Crouching and Screaming

Wonderful 1978 illustrations by Outi Markkanen (Finland, b.1951) on Kuriosas. Visit the link for many more illustrations from Kurnau ja Kamaluu.

René d’Harnoncourt, The Painted Pig and Mexicana

René d’Harnoncourt, from The Painted Pig and Mexicana (1930-31)

The Star of Manners and Letters

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A Forest Story

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A Handful of Dusted

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The Seasons Come, The Seasons Go

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Beyond Thundersnow

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Start stealing your neighbors' gas, the thundersnow is coming! (Note: this is very close to the tone of Philadelphia weathermen when it snows.)

These two illustrations are by Jan Kudlacek for the Artia collection Legends of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars (1977). I own the French edition (Legendes du Soleil, de la Lune et des Etoiles), but the full English title apparently begins "At the End of the Rainbow."

The Czech press Artia was also responsible for the illustrations in Indoslovakia. Their books were published in many languages and can often be found for a few dollars.

Previously (with more Kudlacek): Don't Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone

Tokmakov's Toy City

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Ten Beetles Humming

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Minnie, the Little Fish Who Lived in a Shoe

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Iranian Kids' Books, part 4

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Bartolozzi Bonanza

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Century-old Rubino

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Snuffbox Village

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Return of the Swamp Ladies of Estonia

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A Ring and a Riddle

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Venturous Vegetables at the Frolic Grounds

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Night Hallucinations

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Ang Wyman's Eye Candy

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Why is the blade on your eye?

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