| The Bumper Book is a collection
of short childrens stories and poems. It was my book when I was a child
still have it in fact, but cannot find one for my nephew. Thanks for any
help.
I have been looking for the beautifully illustrated
collection of children's stories called The Bumper Book for
a long time.
Every time I think I have found a copy of The
Bumper Book someone beats me to it or it is overpriced. I would
love to find a copy in good condition and under $75.00 and the 1946 edition
if possible. I am not a collector just a Grandma with fond memories.
If you can find two copies of The Bumper
Book (one is for my sister who is expecting) that would be great!
looking for any children's books with illustrations
by Eulalie.
Are you familiar with Stories That Never
Grow Old? It's an oversized book and the one I owned had a light
blue cover. Some of the stories were The Little Engine That Could,
The Boy and the North Wind, and I think Three Billy Goats Gruff.
In any case, I gave away my copy to some children I babysat for when I
was a teenager. Would love to get it again. And if it's possible, would
like to also get a copy for my sister (would help make up for the obnoxious
things I did to her when we were younger).
Stories That Never Grow Old
was a favorite of mine when I was a child and my children loved it too.
Somewhere along the way it disappeared. I remember it had a blue cloth
cover and beautiful pictures. The Teeny, Tiny Woman was one of them
and also the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
I know that Gateland to Storyland
has been recently rereleased by Barnes & Noble. However, it is not
the
complete version. I would be interested in any of the reprint versions
from the 50's or 60's.
Hi! I'm looking for a book called The Gateway
to Storyland by Watty Piper. It's illustrated by Eulalie
and was published in the 1960's. I'm especially interested in one of the
older copies because they have more stories, but I'm interested in any
copy you can find. Let me know if you can find it! Thanks!
I'm interested in other books with illustrations
by Eulalie, and I'm also interested in more than one copy
of
The Gateway to Storyland. Thanks!
My grandmother kept this book at her house for
all the grandkids. Reading it and marveling at the wonderful illustrations
brings back some of the most pleasant times in my childhood. I'd
love to have a good quality older copy. In the mid 1970's I bought
one for my nephew, but the newer ones were just not the same.
Please, please help me find a copy of The
Bumper Book! My mom wants a copy for Christmas! Thank
you!
I remember that this was a dark-pink book with
black lettering. There was a story about monkies who failed to store anything
away for the Winter and also one about a boy who lost a penny in the snow
and found it in the Spring. Is this the Bumper Book of my
childhood?
This book was a children's book of stories (an
anthology). I do not know the author or name of it but I bought a copy
from the Jewel man who came to homes in the "60's" selling food items such
as coffee and etc. It had a green cover and had various types of children's
stories such as Little Black Sambo and Winken, Blinkin and Nod.
My copy of Gateway to Storyland is
green. I know some other editions were red, but I had my copy
in the very early 60's, it was medium green and was a large book, 10X12,
and edited by Watty Piper. It has Little Black Sambo, The
Three Little Kittens, The Sugarplum Tree, The Gingerbread Boy,and several
others. The person inquiring specifically mentioned Little Black
Sambo and I know they stopped putting that story in children's anthologies
at about that time. I think the Better Homes and Gardens Storybook
(the
first one from the 50's) also had Little Black Sambo.
I have my original Bumper Book from the early
'50's, plus a re-print from 1969 which are both treasures. I love the illustrations
by Eulalie and hope the Bringful Book might be similar to The Bumper
book - don't know but that is what I am looking for, those wonder
illustrations. Thank you!
Gateway to Storyland was a favorite
book in our house when I was growing up. It was a particularly special
to my sister, who is now expecting her first baby. Would love to
find a copy in really good condition. Thanks.
My siblings and I all enjoyed the Bumper
Book as children in the early '50's and also received a copy for
my children. We read it till it fell apart. My mom had been searching for
it for years and last year, she was in an antique store, when she found
a copy (1937 or 1939) in beautiful condition!
I still have my childhood copy of the Bumper
Book, and now at age 45 I still love it. My sister, a school teacher,
hates it. Go figure.
I too enjoyed this book as a child and have been
painting children's footstools that look like they came out of the book.
I just wanted to email you and let you know that
Watty Piper did exist, Watty Piper is the pen name of my great, great,
great aunt Mabel C. Bragg.
The Gateway to Storyland:
Is this a valuable book to own?? I bought my copy (very good
condition - looks like it was bought and never
read) from the Salvation Army Thrift store for $1! I'd never heard
of it before my own copy, and then I find a whole horde of people here
who remember it from their childhood and so forth...
I have the hardcover book Children's Hour
with Mr. Tabby Cat (and Other Stories) by Watty Piper. Copyright
1922, Platt & Munk, New York. It contains both color and black
and white illustrations, but does not name the illustrator. I haven't
seen anything by Watty Piper with this early a copyright date. I
know nothing about this book, and have found absolutely nothing about it
on the internet. Is there anyone who can shed any light on this?
I had to smile when I read what you wrote about
The Gateway To Storyland. My brother and sister had that book as
children and I always loved the two page spread of the Sugarplum Tree.
