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A 1947 Whitman "Fuzzy Wuzzy" storybook, its every page touched by soft red flocking on Santa's suit — a tactile treasure from the golden age of holiday picture books.
Illustrator: Eileen Fox Vaughan
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, WI
Copyright: 1947
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.5"
Condition: Very good vintage condition— All flocking is perfect throughout. Edge wear and side binding splits appropriate for its age. There's a dedication in pencil on front cover: "To Jimmie from Aunt Laura". The center page has come out of the stapled binding. There is staple rust. Inside is completely free of writing, names, or scribbles, no tears no folded pages only a few light brown stains here and there. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
Santa's famous red outfit is flocked on every single page, giving the illustrations a raised, touchable texture that still feels like a small discovery today. At a generous 12" x 9.5", it's a true large-format storybook — sized for reading aloud, with pages big enough to hold up and share so every child in the room can see. The story follows Jingle Bell, a small Eskimo helper in Santa's workshop whose good-natured mischief threatens to upend the holiday, until Santa discovers exactly where his talents truly belong.
A wonderful gift for the vintage children's book collector, or a keepsake to bring out alongside the family's Christmas books each holiday season.
Whitman's "Fuzzy Wuzzy" series was a hallmark of children's publishing throughout the 1940s and '50s, known for its innovative flocked illustrations — a raised, velvety texture applied directly onto the printed page so young readers could see and feel the story. Sold inexpensively at the dime store, these interactive storybooks were an early experiment in tactile design, and surviving copies with the flocking still fully intact, like this one, have become genuinely scarce.
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