More Excellent Very Naive Kid's Drawings: Shooters on Animal-back early 19th c ) The book itself appears

) The book itself appears to be quite a scarce one too--an 1831 copy of John Rose's The United States Arithmetician or the Science of Arithmetic Simplied

I find myself falling more and more for paintings like this--of familiar-looking houses nestled into their particular landscapes

did immense damage

(It shows a 1884 copyright

and it feels good to grip

More Excellent Very Naive Kid's Drawings: Shooters on Animal-back early 19th c ) The book itself appearsAs is certainly abundantly clear, I have a deep love for drawings made by children, and an especially special love for drawings made by boys aged about 7 or 8, particularly action scenes playing out directly on the page pure visceral expression of the imagination, so immediate. A few more today from a batch I purchased last summer, all by the same kid. I love the contrast between the very elongated creature at top and the very squat one at bottom! 9 5