I bought this old book at a used bookstore in Nebraska for a dollar. It's hardback, copyright 1956, and attractive to me mostly because of the kitschy bright pink cover. But I've grown to love the thing even for it's short little "illustrative stories" most of which really truly would only captivate a crowd in 1956. They are cute and punchy and swell. Here's one:
"Little Charles had never been outside of the large city where he was born. Then one day he was invited to go for an auto ride into the country with his uncle and aunt. A sudden shower came up, then stopped. Charlie spotted a rainbow, the first one he had ever seen in his young life. His aunt urged him always to remember the beautiful sight. "Sure," he said, "it;s beautiful. But what is it supposed to advertise?" -Camillus
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