Meet the five inventive Mitty children, who have a knack for finding wonderfully imaginative solutions to the family's problems. When their wealthy—and rather critical—Cousin Arabella comes to visit, the children set to work, eventually winning her over with their ingenuity and independence.
Published in 1946, this striking picture book was created by modernist artist Nura Woodson Ulreich, known simply as Nura. Her wonderfully unusual illustrations were drawn directly onto lithographic stone, giving the pages their distinctive soft, richly textured quality. A beautiful and increasingly scarce example of mid-century children's book illustration. Unclipped dust jacket ($2.50).
