Too cute.
So I wandered around, looking at everything and I came across a vintage book, which just happened to be about a candy egg.
"The World In The Candy Egg", by Alvin Tresselt, with illustrations by the wonderful Roger Duvoisin.
It's an old library copy, and not in the best condition, but I had never seen it before.
First published in 1967.
This egg has a scene inside quite different from the little sugar egg I found.
One day the egg was sold.
And wrapped up carefully....
(In this illustration you see more of Mr. Duvoisin's delightful animals, including a goose that looks rather like "Petunia", and a couple of lions that resemble "The Happy Lion" - most assuredly not a coincidence!).
This lucky little girl was the recipient:
I was happy to add both the book and the little egg to my Easter decorations.
4 comments:
Well, that was a great bit of serendipity. What a darling book! Love T
You found two very great treasures. I miss seeing those eggs. Thanks for this post....brings back memories.
That book is wonderful! New to me too. Very cute egg!
Great score with the Duvoisin book, I'm always on the lookout for little gems like that myself. I own his Donkey-donkey and all for less than a buck.
***Stacy**
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