Re: Childrens book illustrations
Thank you all for your responses, I enjoy very much the retelling of memories.
My dad's brother lived with us until I was about 5 & he loved books & I'm sure his reading them to me were the foundation of my later extensive vocabulary.
ON the minus side, he was a mariner & some of his uttterings were not suitable for minors. bless him.
ONe example was "The seven pillars of wisdom" by Lawrence of Arabia.& the" Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám "