The Tale of Ferdinand Frog | Written by Arthur Scott Bailey | Illustrations by Diane Petersen | 1918 Antique Children's Early Reader

You've heard of Ferdinand the Bull? Meet Ferdinand the Frog! From the Sleepy-Time Tales series by author Arthur Scott Bailey, this early reader features Ferdinand and his Sleepy-Time Tales animal friends. Published in 1918.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 – 1949) was an American writer. He was the author of more than forty children's books. After graduating Harvard in 1902, Bailey traveled to Chicago and put his knowledge of growing up in his father's store to good use, becoming a wholesale grocery merchant. This lasted until 1904, when Bailey travelled to New York City and became an editor for various publishers. As Bailey did not write prior to his marriage to Estella, it can be surmised that he first started crafting his stories for his step-children. Bailey's writing has been thus described by the Newark Evening News: "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won educator's approval without arousing the suspicions of his young readers. He made it a habit to never 'write down' to children and frequently used words beyond the average juvenile vocabulary, believing that youngsters respond to the stimulus of the unfamiliar."

BIXLEY NOTES
• The Tale of Ferdinand Frog
• Written by Arthur Scott Bailey
• Two-color illustrations by Diane Petersen
• 128 page linen hardcover
• Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1918
• Measures 7 5/8" x 6 1/8"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition
• Some wear and slight chipping on the linen hardcover
• Dust jacket is missing
• Inscribed in pencil on the inside front page
• Pages have yellowed a bit, but otherwise clean and in great shape

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