Published by John Martin's House, Kenosha, WI, 1947
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardback small quarto, pictorial boards, navy blue paper spine, good condition, colour drawings (few full-page), minor foxing few pages, slight loss base spine, minor rubbing edges, edges lightly toned, minimal foxing inside covers, minor edgewear, owner's written name inside cover. 28 pp. This charming children's picture story by Tamara Frankel is about a very unhappy Pussy Willow tree. The blue-jay told him he should be weeping and have his branches hanging on the ground. He cheered up when the earthworm told him he is a Pussy Willow and meant to be happy and upstanding (it is the Weeping Willow that weeps). The bright drawings and easy-to-read text will appeal to all ages.