Category Archives: Peter Newell

A HONEY-LOVING grizzly-bear, In a great bee-tree made his lair; “There is a law,” he told the bees, “That honey sha’n’t be kept in trees. “I’ll take it out for you,” said he. “Nay, nay, sir,” cries the old queen … Continue reading →

There were three little owl that had slept all day In their downy nest in a dead tree’s hollow; Said the first: “It’s time to go out and play, I hear the good-night of the chimney-swallow!” “Oh no,” said the … Continue reading →

A HOPPERGRASS, one sunny day, Turning hand-springs amid the hay, O’erleaped himself, and fell into A piggin of good apple brew. “Shame on you, thirsty little one,” Cried the haymakers in the sun; The hopper took one draught, and then, … Continue reading →

If you enjoyed my previous posts on Peter Newell’s toy and toy-book patents, you cannot miss these on War Games from the Boer War and War Games from World War II from Steve van Dulken’s Patent Blog at the British … Continue reading →

I did not know that orecchio acerbo, who published my Italian translation of Peter Newell’s Slant Book last year, had also produced a short booktrailer which you can see on YouTube: You can also download a pdf of the Italian … Continue reading →