Reviving Heidi is a photo-essay by bookbinder and web developer Emma Jane Hogbin, documenting her first conservation project, a “revival” of a ca. 1955 reprint of Heidi. Hogbin, owner of the Strange Little Girl bindery in Toronto, has many more interesting photo-essays and binding notes on her site, but I find that I return to this one often, checking for updates and eagerly awaiting the next installment. This page is not for conservators or the bookishly faint at heart, but it seemed like an appropriate page to mention on a day when everything old seems quite new.
December 31st, 2004
When I read the Kid’s Lit post about Notes from the Windowsill today , I was surprised that this site had escaped my attention. Notes from the Windowsill, formerly WEB Online Review, is an online book review journal edited by Wendy E. Betts, “celebrating children’s books loved by adult readers”. Betts, who previously edited the print newsletter The WEB, is a librarian and long-time collector of classic children’s books. Although she reviews many new books, she focuses on classic children’s books and reprints of favorites.
What a delightful discovery for the new year! I will enjoy reading new issues and catching up with all of the old issues.
December 31st, 2004