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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.

Z is for… Zoo

Vintage comic illustration of a zoo keeper and animals | H is for Home

We’ve reached the end of the alphabet… and ‘Z’ is for zoo. Our virtual zoo is full of animals beautifully interpreted in pottery, glass, textiles, book illustrations and more. All our animals are well looked after… and there’s no entrance fee!!

1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend | H is for Home
1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
Detail from a vintage fabric peg bag | H is for Home
Detail from a vintage fabric peg bag
Vintage glass ram designed by Pavel Pánek for Rudolfova Hut Glass, part of the SKLO UNION Group of Czechoslovakia | H is for Home
Vintage glass ram designed by Pavel Pánek for Rudolfova Hut Glass, part of the SKLO UNION Group of Czechoslovakia
Vintage childrens book cover: 'A Peaceable Kingdom, the Shaker Abecedarius' illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen | H is for Home
Vintage children’s book cover
Vintage childrens book cover: 'A Peaceable Kingdom, the Shaker Abecedarius' illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen | H is for Home
Shaker Abecedarius illustration
Vintage childrens book cover: 'A Peaceable Kingdom, the Shaker Abecedarius' illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen | H is for Home
Shaker Abecedarius illustration
Vintage childrens book cover: 'A Peaceable Kingdom, the Shaker Abecedarius' illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen | H is for Home
List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius
Vintage Beefeater steak plates by Washington Pottery | H is for Home
Vintage 1960s ‘Beefeater’ steak plates by Washington Pottery
Vintage Staffordshire pottery mug with orange cat illustration | H is for Home
Vintage 1970s Staffordshire pottery mug
Vintage Hornsea 'Aries' mug designed by John Clappison | H is for Home
Vintage 1960s/70s Hornsea pottery mug
Life of St Martin: 'St Martin with dogs' illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966 | H is for Home
‘Life of St Martin’ illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966
Vintage Acupulco chopping board by Villeroy & Boch | H is for Home
Vintage 1960s ‘Acapulco’ chopping board by Villeroy & Boch
Detail from a vintage Acupulco chopping board by Villeroy & Boch | H is for Home
‘Acapulco’ chopping board detail
Vintage 1970s Danish pottery plaque of a snail designed by Ib Antoni for Bing and Grøndahl | H is for Home
Vintage 1970s Danish pottery plaque of a snail designed by Ib Antoni for Bing and Grøndahl
Illustration of an elephant carrying children from 'This is Edinburgh' by Miroslav Sasek, 1961 | H is for Home
Illustration from ‘This is London’ by Miroslav Sasek, 1959
Illustration of penguins from 'This is Edinburgh' by Miroslav Sasek, 1961 | H is for Home
Illustration from ‘This is Edinburgh’ by Miroslav Sasek, 1961
Vintage Cadburys biscuit tin with colourful illustration of birds | H is for Home
Detail from a vintage 1950s Cadbury biscuit tin
Vintage 1950s pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR | H is for Home
Vintage 1950s pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR
Illustration by Dean Mitchell from 'Folk Tales of the World, Australia', 1965 | H is for Home
Illustration by Dean Mitchell from ‘Folk Tales of the World, Australia’, 1965
Little orange felt elephant made in Nepal | H is for Home
Little felt elephant made in Nepal
Vintage pottery owl plaque | H is for Home
Vintage 1960s/70s pottery owl plaque
Vintage Scandinavian teak mouse | H is for Home
Vintage 1960s Danish teak mouse
Tiger print by Wallase Ting | H is for Home
Tiger print by Walasse Ting