New kids on the block

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H is for Home children's room set | H is for Home

The new shop department we’ve been promising is up & running. Childs Play has a mixture of traditional toys & games…

vintage jigsaw puzzle illustrating US states | H is for Home

vintage children's tin typewriter | H is for Home

…piggy banks…

vintage tin money box with owl illustration | H is for Home

vintage Carlton Ware pottery money box in the form of a Grenadier guard | H is for Home

…tins…

vintage tin illustrated with Noah's ark | H is for Home

vintage tin with Easter illustration | H is for Home

…books…

cover of vintage Mr Men book featuring Mr Grumpy | H is for Home vintage Thomas the Tank book showing illustration of milk churns being delivered | H is for Home
vintage I Spy book showing illustration of a pirate ship | H is for Home vintage I Spy book showing illustration of a pirate ship | H is for Home

…and furniture such as desks, chairs and blackboards.
vintage child's school desk & chair | H is for Home

Here’s our most recent acquisition – a fab 1960s cot.

vintage child's doll cot / crib | H is for Home

So come check us out – we’re adding new items all the time!

Bedtime stories

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Hand-crocheted blanket with antique teddy bear and vintage children's book | H is for Home

In preparation for our new Child’s Play section on the H is for Home website, we’ve been collecting some lovely vintage children’s books. Perfect for bedtime stories!

Pile of various vintage children's books | H is for Home

Eye-catching colours & fab illustrations are often a good starting point for us.

vintage children's book cover about Holland | H is for Home

cover of vintage children's book about Holland | H is for Home

The Little Golden Animal Book vintage children's book with a cockerel on the cover | H is for Home

Illustration of chickens from the Little Golden Animal Book | H is for Home

Illustration of blue tits from the Little Golden Animal Book | H is for Home

Cover of 'Life of St Martin' vintage children's book | H is for Home Cover of 'Life of St Paul' vintage children's book | H is for Home

illustration from 'Life of St Martin' vintage children's book | H is for Home

Life of St Paul' vintage children's book | H is for Home

Cover of 'What Makes an Orchestra' vintage children's book | H is for Home

Illustration of a string quartet from the 'What Makes an Orchestra' vintage children's book | H is for Home

Illustration of string instruments & musicians from 'What Makes an Orchestra' vintage children's book | H is for Home

Cover of 'The Little Duster' illustrated by Bill Charmatz | H is for Home

Vintage children's book entitled 'Bouncing Ball' | H is for Home

Illustration from 'The Bouncing Ball' vintage children's book | H is for Home

We have a few series of books – including…

Pile of vintage 'Mr Men' children's books | H is for Home

Mr Men… here’s Mr Jelly in action from 1970s British TV.

Ladybirds

Pile of vintage Ladybird books | H is for Home

and the This is… series, illustrated by Miroslav Sasek, which is one of our particular favourites…


We were collecting these even before we had our new shop section in mind!

And this is our most recent acquisition…

Vintage 'Red Riding Hood' book cover | H is for Home

Illustration from vintage Little Red Riding Hood book | H is for Home

Illustration from vintage Red Riding Hood book | H is for Home

It’s a 1960s listen & read-along book – complete with it’s original vinyl record!

Vintage Red Riding Hood book & accompanying vinyl record | H is for Home

We hope you’ve enjoyed a peek at things to come – we’ll let you know when our new section goes live.

Child’s Play

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Pile of vintage Ladybird books | H is for Home

We bought a huge pile of vintage Ladybird books this week. They’re fabulous little books, designed to educate & entertain children of all ages.

Pile of vintage Ladybird books | H is for Home

We really enjoyed having a browse through them all. Having grown up with them it’s been a very nostalgic trip. They cover an amazing variety of subjects…

Collection of vintage science Ladybird books | H is for Home

…science & nature…

Collection of vintage nature Ladybird books | H is for Home

…careers & occupations…

Collection of vintage occupations Ladybird books | H is for Home

…fairy tales etc, etc, etc.

Collection of vintage Ladybird fairy tale books | H is for Home

The wonderful illustrations have a distinctive ‘Ladybird’ look, despite being produced by a variety of artists.

Group of vintage Ladybird books showing autumn scenes | H is for Home

Names such as John Berry, Roland Green and C F Tunnicliffe to name but three.

View of vintage Ladybird books showing different occupations | H is for Home

It’s not surprising that there’s a keen collectors’ market amongst adults too.

For more things Ladybird check out these websites:

The Wee Web
Vintage Ladybird
Official Ladybird website
Easy on the Eye
Fly Away Home

We’ve added the books to other items of stock that we’re accumulating for a new section on our website.

Set of vintage children's building blocks | H is for Home

It’s going to be called Child’s Play, and as the name suggests, it will consist of lots of children’s vintage items.

Collection of vintage Mr Men books | H is for Home

In addition to books, there’ll be vintage toys & games…

Vintage child's cooking set | H is for Home Vintage children's dominoes | H is for Home

Collection of vintage board games | H is for Home
…money boxes & tins…

…and bits & pieces to decorate nurseries, play rooms & bedrooms.

We should have gathered enough stuff to add the new section in the autumn – so watch this space!