Illustrations from The Tall Book of Make Believe: by Garth Williams
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Growing up, one of my favorite books was The Tall Book of Make Believe. This book is a collection of stories and poems with a fantasy/make believe theme. The illustrations in this book are by Garth Williams, who is one of the great childrens book illustrators of all time. He is most famous for his illustrations in Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and the Little House books. Some of my favorite Garth Williams illustrations are from this book, and the Miss Bianca series.
The Tall Book of Make Believe is out of print, and sadly, I doubt that it will ever be re-published. Some of the stories and poems would probably not be considered appropriate in this day and age. (Especially the story of Bad Mousie, where a little girl tries to kill her pet mouse.)
I was lucky enough to be able to acquire a number of the original illustrations (including the cover) from this at an auction of art from Garth Williams' estate.
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