Favorite children's book animal stamps

Submitted by HighMaintenanceMom on April 14, 2006 - 09:06.

If you are looking for fun stamps, the U.S. Postal Service currently has animal stamps honoring eight cherished characters from children's literature. These are great for sending letters to other kids or to your own kids; I occasionally send the kids postcards. The stamps include the following animals (taken from the USPS site where you can order the stamps with links to the books on Amazon)...

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle, 1969 and 1987. The stamp art features an illustration of everyone's favorite caterpillar.
  • Maisy's ABC (Maisy), Lucy Cousins, 1994 (United Kingdom), 1995 (U.S.). The stamp features Maisy dressing herself as a queen in a crown and a royal red robe for the letter 'Q'.
  • Curious George Flies a Kite (Curious George), Margret and H.A. Rey, 1958. The stamp features a delighted George holding a baby bunny for the first time.
  • Olivia, Ian Falconer, 2000. The stamp features the feisty and loveable piglet heroine in her signature red dress and black-and-white striped tights. The image is reversed from the cover of the book.
  • Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, 1963. This book was a childhood favorite of mine. The stamp features a portrait of one of the Wild Things.
  • Wilbur from Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery), E.B. White, 1952. The image on the stamp features illustrator Garth Williams's original pen-and-ink drawing of Wilbur enhanced for the 1999 edition of the book by the watercolors of illustrator Rosemary Wells.
  • Fredrick, Leo Lionni, 1967. The stamp art features a reverse image of Frederick the field mouse bashfully standing on a rock after reciting a poem.
  • Fox in Socks (Beginner Books(R)), Dr. Seuss, 1965. The stamp features the playfulness of the title character, who balances on one hand while lifting his feet high above his head.
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