This is the classic children's book,
Goodenough Gismo, by Richmond I. Kelsey, published in 1948. Nearly unavailable in libraries and the collector's market, it is posted here with love as an "orphan work" so that it may be seen and appreciated -- and perhaps even republished, as it deserves to be.
After you read this book, it won't surprise you to learn that Richmond Irwin Kelsey (1905-1987) was
an accomplished artist, or that as
Dick Kelsey, he was one of the great Disney art directors, breaking your heart with "Pinocchio," "Dumbo," and "Bambi."
We miss...
your blog
Posted by: Becky | April 11, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Oh, Annie: You're not gone yet. Are you?
Letting go of a thing is far more difficult than wishing to let go of a thing. You stopped blogging some time ago, remember? Yet here you are and there you've been.
Withdrawal is a cruel thing, is it not?
Posted by: jason | April 11, 2009 at 02:35 PM
LOL!
I'm still here (I didn't want to go away, I wanted to do something different), I'm just not trying so hard! And I've started a group blog . . . just barely. We'll see how that goes.
Posted by: amba | April 11, 2009 at 03:22 PM
I'm the kind of poor schmuck that has a difficult time w/change- it feels foreign to even think group-- not group think?
Ah- i'm game, though. Can i sign up, too?
Posted by: karen | April 11, 2009 at 08:04 PM
KAREN!!!!! You'd BETTER!
Posted by: amba | April 11, 2009 at 09:55 PM
I've no proof that you are more or less aloof . . . But you're sensational!
Posted by: Sissy Willis | April 19, 2009 at 07:06 PM