Doll House no 381

Doll House no 381 (with hemorrhage), mixed media assemblage

Mother, Mother I Feel Sick

Another clever vintage picture book on Lizzie's bookshelf. The book is titled, Mother, Mother, I Feel Sick. Send For the Doctor, Quick, Quick, Quick. It was published in 1966 and was written by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree with illustrations also by Remy Charlip. What child (or adult) does not take pleasure in these images of sudden fatness and a strange stomach ache resulting in a plethora of bizarre objects being plucked from a little boy's body?

Our volume is endowed with bonus artwork left by the previous owner.


I love this page. Marbled pink and black--in a picture book too!

Full instructions on conducting your own shadow play to reenact the story are included. Haven't done this yet but one day we will.

And the story begins.....



What a great assemblage of objects! Don't you agree?

And of course a happy ending with all restored to normal...or is it? You must read this book to a kid you know. Luckily, it has been reprinted by Amazon and is available for purchase here. Until next time--be careful what you eat and don't forget to button up your sweater!