Johnny Gruelle: Rhymes for Kindly Children
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Written By: John
Johnny Gruelle, of course, is the beloved creator of the Raggedy Ann dolls, and subsequently the Raggedy Ann and Andy series books. He illustrated extensively prior to this, including classics such as Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and this book is a great example of his other work. Many of his books are digitized at Project Gutenberg.
“Rhymes for Kindly Children” is subtitled “Modern Mother Goose Jingles.” It is more blatantly geared toward teaching children proper manners, though, and even the titles reveal this end. Children, of course, will not always embrace such obviousness, and perhaps this is why the rhymes themselves never became quite as popular as the traditional Mother Goose fare. The illustrations are nice though, and especially of interest to any Gruelle fan.
I have placed some representative images below, all linked to the GALLERY. The full list is viewable there.
Title: Rhymes for Kindly Children: Modern Mother Goose Jingles
Author: Ethel Fairmont
Artist: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher: P. F. Volland Company
Date Published: 1916
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Bird Friends
Gathering Berries
The Adventurer
The Make-Believe Express
The New Bonnet
The Useful Cow
Three Little Hollanders
Bed-Time
If You Saw a Man With a Nice, Fat Horse
Kindly Children Learn to Love
The Harmful Hitting Habit
The Proud Mother
The Untidy Children
February 6th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Such an interesting site, I specially love old children’s books. They seemed designed to not only amuse, but teach good manners and guide young people along a happy and right pathway, to appreciate all that is beautiful,wise, helpful and kind! Thank you for sharing this with us all! We need to remember the good ways of old days, as well as embracing the best of todays changing world.
Spread a little sunshine! Shirley
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:17 am
What a lovely side full of beautiful pictures!
March 24th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
My parents acquired several of these old books by Elizabeth Gordon, and other authors that were written from 1915-1935, I suppose for my much older siblings (I’m 52). However, I remember all of the old books by Elizabeth Gordon and others, but I especially loved the Rhymes for Kindly Children. I’m in the process of acquiring alot of these old treasures, and I’m thrilled to find this website! Since I’m expecting my first granddaughter, I’m hoping to purchase several of you cards to frame in her new bedroom in my house. Thanks!