Children's Books Go to the Birds
October 21, 2008
Browsing around Etsy, the "online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade," I happily stumbled across these decorative birdhouses made out of Little Golden Books. (I wonder how many books one would need to make a chicken coop...) Little Acorn Products is the shop that creates and sells them. Do you recognize Scuffy the Tugboat, above? How about the Poky Little Puppy?
I just started reading the illustration-rich Golden Legacy (Golden Books, 2007), by children's book historian Leonard Marcus, and look forward to finding out "How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way." I doubt there's any mention of birdhouses, which perhaps constitute a new chapter for the sturdy books.
The images here are used with the permission of Little Acorn Designs.
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I think you'd need an armload of those coffee table books for a chicken coop, but what a fabulous idea!
Posted by: TadMack | October 21, 2008 at 01:27 PM
Yeah, TadMack, I'd probably have to use art books!
Posted by: Susan (Chicken Spaghetti) | October 21, 2008 at 01:53 PM
I'm happy to create any custom birdhouse [or chicken coop] you can dream up! There are beautiful way to display your love of literature in your home or garden!
Posted by: Kristen | October 21, 2008 at 04:39 PM
Kristen, the girls in the backyard (two hens, actually) would be intrigued!
Posted by: Susan (Chicken Spaghetti) | October 21, 2008 at 05:50 PM
That would be one BIG book! :O)
Posted by: Kristen | October 22, 2008 at 10:52 AM