01:00The picture of the guy at the control panel was on...The picture of the guy at the control panel was one of my favorite books but I can't remember what it was called?? I'd love to get my hands on a copyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-6140016555373938232015-02-10T17:23:52.346+00:002015-02-10T17:23:52.346+00:00Love the membership card idea, brilliant! It'...Love the membership card idea, brilliant! It'd only take a little bit of tweaking...<br />Glad you like his work too.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-77868627191186695622015-02-10T17:21:25.929+00:002015-02-10T17:21:25.929+00:00Oh, that's great. I find his pictures really ...Oh, that's great. I find his pictures really evocative of my childhood summers, it's all ice lollies and skipping ropes.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-46134351858061238702015-02-10T17:17:54.858+00:002015-02-10T17:17:54.858+00:00Glad you like them. Sounds like you have the perf...Glad you like them. Sounds like you have the perfect soundtrack in your head too (I didn't know Jacques Loussier before now, but you're right!)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-61102929791125316562015-02-10T17:15:17.258+00:002015-02-10T17:15:17.258+00:00I hadn't knowingly seen the work of Lisbeth Z...I hadn't knowingly seen the work of Lisbeth Zwerger but now I've just looked her up and seen her Alice In Wonderland illustrations. Superb! Thanks. I'm a fan of Rackham too - and also on the historical side, Edmund Dulac.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-30774176765154079912015-02-10T17:13:11.110+00:002015-02-10T17:13:11.110+00:00Oui, c'est vrai!Oui, c'est vrai!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-73242969598279543602015-02-10T11:43:08.268+00:002015-02-10T11:43:08.268+00:00If the little corner of the internet where we all ...If the little corner of the internet where we all hang out ever needed to create its own membership card or logo, we could do worse than use the lovely illustration of the kids playing records. We'd have to change the Mozart and Bach sleeves to Suede and Bob Dylan though, obviously! These are all delightful and, yes, nostalgic. Thank you for introducing me to Mr Grée's work.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-59023815685769343582015-02-10T09:00:46.944+00:002015-02-10T09:00:46.944+00:00A slice of my childhood in a blogpost. Lovely stuf...A slice of my childhood in a blogpost. Lovely stuff<br />Swiss AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-61438747514178483642015-02-10T07:38:38.133+00:002015-02-10T07:38:38.133+00:00I don't think I've ever come across his bo...I don't think I've ever come across his books but these illustrations are fabulous. When I look at them, I hear some jaunty Swingle Singers or Jacques Loussier in my head, if that makes sense. Nostalgic and beatific. The picture the birds in the moonlit tree is particularly wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-3380201928193951872015-02-09T23:40:33.886+00:002015-02-09T23:40:33.886+00:00I love to find unfamiliar children's book illu...I love to find unfamiliar children's book illustrators, C. Thanks! Have you ever seen the work of Lisbeth Zwerger? On the historical side, Arthur Rackham has been my favourite for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-50315688090440659202015-02-09T22:50:18.258+00:002015-02-09T22:50:18.258+00:00Enchanting. And, of course, very French.Enchanting. And, of course, very French.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.com