Sew Sweet in Tooele (It’s pronounced two-ILL-ah) is the hardest shop to reach. If there was a tunnel through the Oquirrh Mountains (You pronounce that OAK-er), it would only be a few miles west of Draper. Instead you must drive north to the Salt Lake airport, then west to Stansbury Park and south again. It's at least an hour each way. Sew Sweet’s book was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. They decorated their store with a fishy motif. I bought a kit there to make a fabric book for my grandson Aidan, The Pokey Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey and Gustaf Tenggren. First published in 1942, Pokey Little Puppy is the best-selling hardcover children's book of all time. It's even outsold Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat and Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon. I’ve read all three books so many times, I know them by heart. I’ll bet you do, too.
that's cool! I love the Pokey Little Puppy!
ReplyDeleteI adore the illustrations. I used to have other Little Golden books with Tenggren's pictures. His giant in Jack and the Beanstalk still gives me the shivers. Did you know Gustaf Tenggren was the chief illustrator of Disney's Snow White? I can see his influence in the dwarves' round, rosy cheeks and noses. He also worked on Bambi, Pinocchio, The Ugly Duckling and The Old Mill.
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