50 watts

50 watts.

belle et sébastien

rip, cécile aubry.

which of course makes me want to hear belle and sebastian:



image from here

vikings

a lovely surprise: two new vikings to add to other one, they look so cute all together. i especially like their shields.

sticky

from blik.

baileys

images from two books.

their selection of objects are also simple and lovely.

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two new and adorable fellows: a viking and a hans bolling man.

junior deluxe editions

scott lindberg has a nice collection of junior deluxe edition books.

he also has some wonderful elaine lustig covers, like this one:

scandinavian design (taschen) - toys

Kay Bojesen solider & puffin (1954), and monkey (1951).

Some new vintage finds: wooden cats with mice and a Czech book picture book from 1964.

Citizen Hawk of New York City

A children's book about the red-tailed hawks that nest on Fifth Avenue.

The lovely illustrations are by Meilo So. See more of her work here and here.

Good Egg

A few days ago I had fun looking around & taking pictures at Good Egg, a very well curated book & houseware shop. It's mostly cooking and kitchen focused, but they also stock knickknacks, toys, and children's books.

Here's what I brought home:


yes, it's barbapapa. a barbapapa piggy bank. esme looks skeptical. oh, well..


and a small green solar powered radio that's perfect for my bedside table.

Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)

A lovely animated film directed by Yuriy Norshteyn.

Rooster

toy toaster


canisters


tray


tin


dishes

I discovered all sorts of roosters in my favorites on Etsy.

And, because it's nice, a tea towel:


tea towel