If you're a fan of mid-century illustration, like I am, then this book is for you. The book cover and title page were designed by Bradford/Cout Graphic Design.
Rolling Along is part of the Open Highways "a diagnostic and developmental reading program" series of books published in 1967 by Scott, Forseman and Company, Glenview, Illinois. It's copyright by them as well. This elementary school reader is not only full of different stories and poems and jokes, but it's also full of different illustrative styles, and -- this is amazing -- the actual artists are acknowledged in the back index by name and page number. It's rare that you get to actually know who drew what in these books. Here are a few pages:
Ted Carr drew the cat and dog cartoon. Peter Dugan created "The Little Old Woman and How She Kept Her Geese Warm" illustrations, which was written by Hope Newell.
The "Coats for Katie and Carmen" paintings are by Tye Gibson.
"An Umbrella Joke" is by Ted Carr again, and Phoebe Moore illustrated "A New Place for Old Comic Books."
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