Monday, January 15, 2018

The Latest Oz Reading

I recently received the 2017 edition of Dunkiton Press, the twenty-sixth consecutive annual issue, reprinting old newspaper material by Oz authors and illustrators. This year, it's more of Ruth Plumly Thompson's "Perhappsy Chaps" poems from the Philadelphia Public Ledger. They are very helpful little chaps, finding ways to aid children all over the country and make their lives a little better—or just having their own fun. The Perhappsies deal with Valentine's Day, pirates, a princess, a giant and a baby, and a gingerbread city. And with this issue, the Dunkiton Press series publishes the last of the poems to be reprinted in the book edition. I gather there are a few more, however, that may be appearing in future editions.

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