The 'heroes' of the early primer and pre-primer books were Jane, Billy and Ann. (Simple names, similar to Dick, Jane and Sally). The illustrations are lovely, and they are beautifully designed and well written.
I have been a collector since I was a child.... mostly aimless & pointless collections. Nothing very valuable, not too trendy, and rarely in mint condition. Just a plethora of "stuff" that I've had fun adding to through the years. If I have at least 3, I consider it a collection. I'll be posting a different collection daily, Monday through Friday, and spotlighting some other marvelous collections I've discovered on the weekends. I hope you stop by often!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
COLLECTION #131: Vintage Lyons & Carnahan Readers
The 'heroes' of the early primer and pre-primer books were Jane, Billy and Ann. (Simple names, similar to Dick, Jane and Sally). The illustrations are lovely, and they are beautifully designed and well written.
Great Blog! I found "Just for Fun" at a Flea Market and I was really impressed with it. We homeschool our kids and I thought this would be a great enrichment book for him. Well, it was perfect and we are almost finished it. I couldn't find any info on the other books until I discovered your blog, so thanks for all the info! I was able to complete the series via Amazon :)
ReplyDeleteLove this! My dad was a salesman for Lyons and Carnahan when he first began his book selling career. In 1962, writer Kathleen Wise visited our family of 5. She wrote part of a story based on her observations of me, my brother and sister, ages 8, 6, and 4. Very exciting to us!
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DeleteMy great-grandfather, James Carnahan was a founder of the publishing company for these books. Lynn Karstens
DeleteWow, Lynn! Wonderful of you to respond, and how very proud you must be of your great grandfather! I know my dad was grateful to begin his life-long career, right out of college, with Lyons and Carnahan! …Lynn Hayhurst Keller
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