He laid his long pipe of smooth straight cane; and ere he blew three notes…
Kate Greenaway, from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning, Glasgow, London, Manchester: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/long-pipe/

A thousand Guilders! The mayor looked blue.
Kate Greenaway, from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning, Glasgow, London, Manchester: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/thousand-guilders/

Out of the houses the rats came tumbling.
Kate Greenaway, from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning, Glasgow, London, Manchester: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rats-tumbling/

Mark Hiscock's travels with his dog inspired a children's book. After his death, his wife has completed it
In the months following the death of her late husband, Mark Hiscock, Kelly Traverse worked to complete and publish Dory the Doodle: Backpacking in Newfoundland, a children's book written by Hiscock and completed by Traverse.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/traverse-hiscock-dory-book-9.7156870?cmp=rss

Gramma’s Heart Attacked Her by Mary Brotherton

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DscJeRKufwk https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMGSMNVC For a child to know that someone he loves has had a heart attack is a scary thing. It is hard for them to understand that one day that loved one is going about their daily lives and the next is in the hospital. Many times they do not understand that once that loved one comes home, they are changed. They move slower, sleep more, get tired eaiser. Gramma's Heart Attacked Her explains to a child in ways they […]

https://midnight-publishing.org/2026/04/11/grammas-heart-attacked-her-by-mary-brotherton/

Find out what happens when a German shepherd and an egret talk to other animals to see what can be done for Planet Earth. #Adventure #Podcast #Childrensbook #dogs #Egrets #Birds #germanshepherds https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zhmSf4DPmXNESloZjNl5J?si=LMZQTX1fRdKTmpxWjqKmQQ

She at last came to the Prince, who could scarcely swim.
Gordon Browne, from "Fairy Tales from Hans Andersen" London: 1919 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/came-prince/

He was quite unchanged, the dear old Moon!
Gordon Browne, from "Fairy Tales from Hans Andersen" London: 1919 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dear-old-moon/