This is me in 2nd grade. I am apparently reading a book called “Childcraft” which I’m fairly sure is witchcraft for kids 🤣
December 24, 2024 at 2:18 AM
This is me in 2nd grade. I am apparently reading a book called “Childcraft” which I’m fairly sure is witchcraft for kids 🤣
The Owl and the Pussycat illustration by Alice and Martin Provensen for the Childcraft book series (1965)
December 16, 2024 at 10:33 PM
The Owl and the Pussycat illustration by Alice and Martin Provensen for the Childcraft book series (1965)
November 23, 2024 at 2:51 PM
@amybarnes.bsky.social love love love all these stories #ChildCraft
September 26, 2023 at 12:49 AM
@amybarnes.bsky.social love love love all these stories #ChildCraft
And its spin-off, Childcraft.
Were you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?
July 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM
And its spin-off, Childcraft.
How much do I love children’s literature? Just hopped in the car to drive to an extremely sketchy construction site house to obtain a nearly complete set of Childcraft books for free
July 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
How much do I love children’s literature? Just hopped in the car to drive to an extremely sketchy construction site house to obtain a nearly complete set of Childcraft books for free
Had the red world book and the childcraft set, I think my folks bought a new lowboy bookcase just for those books
May 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Had the red world book and the childcraft set, I think my folks bought a new lowboy bookcase just for those books
Childcraft.
Were you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?
July 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Childcraft.
I had a Brittannica set AND a Childcraft set. I loved the Childcraft one so much i tracked down a vintage set for MY kids.
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I had a Brittannica set AND a Childcraft set. I loved the Childcraft one so much i tracked down a vintage set for MY kids.
Britannica and Childcraft, read cover to cover, and was a walking “well actually” child. 😬
So who grew up with a full set Encyclopedia in your household? 👀
February 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Britannica and Childcraft, read cover to cover, and was a walking “well actually” child. 😬
I grew up reading Childcraft.
February 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I grew up reading Childcraft.
Better than lovefree childcraft
June 7, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Better than lovefree childcraft
My grandma had a Childcraft encyclopedia set and I read them so often I knew them by heart. I still have vague memories of some of the pages and wish I could get my hands on them again!
July 30, 2026 at 3:37 PM
My grandma had a Childcraft encyclopedia set and I read them so often I knew them by heart. I still have vague memories of some of the pages and wish I could get my hands on them again!
And every one of these:
Along with my sections of the Sunday paper. (It was comics and concerts 😂) 📰
Along with my sections of the Sunday paper. (It was comics and concerts 😂) 📰
April 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
And every one of these:
Along with my sections of the Sunday paper. (It was comics and concerts 😂) 📰
Along with my sections of the Sunday paper. (It was comics and concerts 😂) 📰
We grew up with a full set of World Book and Childcraft books. I had no idea how lucky were were to have them at the time either.
June 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We grew up with a full set of World Book and Childcraft books. I had no idea how lucky were were to have them at the time either.
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
Day 8: (The Childcraft Encyclopedia Set I had as a kid)
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Day 8: (The Childcraft Encyclopedia Set I had as a kid)
December 15, 2024 at 2:48 AM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Booksky
Day 8: (The Childcraft Encyclopedia Set I had as a kid)
#Booksky
Day 8: (The Childcraft Encyclopedia Set I had as a kid)
#Bookvember Day 4!
we had the childcraft books at home and i really liked the ones about important famous people. learned about rosa parks and many others
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
we had the childcraft books at home and i really liked the ones about important famous people. learned about rosa parks and many others
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 4!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#Bookvember Day 4!
we had the childcraft books at home and i really liked the ones about important famous people. learned about rosa parks and many others
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
we had the childcraft books at home and i really liked the ones about important famous people. learned about rosa parks and many others
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
I LOVED Childcraft!!
About Me was my favorite.
About Me was my favorite.
I had a Brittannica set AND a Childcraft set. I loved the Childcraft one so much i tracked down a vintage set for MY kids.
February 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I LOVED Childcraft!!
About Me was my favorite.
About Me was my favorite.
not at all (it was the 1985 edition of the Childcraft encyclopedia)
Were you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?
July 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
not at all (it was the 1985 edition of the Childcraft encyclopedia)
These were in my CHILDCRAFT books 60+ years ago! How wonderful.
April 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
These were in my CHILDCRAFT books 60+ years ago! How wonderful.
Something kinda like these
May 15, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Something kinda like these
Or perhaps the Childcraft series.
May 23, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Or perhaps the Childcraft series.
Also, note the row of Childcraft books from the 1970s on the top shelf. I read those things all the time.
July 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Also, note the row of Childcraft books from the 1970s on the top shelf. I read those things all the time.
I wore this Childcraft volume OUT.
August 24, 2024 at 7:54 PM
I wore this Childcraft volume OUT.