I always wanted that piture framed. It is the encompassing image of my
childhood. The books got split up amongst us as we all got older and left
home. The book was my sister's and she, of course, gave it away. I've searched,
in vain for it. Thanks for letting me know that I'm not crazy and that
the picture of the Sugarplum Tree really existed!
watty piper, the bumper book.
like all of the aformentioned people who have requested this book, i would
dearly love a copy also. my mother read it to me, i read it to my
daughter and would like to read it to my grandson. my daughter died
several years ago and although my grandson is now a teenager he still wants
to see this book as it is a tie to his mother. i don't care if it
is a recent edition as i am not a collector of rare books. thank-you.
Edited by Watty Piper. I have three
Watty Piper books but the one I am looking for a title for is the one many
people have described in your comments. The cover has been lost but the
21 stories and verses are: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Little Black Sambo,
My Shadow, Three Little Pigs, Three Little Kittens, The Rooster, The Mouse
and the Little Red Hen, Mr Pig Goes to Market, The Gingerbread Boy, The
Wise Little Jackal, The Discontented Pig, The Sugar Plum Tree, Chicken
Little, The Little Gray Pony, The Travels of a Fox, Mrs, Tabby Gray, The
Camel and the Pig, The Little Tar Man, The Ice Cream Man, One Stormy Night,
The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat and Burrito and the Beautiful
Animals. Does anyone know the name and have a description of the cover?
1955 - 1967 era. I read them to my children, grandchildren and now my great
grandchild and all loved them.
Watty Piper, Gateway to Storyland and
The Bumper Book. I snagged these books from my childhood
home when my parents were moving out of state 20 years ago (they were going
to donate them) and have kept them under lock and key since. I loved
reading and rereading them as a child and have shared them w/my 3 children
as well. My sister confiscated The Bumper Book from
me a few years ago, but I know it is safe w/her. Unfortunately, they
have been abused, written in and some pages torn, and the cover is gone
from Gateway to Storyland, but the pictures,stories and memories
are priceless. I believe they were published sometime in the late 50's.
My favorite stories are "Little Black Sambo" and "The Owl and the Pussycat".
These illustrations have the power to make a child believe the stories
are real. Thanks to whomever Watty Piper was for these beautiful
creations. Where could I find other works and possibly the same books in
better condition? |
I've been searching in vain for a children's
storybook I had as a child and that I want for my 3 year old grandaughter.
My book was a gift from a favorite aunt in the early 50's (I was born in
1950) and my younger sister, brother and I read it endlessly. I have no
memory of the title, author or even the cover (we literally read the cover
off....), but it was a large book with vividly colored pictures on every
page. The stories and poems I can remember include children's classic like
The
Three Little Kittens, The Little Gingerbread Man, Tar Baby, andThe
Little Red Hen. There is also a story that featured an alligator that
hid under a pile of fruit (figs?) waiting to catch his unsuspecting victim
(whether man or beast I can't remember). My most vivid memory is of a two-page
spread featuring the poem The Sugarplum Tree. The tree is full of
all kinds of candy, and several rosy-cheeked children in their footed pajamas
catch the candy as it falls from the tree. There are more stories and poems,
but those are the only ones I remember. I'm assuming the book is
now out of print, since I've exhausted all posibilities in my city (Birmingham,
Alabama). Actually, I saw the book once about 15 years ago while looking
for a gift and recognized it immediately, but my own children were teens
by then and I didn't have the foresight to buy it for an as-yet unthought
of grandchild. I'm delighted to know your resource exists - I think you're
my only hope!
Most of the stories you gave are in my 1961 Childcraft
book--also coverless, so I don't know which volume you want.. Our set had
15 in it. This set's earliest copyright is 1954. There is a reference to
a 1931 copyright of The Child's Treasury as well. It is a truly wonderful
book (the whole set is great) of children's verse. There are two other
books from that series that you shouldn't miss: One is a collection of
well-known fables and folk tales and the other has stories from other countries.
I think there is another book of verse in that collection, but I don't
remember it well enough to comment on it. These books are numbered in the
first three or four of the set. Hope you find them. My mother read them
to me, I read them to my now teenagers, and I know that they will read
them to their children. May you be found completely and safely in our King
and Savior Jesus Christ when He returns.
With the exception of the Tar Baby, all
the stories she mentioned are also in either Gateway to Storyland
or Stories that Never Grow Old. I also vividly remember
the two page spread of the sugarplum tree. I had both these books
well into adulthood, and have been looking for them every since my husband
stored mine in a puddle and ruined them (I found a reprint of Stories
that never Grow Old, but it doesn't have all the stories in it that
mine did.)
I'm not a collector of books at all, so I'm not
sure exactly how to descibe what I am looking for (ie first edition, first
printing, etc.) I essentially want the very first copy of The
Little Engine That Could that was ever produced.
I am looking for a book by Watty Piper with
a specific story in it. I am not sure of the spelling, but here goes
a shot at it. I believe the name of the
story was "singabus". It is a story about
a duck who went fishing, and the west wind kept blowing the fishing hole
shut. Can you help me???
The story is called "Shingebiss" and it appears
as the fifth story in the Tales From Storyland volume.
