Keeko

by Charles Thorson

Keeko, Charles Thorson RARE vintage children's BOOK 40's Native American cartoon beautiful illustrations by Bugs Bunny creator 1947.

Genres: Childrens

Library Binding

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandmother kept this book at her house for us to read when we came to visit. I recall it very fondly as a sweet story with gentle, beautiful pictures.

[David Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keekoby Charles Thorson (Follett Publishing 1947) (Fiction-Children’s) (4028).

I adored this sweet little book as a child but had completely forgotten it - even though I own a vintage hardback copy. I began using Goodreads solely to catalogue the children’s book titles that my own three children loved so that it would be easy to select books to purchase to began building a library in case they have children in the future. Keeko is exactly the sort of kid’s title that I have targeted.

Keeko is a little Indian boy of about three or four years old. Keeko has learned that in his tribe, a boy becomes a man once he collects an eagle feather for a headdress. The story follows Keeko’s quest to collect an eagle feather of his own.

Though this story is aimed at the younger set (listeners rather than readers), there are several surprisingly uncomfortable moments in this tale that were very scary when I first read/heard this book as a child. These moments are of course resolved safely, and Keeko the Brave Indian Boy returns home a hero.

What’s not to love about such a story if you’re a five year old girl or boy?

I own a copy of the first hardback edition of this volume in fair condition.

My rating: 7.75/10, finished 1965 (but never added to my Goodreads lists until 2026) (4028).

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[Colette Walters Walden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two groups of animals had seen each other as adversaries but things change when an urgent matter forces them to unite.

This is a large book, about 9" x 12" that was already old when we bought it from a thrift shop about 20 years ago. The font size is fairly big. The illustrations are absolutely charming and that's one of the reasons we still have the book in our home.

Publisher is Wilcox & Follett Co.
Chicago
Lithographed
Copyright 1952.
Ages 3-8.

[Mama ant dviračio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dar viena knyga iš vaikystės. Labai, labai mėgdavau ją skaityti. Tai ir vaikams nupirkau. Bet vaikams ji nepatiko taip, kaip man. Bet vis vien rekomenduoju, labai miela knyga su nepaprastai gražiomis iliustracijomis.

Maždaug darželinukams - pradinukams.

[Inga Narijauskienė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dar turiu sutrintą 1973 metų knygą. Istorija patiko tada, kai pati buvau vaikas, patiko mano vaikams, dabar patinka anūkui. Tas skrydis ant erelio nugaros - visiškai ypatingas pasakos momentas. Labai gražios įsijausti padedančios iliustracijos.