Merry Mouse and His Trip to the Moon (1953)

 

My next 4 posts are celebrating children's illustrated fiction about going to the Moon.

Even though I have been collecting these children's book for over 30 years it still is very exciting to find one that you never knew existed. Jack Coggins was an amazing space artist in the 1950s. His two early children's books that were especially memorable were Rockets, Jets, Guided Missiles, and Space Ships (1951) and By Spaceship to the Moon (1952). I have multiple copies of these in English, French and German.

So I was very excited to find a 1960 reprint of his 1953 book Merry Mouse and His Trip to the Moon. It was written by his wife Alma Coggins. This is a fictional book with many of the same style of space painting about a mouse who goes to the Moon to find green cheese. I have chosen to reproduce almost he whole book since your chance of finding a copy are pretty small. I hope you enjoy this lost space art treasure.

Coggins, Alma. Illustrated by Coggins, Jack. Merry Mouse and His Trip to the Moon. (2nd edition) (Jolly Books.) London: L. Miller & Co. (20 p.) 1960. 

(reprint of 1953 1st edition). 

Above is the cover and below an illustration from Rockets,Jets...1951

Here is the cover to By Space Ship to the Moon 1952

My Weekly Reader March 12, 1962

 

Happy Moon Day!

This is the last of this batch of My Weekly Readers. I hope you haven't gotten too tired of this summer break. In this issue we celebrate the USA in Space. This March 12th issue celebrates John Glenn's success and looking forward to the next set of missions getting ready for a visit to The Moon. This issue also celebrates the creation of the Everglades National Park in 1934 and its success in saving bald eagles.

My Weekly Reader February 4, 1962

 

Happy 4th of July! Here is your My Weekly Reader for "Happy 4th of February, 1962."

My Weekly Reader April 30, 1962

 

Here is your My Weekly Reader for April 30, 1962. This is stuffed full of cool articles so let's get started!

Do you understand the mysteries of the Moho? Does the Moho exist? People want to know!

My Weekly Reader April 23, 1962

 

I am having fun sending out an issue of My Weekly Reader every week to you. This week is the April 23, 1962 issue and "Flying wings."

Just for fun, here is your "silent reading quiz." Try not to make any noise while you read and see how you do.