Home decor, fashion and lifestyle inspired by favorite children's books and fairy tales.
The above illustration is from the Tasha Tudor-illustrated version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's "A Little Princess."
I've found the perfect coat for a little girl who wants to dress like Sara Crewe: Vikoros' faux woll collar coat. It comes in several different colors, but Sara's was blue.
This blue velvet bonnet is the closest I can come to matching the one in the illustration, but alas, it only comes in baby and toddler sizes.
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These new "Dolly Pocket" dolls from the North American Bear company feature mini dolls and tiny stuffed finger puppets riding along in their pockets. So cute!
Little Red Riding Hood is a Dolly Pocket that comes with a tiny hunter, grandmother, and wolf in her pockets. She's also available on eBay.
The Snow White Dolly Pockets comes with Queen, Prince, and Dwarf finger puppets. She's also sold on eBay.
The Dolly Pockets Wizard of Oz Dorothy doll comes with finger puppets depicting the Cowardly Lion, Tin Woodman, and Scarecrow.
As one would expect, the Dolly Pockets Goldilocks comes with Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and Baby Bear. She's also sold on eBay.
The Dolly Pockets Cinderella wears a pink and purple dress. In her pockets she carries a pumpkin, Godmother and Prince. She's also available on Amazon.
The Clara Dolly Pockets doll depicts the little girl from The Nutcracker. In her pockets she carries a nutcracker finger puppet, plus a sugarplum fairy and a mouse king. She's also available on eBay.
These darling home products based on "Little Red Riding Hood" are from a Japanese company called Decole.
This Little Red Riding Hood mug comes with its own built in tea strainer. The wolf is shown gently holding an umbrella over Little Red Riding Hood to protect her from the rain. (Isn't that what her little red hood is for?) The mug is also sold on Amazon.
This set of storybook mugs includes a Red Riding Hood mug and a Wolf mug. The mug set is also sold on eBay.
Or perhaps you'd prefer a Red Riding Hood stacking mug?
This darling Red Riding Hood teapot holds just enough tea for one person. It can also be purchased via eBay.
You can store away your utensils in this storybook cutlery box.
And here's a matching storybook bento chopsticks set!
Here's an attractive way to store your pens: a Red Riding Hood pen stand shaped like Grandmother's House. The wolf awaits!
For more info on these beautiful books, read this article from Barefoot Books.
To see more gorgeous illustrations from these fairytale books, click this link.
Jellycat's adorable Red Riding Hood plush doll stands 12 inches tall. She wears a flowery blue folk costume, with red felt cake and cheerful striped stockings. Her red hair is tied back in frizzy wild pigtails.
The Jellycat "Snow White" Fairytale Folk Doll also has frizzy pigtails (hers are black, in keeping with her storyline). She wears a red, white and blue flowery dress, plus a black jacket. I love that she too has striped stockings!
The Sleeping Beauty Fairytale Folk Tale Plush doll has frizzy blonde hair, a cute burgundy apron, lace-trimmed peasant dress, and oversized shoes.
I'm hoping Jellycat will also make Beauty from Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella soon!
This adorable reversible Snow White plush doll was made in Belgium. She turns over to become a cheerful "wicked" queen.
The company, Lilliputiens, also makes a reversible Little Red Riding Hood that changes into a smiling grandmother. She's also available on eBay.
This book is a reproduction of an Alice in Wonderland book that was drawn by Italian mid-century illustrator Libico Maraja.
It's a shape book meant for small children, but I think I'll store this exquisite new book carefully on a high shelf away from children's grubby little hands.