Category Archives: Bonner’s 365 Bedtime Stories

A series of articles on illustrated stories from Mary Graham Bonner’s 1923 children’s collection, 365 Bedtime Stories.

The Eagle, the National Seal, and turkeys

We begin with a patriotic bedtime story and conclude with Benjamin Franklin’s thoughts on the bald eagle vs the turkey.

A children’s story on the exhaustion of staying still.

A moral story warning children against repeating bad things that they hear about others.

“I am going to tell you about the little bird Elizabeth has.”

Introducing a 20th century children’s book author behind an upcoming project.