Some more vintage art and illustrations from my collection of children’s books. This one is for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Pixie and Dixie that used to play on the old Huckleberry Hound Show. <div>
</div><div>This artwork is from the book “Pixie and Dixie and the Make-Believe Mouse” from 1961 illustrated by John Carey and Jan Neely.<div>
</div><div>If you would like to see more of the books that I’ve collected from resale shops over the years I also sell them in my eBay store to help support my podcast! </div><div>
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</div><div>John Carey was actually an animator at Warner Brothers before he started drawing for Western Publishing in January 1950, often penciling, inking and lettering his stories at home.</div>
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</div><div>Jan Neely also illustrated several books during this time period for Whitman Publishing including titles for Disney. But aside from the name showing up in a bunch of different titles I have I can’t seem to find any other background on this artist.</div>
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</div><div>I love how the books I find from this era at resale shops are so colorfully done and not just flat, quick drawings.</div>
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</div><div>You can buy some of the vintage illustrated books I have from my eBay store!</div></div>