Saturday, May 14, 2011

Buys for baby

Sweet star tee



Fete finds...children's books


Slowly adding to the pile of baby clothes. Found some beautiful organic cotton tees at Target with a sweet star detail for a bargain $6.40 so snaffled a few of those up. Still find it hard to find unisex outfits. Why won't baby stores stock more soft or strong greens, eggshell blues and cherry reds?

Also picked up a few bright pairs of leggings at a school fete and couldn't go past the children's book section without selecting a couple to add to the (rapidly expanding) collection. Janet and Allan Ahlberg are my mum's favourites and Each Peach is such a beautiful book. I remembered the Saggy Baggy Elephant from my childhood and who can resist a Little Golden Book?


I've been collecting children's books for years now. As a trained English teacher I'm passionate about the importance of books in children's lives and tend to gravitate towards the children's section when in a bookstore. I'd love to include a beautiful reading corner in the little one's room. I've been inspired by these images at Hank and Lucy.

2 comments:

  1. so sweet!
    p.s. don't buy too many tiny sizes because you'll prob get quite a few as presents. it's when they hit 3months & are suddenly busting out of all their newborn stuff that you'll need something special to pull out. i've got a pile of baby clothes from my 8month old already that i've got to go through & decide what to keep and what to give away :)

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  2. I have some of those cotton tops, but in the singlet style. They wash up well. I too had a lot of trouble with finding non traditional colours. There is way too much pink and blue out there. I bought a few little Pure Baby pieces in red and grey for Vioet, but they are a little exy. Saggy Baggy elephant is in my kidde's library too.

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