Bath Time

Bobby Bear's Annual, 1949, thanks to Tania Covo

May Byron, Cecil Aldin’s merry party, 1913

M. Belyaeva, The wolf and the goat, thanks to Ban Galbasi

 Leonard Weisgard, The clean pig, 1952

Franciszka Themerson, 1946, via Garaż ilustracji książkowych, thanks to ela

Jean de Brunhoff, Babar, 1931

James Marshall, George and Martha, 1997

 Elisabeth Brozowska, Isidore L'Hippopotame, 1969, thanks to illustration s'il vous plaît

Raymond Savignac, 1949

Alain Grée, thanks to mimi the minx

swig

WildLifePrints

puikeprent

Gahan Wilson, 2004


Follow this link to see who else is in the bathtub...

The Magic Ring

Pavel Fuksa aka jergot+gotroch


Christmas is in the air, time to continue traditions with 
Animalarium's 3rd Annual Circus Extravaganza

Hiroshige III, Big French circus on the grounds of Shokonsha shrine, 1871 

Seymour Chwast

Hans Erni, 1965, thanks to Sandi Vincent

Mai Miturich, The Rainbow Book, 1974, thanks to art.crazed

Peter Spier, 1992

Rafal Oblinski, 1980

Ana Juan

Sara Fanelli

Geraldine Alibeu

Violeta Lopiz

Eric Battut

Ian Falconer, Olivia saves the Circus

Sarah Young

Sacha Poliakova

By the way, while I love illustrated circus animals, 

I was very happy when these news came out!

If you are in the mood for more circus antics, please take a look at these previous posts:

The Circus is in Town, The Circus is Back in Town and Pink Elephants on Parade

Sunday Safari - Let's Dance

Toti Scialoja

Everyone's invited to the Great Italian Liberation Ball! 

Danse Fantastique from La Caricature, 1830, Via Vintage Printable

Elise Bake, Der Ball der Tiere, 1891, 

and Eugen Osswald, Der Ball der Tiere, 1917

via the International Children's Digital Library

W. W. Denslow's Mother Goose

The Grasshopper Ball, 1927, via SurrenderDorothy

 WIlly Schermele, Ondjes (1930s?), via Jan Willemsen

Garth Williams, Wait Till the Moon is Full, 1948, thanks to try-whistling-this

Anthony Gilbert from Lilliput, March 1947

Cornelius van Velsen, Het Draaiorgeltje,1965, thanks to Arthur van Kruining

Cristina Berardi

Kitty Crowther

Gianluca Folì, Kuma Dansu

Vladimir Radunsky, Hip Hop Dog

Oscar Baillif

Calef Brown

Jon Klassen, Cat's Night Out

Sunday Safari - Dear Donkeys

Lauren Nassef

 Jean Dubuffet, The Lost Donkey, 1959

 Richard Müller 1920, via Galleria dell'incisione

 Albert Lamorisse, 1951, thanks to Agence Eureka

 Józef Wilkon

 Heide Stollinger

From Wild Animals by Rop van Mierlo

Swig , Tiny Donkey

 Brian Wildsmith

 Daniel Egnéus 

 Elizabeth st Hilaire Nelson 

Illustration from La ferme du père castor by Hélène Guertik, 1937, thanks to art.crazed

Roger Duvoisin, Donkey—donkey, 1933

Illustration from Alle Tiere Schlafen Schon by Hans Schmandt, 1973, 

thanks to Arthur van Kruining