For the past month I’ve had fuzzy recollections of a beautifully illustrated turtle with a flower-painted shell. It was such a vague memory that I thought I might have dreamt it, but I couldn’t get this mysterious turtle out of my head. After many fruitless Google searches I finally mentioned it to my parents, and it turned out I was remembering one of my Mom’s childhood books, Rosebud by Ed Emberley. The story is about a little turtle who was “tired of being plain and ordinary.” They only printed one edition of the book in 1966, but I found an old library copy to purchase online. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but I’m in love with these illustrations!
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And the guy is with the times too – here is his website:
http://www.edemberley.com/pages/main.aspx?section=home
I will have to check out his other books!
Wow, those illustrations are lovely! Glad you were able to find it! :D
I grew up with his thumbprint doodle books! I had completely forgotten about those! I love this turtle book (although, turtles are my favorite animal). :)
I saw the thumbprint book in my searching. So cute!
My mom was always big on reading to us as kids so I have countless fuzzy memories of picture books. I remember I used to check Ed Emberley’s books out from the library and do the thumbprint drawings for days. This was a great blast from the past! Thank you :)
so….i found your blog through your darth vader card. how awesome is that? i’m sure by your orders that you know it’s pretty awesome!
had to comment on the ed emberley post. he’s pretty awesome too. i had to write about him myself last year…
http://www.classiccampbell.com/2010/02/ed-emberley-stamp.html
can’t wait to keep up with your blog and your art!
katherine
This book holds a special meaning for me. I have been trying so hard to find a copy! Congrats on finding yours!