Eskimo Grasshoppers: French Children's Books of the 30s and 40s

1948, Apoutsiak, written and illustrated by Paul Emile Victor

A huge thank you to Ribambelles & Ribambins for featuring Apoutsiak. I had passed over the book in online catalogs having only seen its cover. (The perils of book hunting on the internet.)

1948, Jean Cocteau, Drole de menage

I did not know Cocteau did a children’s book. I need this!

1945, Cornebuse et cie by Guy Sabran

From the insanely amazing Agence Eureka.
See the full book.

1946, Luce et Pierre Morel, Glo-Glo le poisson rouge

1944, Olga Kowalevsky, illus. for 30 chantefables pout les enfants sages, a chanter sur n’importe quel air by Robert Desnos

1944, Olga Kowalevsky, illus. for 30 chantefables pout les enfants sages, a chanter sur n’importe quel air by Robert Desnos

1944, Olga Kowalevsky, illus. for 30 chantefables pout les enfants sages, a chanter sur n’importe quel air by Robert Desnos

1944, Olga Kowalevsky, illus. for 30 chantefables pout les enfants sages, a chanter sur n’importe quel air by Robert Desnos

A children’s book by one of the finest Surrealist writers, Robert Desnos. (Breton, ever the douchebag, kicked him out in 1929.)

1944-45, Images de Calvo, album concu et redige par Victor Dancette et Jacques Zimmermann, Le Bete est morte

1941, Découpages, Animaux domestiques articulés

Again from Agence Eureka. See the full book.

1938, Alexandra Exter, cover illus. for Panorama de la cote by Marie Colmont

1938 Alexandra Exter, illus. for Panorama de la cote by Marie Colmont (detail)

1938, illus. by Helene Guertik (Russian-born) for Nouvelles Images a Colorier – Reptiles

1937, illus. by Lalande for L’Oeuf Magique

1936, Beatrice Appia, Histoire de Perlette

I’ve been drooling over Perlette since seeing it on BibliOdyssey. I finally bought a copy (hasn’t arrived yet).

1935, illus. by Ruda for Le Royaume des Abeilles

1933, Vieira da Silva and Pierre Gueguen, Ko et Ko les deux Esquimaux

1933, Vieira da Silva and Pierre Gueguen, Ko et Ko les deux Esquimaux
this scan via Ribambelles & Ribambins

1933, Vieira da Silva and Pierre Gueguen, Ko et Ko les deux Esquimaux

I’ve begun researching Vieira da Silva. More to come.

1933-34, Album Milliat, gymnastique scolaire

Last one from Agence Eureka. See the full post.

1933, illus. by Ruda for Je Fais Mes Jouets avec des Plantes

1933, Ferdinand Krch, Jeux de pliage

1932, Nathalie Parain, Ronds et carres

1932, Nathalie Parain, illus. for Baba Yaga

You can see the whole book at Full Table

1932, illus. by Andre Helle for Les Histoires de Patachou by Tristan Dereme

1932, illus. by Andre Helle for Les Histoires de Patachou by Tristan Dereme

1931, Fedor Rojankovsky, color lithography for Daniel Boone by Averill and Stanley (Paris, Domino Press)
(A Russian envisioning America for the French?)