Those were the... books

remember Joyce who came down from UK in June?

I received a parcel from her early last month and to much joy, it was her latest release!!!

Look at the beautifully illustrated book!

such wonderful creation for children these days. Boy, did it get me jealous.

Back in those days, we grew up with the ladybird series, majority of which are hand me downs and probably didn't cost that much.

Very plain, classic illustrations.

As we grew older, it became Enid Blyton series with only a few precious black and white illustrations on selected pages.

These days, kids get a varied choice of hardcover illustrated books that cost well over $20+ yet they prefer to get their hands on electronic handheld game sets to keep them entertained...

Oh well....