Growing Up and Liking It 1981
Growing Up and Liking It 1981 reflects the educational and social guidance literature produced for children during the late 1960s through early 1980s, a period when schools and parents increasingly embraced approachable, age-appropriate books about childhood development and emotional growth. The cheerful floral cover design, rendered in bright psychedelic-era colors with smiling cartoon flowers, captures the optimistic visual culture of the era and the transition toward more open, child-friendly educational publishing. Books of this type were commonly distributed through schools, libraries, health education programs, and family reading initiatives, often intended to help children understand growing independence, confidence, friendships, and personal development in a reassuring tone. The simple typography and playful illustration style embody the wholesome graphic design trends associated with mid-century and early modern juvenile educational materials. Today, surviving examples are appreciated for their nostalgic social-history value, retro graphic appeal, and insight into how childhood education and self-image were presented to younger readers during the late twentieth century. Shows signs of age wear. Measure approx 7 inches tall and 5.25 inches wide.
Condition
Good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email sjauctioneers@gmail.com Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of SJ AUCTIONEERS shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Growing Up and Liking It 1981 reflects the educational and social guidance literature produced for children during the late 1960s through early 1980s, a period when schools and parents increasingly embraced approachable, age-appropriate books about childhood development and emotional growth. The cheerful floral cover design, rendered in bright psychedelic-era colors with smiling cartoon flowers, captures the optimistic visual culture of the era and the transition toward more open, child-friendly educational publishing. Books of this type were commonly distributed through schools, libraries, health education programs, and family reading initiatives, often intended to help children understand growing independence, confidence, friendships, and personal development in a reassuring tone. The simple typography and playful illustration style embody the wholesome graphic design trends associated with mid-century and early modern juvenile educational materials. Today, surviving examples are appreciated for their nostalgic social-history value, retro graphic appeal, and insight into how childhood education and self-image were presented to younger readers during the late twentieth century. Shows signs of age wear. Measure approx 7 inches tall and 5.25 inches wide.
Condition
Good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email sjauctioneers@gmail.com Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of SJ AUCTIONEERS shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
