tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342561433004208609.post5416346110914196489..comments2024-01-24T19:06:40.122-06:00Comments on The Oz Enthusiast: Denslow TitlesBill Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258626254481978155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342561433004208609.post-16299546404752149262014-03-11T17:11:26.673-05:002014-03-11T17:11:26.673-05:00Denslow's illustrations liven up any story...B...Denslow's illustrations liven up any story...Billy Bounce did inspire an early 1960's cartoon short that can be found on YouTube - not with Denslow's artwork, but still an interesting oddity.Bill Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258626254481978155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342561433004208609.post-2424798474661902822014-03-11T12:02:34.937-05:002014-03-11T12:02:34.937-05:00Never saw the Jeweled Toad. Have a copy of The Pe...Never saw the Jeweled Toad. Have a copy of The Pearl and the Pumpkin (1st edition) which I had rebound. Billy Bounce does have a weak story, but the illustrations are lots of fun! Gave my Donohue copy of Pearl to my director of the musical "Pearl and the Pumpkin" Andrea. She loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342561433004208609.post-924886175268549272008-08-16T23:55:00.000-05:002008-08-16T23:55:00.000-05:00The Jeweled Toad does seem to be the rarest of the...The Jeweled Toad does seem to be the rarest of these three titles - probably partly because Billy Bounce and The Pearl and the Pumpkin were both reprinted by Donohue, making more copies available.Bill Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258626254481978155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342561433004208609.post-46946001768286376262008-08-16T09:44:00.000-05:002008-08-16T09:44:00.000-05:00OOh, I've never seen "The Jeweled Toad" before. I...OOh, I've never seen "The Jeweled Toad" before. I just read a new reprint of "Billy Bounce," Denslow's art is beautiful even in black-and-white but I agree with you the story itself is very weak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com