It was a favorite of mine as a child, too! Reading it as an adult, it's
really a great study in character, belief in one's self and overcoming
odds with tenacity and grace. I'm happy to say, it's still one of my favorite
stories, all these years later.
I saw this on your pages, and wanted to let you
know that this story was also in the 1939(?) Edition of Stories that
Never Grow Old. My mother read her brother's copy to me as
I was growing up, and it was my favorite story in the collection.
I also agree with your assessment-it's a study in pluck!
I am looking for a hardcover children's book I
had when I was young for my children. I don't remember the name, author,
etc. It was about 13 x 10 and red. The stories included Little
Black Sambo, The Gingerbread Man and My Shadow - among
many others. If you could find this book - it would be wonderful! Thank
you!
I'm wondering if this book was Gateway
to Storyland? The 60s edition had a red cover with a picture
in the center of various characters in the book.
Thank you so much for your wonderful website.
I actually found the book I was looking for! I went into my parent's attic
and went through boxes and boxes in the heat. Just before I was going to
give up, I found a box with some of my old books in it. The book I was
searching for is called the GATEWAY TO STORYLAND edited by Watty
Piper. It is still in wonderful condition.
The book I'm interested in locating was purchased
between 1969 and 1973. It was a large (10 x 12), nicely illustrated,
book of poems by a variety of authors. It was about an inch thick.
The book had a glossy hard cover that I think was bright green - but I
don't remember the cover design. Three poems I particularly remember are:
Wynken,
Blynken and Nod by Eugene Fields. This poem was beautifully illustrated
on 2 pages near the front of the book. It showed 3 children in a
boat with nets and stars as fish. The second poem is Vespers by
A.A. Milne. This too was illustrated, but I think this had a black
& white illustration near the middle of the book. The third poem,
near the end of the book, also illustrated showing a wooden cabinet, was
The
Cupboard by Walter de la Mare. (I don't know why, but I thought
the author in the book was listed as Anonymous.) I read this book
to my twin daughters at bedtime and would like to share it with my grandchildren.
I hope you can help.
Check out the Anthology Finder
and see if anything rings a bell... I suspect the most likely culprits
to be Watty Piper or Fern Bisel Peat (earlier than what you're
looking for, probably, and not listed yet on the Finder page).
Edited by Watty Piper. Illustrated by
Eulalie., The Bumper Book, 1946. My copy (an early
edition with pasted-down cover illustration) has 22 poems, all illustrated
in color. "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field (beautifully illustrated
with stars in the water around the boat) is the first poem in the book.
Walter de la Mare'\''s "The Cupboard" is the ninth poem. "Vespers" is NOT
in my copy, but "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers" by A. A. Milne
is the fifth poem. Also, I vaguely remember hearing that different editions
of The Bumper Book have poems added or deleted. So maybe
it is the right title, but the wrong edition. The illustrations are LOVELY.
Eulalie is the best! Good luck in finding your book! :)
Watty Piper, The Bumper Book. This
may be the book. It definitely contains the three poems listed, as
well as others such as The Owl and the Pussycat and the one that begins
"Animal crackers and cocoa to drink," and probably The Swing as well.
(The poems are interspersed with some rather odd little stories. The poems
are definitely the highlight of the book.)
I am very surprized that people that correspond
don't talk about "The Swing" (Oh how I love to go up in the air)and about
Grandma's slippery knee. How I long for a copy of the Bumper Book.
Watty Piper, The Gateway to Storyland.
I just located my childhood copy of "The Gateway to Storyland" I
thought about it off and on over the years, but couldn'\''t remember the
name. I loved "The Sugarplum Tree" the most, especially the chocolate
cat. What a joy to find it after all these years. (My copy
is green, copyright date of 1954 - the binding is scotch-taped together
now!)
Watty Piper, The Bumper Book.
'The Bumper Book was given to each of the grandchildren in my generation.
This is my favorite book of all time. I would love to give it to
my children, but unfortunatly it is out of print. Why do children's
books go out of print, especially a book that is as loved as this one?
Is there a way this book can be put back in circulation? I'm sure that
it would be on the best seller list. You never know it could be on
Oprah's book club list for children's books. If I could get a few
copies that are in excellant condition, but don't cost an arm and a leg
I would buy them for my future children as well as my friend's children.
If Dick & Jane can come back in print so can "The Bumper Book".
Watty Piper, The Bumper Book.
I too was read, has read & love my copy of the Bumper Book. Mine
has a Thick paper cover that is a Golden tan color with the words The Bumper
Book printed out in "twigs". I think it was published in the 1940's.
It has the Wynken Blyken & Nod as well as The Swing, The Cupboard,
Animal Crackers, Owl & the Pussy Cat, The Little Boy who was Too Thin..
to mention a few. I was amazed to read that there are so many editions
out of this book. Mine also has the Rhymes for the days of the week
as well as the Alphabet Ryme " A is for Apple Pie...pie-sy... wie-sy..
mie..sy, etc." It is an extrodinary book. If I could get my hands
on 2 copies of this version I would give them to my sons on their wedding
days.
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