Stamps Celebrate Children's Books

From Publisher's Weekly: a Round-up of USPS Stamps related to Children's Books

1993: Youth Classics, illustrated by Jim Lamb

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1903)

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1935)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1885)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868)

2004: Theodor Seuss Geisel

A stamp issued for the 100th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s birth showed him (in a 1987 photo) with characters from four of his books--ABOVE: (l. to r.): the Cat in the Hat (1957), the Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), the Glotz (or perhaps a Klotz) from Oh Say Can You Say? (1979), and the Skritz, the anonymous “young fellow,” and the Skrink from I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew (1965). The stamp pane border showed fish from One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960).

2006: Favorite Children’s Book Animals series

Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web (1952), illus. by Garth Williams

Curious George from Curious George Flies a Kite (1958), illus. by H.A. Rey

A Wild Thing from Where the Wild Things Are (1963), illus. by Maurice Sendak

Fox from Fox in Socks (1965), illus. by Dr. Seuss

Frederick from Frederick (1967), illus. by Leo Lionni

The caterpillar from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), illus. by Eric Carle

Maisy from Maisy’s ABC (1995), illus. by Lucy Cousins

Olivia from Olivia (2000), illus. by Ian Falconer

HT: Carol Thomas