The Song of Sixpence Picture Book

This fine old classic from the famous children’s book illustrator Walter Crane deserves another look. Like many Victorian and post-Victorian story books for children, this one has its peculiarities of style and wording. 

Time has passed, sayings have fallen out of fashion, attitudes have changed. None of these things should be used to dismiss a fine effort such as this. The illustrations are the best of the era, especially those in Princess Belle-Etoile, a rather bizarre story to modern ears. We urge you to read more about this story elsewhere and only present it as it was presented long ago.

As for our part, we have enhanced the original images and cleaned them up so that the colors are vibrant again as, we are sure, the illustrator would have wanted.

Enjoy this first edition of Leola Book’s Ex Libris series, book from the English Victorian influence.