For the first time ever I ran a guinea pig fiction book stall. I wanted to support the Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue, and it was a wonderful opportunity to show the guinea pig lovers at the Pig Day Out in May 2014 the range of guinea pig fiction currently in print. The most popular titles were Undead Pets: Gasp of the ghoulish guinea pig, and, I love guinea pigs, and, Valentino finds a home.
Here's the selection of books I chose from all those currently in print. They're all colourful, fun and it was lovely to show over 30 titles on the day.
Georgia the guinea pig fairy. Daisy Meadows.
Guinea pig pet shop private eye #1 : Hamster and cheese. Colleen AF Venable
Guinea pig pet shop private eye #2 : And then there were gnomes. Colleen AF Venable
Guinea pig pet shop private eye #3 : The Ferret's a foot. Colleen AF Venable
Guinea pig pet shop private eye #4 : Fish you were here. Colleen AF Venable
Guinea pig pet shop private eye #5 : Raining cats and detectives. Colleen AF Venable
Guinea pig pet shop private eye #6 : Going, going, dragon!. Colleen AF Venable
Mariella Mystery investigates : The Ghostly guinea pig. Kate Pankhurst.
Guinea pigs online. Jennifer Gray, Amanda Swift.
Guinea pigs online : furry towers. Jennifer Gray, Amanda Swift.
Guinea pigs online : Viking victory. Jennifer Gray, Amanda Swift.
Guinea pigs online : Christmas quest. Jennifer Gray, Amanda Swift.
Guinea pigs online: Bunny trouble. Jennifer Gray, Amanda Swift.
Stink and the great guinea pig express. Megan McDonald.
Undead pets: Gasp of the ghoulish guinea pig. Sam Hay.
The Looming lamplight : Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta. Ursula Dubosarsky.
The Perplexing pineapple : Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta. Ursula Dubosarsky.
The Missing mongoose : Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta. Ursula Dubosarsky.
Guinea pig nativity.
I love guinea pigs. Dick King-Smith.
John Willy and Freddy McGee. Holly Meade.
Guinea pig party. Holly Surplice.
Charlie and Lola : I completely know about guinea pigs. Lauren Child.
My uncle is a hunkle. Lauren Child.
Christopher Nibble. Charlotte Middleton.
Christopher's bicycle. Charlotte Middleton.
Christopher's caterpillars. Charlotte Middleton.
Valentino finds a home. Andy Whiteside.
Super guinea pig saves the world. Udo Weigelt.
The Tales of Olga da Polga. Michael Bond.
Greenbeard the pirate pig. Andrea Torrey Balsara.
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Early appearances of Guinea pigs in nineteenth century fiction
Konrad Gesner included the guinea pig in his 1550s compilation, Historiae animalium.
There's a nice description of the multi-volume publication by Cambridge University Library, Rare Books, http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/rarebooks/gesner.html, with references for further reading.
So the question is, when did the guinea pig first make appearances in books, fact or fiction, for children?
It's fascinating tracing the appearances of guinea pigs in nineteenth century story books in the United Kingdom and the United States.
I've collected a couple of miniature, instructive books, about beasts (1844) and pets (late 1860s), which include a page or so on the guinea pig with an accompanying picture.
Thomas Nelson published in Edinburgh, 1844, Stories of Natural History : Beasts, and included on pages 107-111, The Guinea pig. (Note: Page 10 is blank)
In the mid to late 1860s, Leavitt & Allen, New York published The Boy and his pony, and Other Stories, and included on page 4, The Guinea pig.
The earliest fiction story (c.1840s) I know about to-date, which features a guinea pig, is Chapter IV, The Guinea-pig, from:
Mamma's stories | about | the old dolls ; distinctions ; | the half-crown ; guinea-pig ; mother's return ; | new doll ; cautions ; transgression and penitence ; | nursing ; the visit ; children's wishes ; |conclusion. | Embellished with plates. | London : | T.H. Munday. | 9, Fore Street, Cripplegate. Printed by J. May, Cannon Street, Dover.
A contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper includes a date for 1843.
There's a nice description of the multi-volume publication by Cambridge University Library, Rare Books, http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/rarebooks/gesner.html, with references for further reading.
So the question is, when did the guinea pig first make appearances in books, fact or fiction, for children?
It's fascinating tracing the appearances of guinea pigs in nineteenth century story books in the United Kingdom and the United States.
I've collected a couple of miniature, instructive books, about beasts (1844) and pets (late 1860s), which include a page or so on the guinea pig with an accompanying picture.
Thomas Nelson published in Edinburgh, 1844, Stories of Natural History : Beasts, and included on pages 107-111, The Guinea pig. (Note: Page 10 is blank)
In the mid to late 1860s, Leavitt & Allen, New York published The Boy and his pony, and Other Stories, and included on page 4, The Guinea pig.
The earliest fiction story (c.1840s) I know about to-date, which features a guinea pig, is Chapter IV, The Guinea-pig, from:
Mamma's stories | about | the old dolls ; distinctions ; | the half-crown ; guinea-pig ; mother's return ; | new doll ; cautions ; transgression and penitence ; | nursing ; the visit ; children's wishes ; |conclusion. | Embellished with plates. | London : | T.H. Munday. | 9, Fore Street, Cripplegate. Printed by J. May, Cannon Street, Dover.
A contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper includes a date for 1843.
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