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Vol. 9 No. 5 of The Storybook Home Journal
Emil and the Detectives
What's in this issue?
The Master Baker's House the Decorating article
Suggestions for turning the work and paraphernalia of baking into décor, and includes a description of Nancy's mother's apprenticeship in the home of a Swiss master baker.
A Market Bag the Hearth article
Presents a pattern by Elspeth Young for crocheting a traditional netzli, or string market bag. Includes a reminiscence of shopping with grandma.
A Dish You Love Best the Kitchen article
Recipes for two kinds of pasta auflauf, as well as a recipe for apple kuchen and apple torte. Paintings by Gustave Courbet and Georg Flegel appear among the illustrations.
Enough For Me the Music article
Presents sheet music for Neustadt, a traditional song adapted and arranged by Elspeth Young. Painting by Ashton Young.
Aunt Martha's Flowers the Garden article
Saturday cleaning in the Swiss world of Nancy's mother included not only sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and waxing, but flowers. The article talks about flowers from the flower stand or florist, and how to get the most from them.
The Shopkeeper the Workshop article
Recalling a time when shopkeepers tended not only their shops, but their customers, this installment of The Workshops presents an idea for creating a wooden scoop. A painting by Georg Flegel appears among illustrations.
The Bike Years the Bookshelf article
A reminiscence in which boyhood is measured in terms of the bikes that were part of it. Contains a list of books by Erich Kastner.
Living Richly Without Being Rich the Attic article
Talks about crocheted shopping baskets, as well as traditional, personal shopping baskets. A detail from a painting by Friedrich Jentzen appears among the illustrations.
Bryhta's Childhood Home the Writer's Garret article
In the first letter in The White Pavilion series, Seymnore Wainscott describes The Cupola, the home of Leornian Feldham and Coca Tallownen.
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By Al R. Young "And Mr. Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise brought a salad with him in a string bag." ~The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Though originally designed with Eric Kastner's thoroughly delightful Emil and the Detectives in mind, Elspeth's unique pattern for a whimsical string market bag is also an excellent fit for the Alderman's "string bag" seen in Beatrix Potter's illustration from The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (pictured below right).
So, while we're busily working away on the upcoming summer issue celebrating Beatrix's beloved Tales, you might pull out your Emil issue and have some hand-crafting fun... Read more »
Tags: Vol. 9 No. 5, 2011, Hand crafts
By Al R. Young Reviewed by Nancy Young
For action on the home front, few books match the wit and fun of Erich Kastner's, Emil and the Detectives. Published between World Wars, this witty tale of young boys tracking a thief won Kastner immediate and lasting fame in Germany, and eventual international fame as well.
Emil Tischbein is off on a small-scale adventure to visit relatives in Berlin. In the train, however, the money he is carrying to give his grandmother is stolen while he sleeps... Read more »
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By Al R. Young The Emil and the Detectives issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios. This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - The Master Baker's House (1 page)Hearth - A Market Bag (1 page)Kitchen - A Dish You Love Best (2 pages)Music - Enough For Me (1 page)Garden - Aunt Martha's Flowers (4 pages)Workshops - The Shopkeeper (2 pages)Bookshelf - The Bike Years (5 pages)Attic - Living Richly Without Being Rich (1 page)Garret - Bryhta's Childhood Home (4 pages)Emil and the Detectives is the 59th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »
Tags: Vol. 9 No. 5, 2009, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues