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This book is part of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi. If you’d like to read or browse this book, check out The University Libraries Digital Collection

Special Collections open house for a Progressive Brunch. Had a blast showing off aspects of our collections!

This book is held at The de Grummond Collection in McCain Library at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Found in Cent et une fables by Joseph Poisle Desgranges. Published in 1854 by P.C. Lehuby.  Browse through this book and many others on the de Grummond Digital Collections page.

The de Grummond Collection is one of the world’s largest children’s literature collections; boasting a collection of manuscripts from over 1,300 authors and illustrators, as we as over 180,000 books dating from 1530 to the present. The collection can be found in McCain Library at The University of Southern Mississippi.

A couple of images from Hansel and Grethel with an alternative title of Snow White and Rose Red; Grimm’s fairy tales: Hansel and Grethel. Published by Reilly and Britton Co., in 1908. The borders on these illustrations are a little unusual for the time period.  Also, in this version of the story, the bird leads them to the witch’s house.

A sample of the beautiful images found in Aunt Louisa’s Zoological Gardens. Published by Frederick Warne and Company in 1874. This book is part of The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi. Read this book and many others in our digital collection. 

Sometimes we find the coolest stuff! This is a hand colored, incomplete set of fortune telling cards dated around 1825. My favorites include “cheerfulness” and “misfortune”. From the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.