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Storybook Classics: Vintage Children's Book Prints

Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway and Walter Crane made these children's book plates, and you can order them as art prints, framed prints or canvas. We clean every file before it goes to print.

Wall art sizes and prices

SizeArt PrintFramedCanvas
8 x 10 in$37.99$108.99$81.99
11 x 14 in$47.99$114.99$90.99
16 x 20 in$50.99$134.99$110.99
18 x 24 in$54.99$147.99$127.99
24 x 36 in$68.99$208.99$171.99

Free US shipping over $75. Printed in the USA.

Frequently Asked Questions
Who drew these plates?

You will see plates by Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Walter Crane and others. Jessie Willcox Smith, Carl Larsson, Elsa Beskow and Edmund Dulac also made plates. Titles include The House That Jack Built: The Cow, A Apple Pie: S Sang for It and Breakfast under the Big Birch.

Why are these classic works free to print?

Copyright on these works has expired, so we can print them for you. Each was first published in 1930 or earlier, and we print your order from files that public image archives, libraries and museums have released. We make the prints ourselves, and no museum or library endorses them. Designed by our talented team in Melbourne using digital tools. House designs carry our own brands and do not copy an existing artwork.

Which sizes suit a plate in a kids' room?

In a kids' room, 18 x 24 in canvases work well over a sofa. The two canvases you see in our room shots hang together there, and a single 24 x 36 in canvas sits over a bed. On a mantel, a framed 8 x 10 in leans beside a framed 11 x 14 in with no mat. Common practice sets art at roughly two thirds the width of the piece beneath it, and that is a habit rather than a rule. Each artwork lists the sizes it prints best at, where the picture can spare a trim and the file holds the detail. Check the preview on each artwork to see how much gets trimmed.

Where do the plates come from?

Your plates come from image files in museum and library collections and public image archives. Some source records name the holder, and those pieces show a credit line. Many records leave the holder unnamed, so those pieces carry no credit line. We clean up dust and marks and correct the color balance before printing, and we never repaint the picture itself.

What comes in each format?

You get an unframed art print on 200gsm archival matte paper. Textured etching paper is available as an upgrade. A framed print adds clear acrylic at the front and a hook already fitted to the back. The slim wood frame comes in black, white or an oak look finish, and a white mat is optional. Canvas arrives stretched, roughly 1.5 in deep, with mirrored edges. The box holds no hanging hardware.

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The illustrators in this collection


Randolph Caldecott, Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway, Jessie Willcox Smith, Carl Larsson, Elsa Beskow and Edmund Dulac are the children's book illustrators behind these plates. Susan Blue, The House That Jack Built: The Dog and Breakfast under the Big Birch give the collection its storybook tone.


Sizes and frames for a kids' room, and where to hang them


The wall art range gives you a choice of an art print, a framed print or a canvas. Art prints are unframed giclées on 200gsm archival matte paper. You can add textured etching paper as an upgrade, and sizes go up to 36 x 48 in. Framed prints come on a slim wood frame in black, white or an oak look finish. Clear acrylic covers the front, a hook is fitted to the back, and a white mat is optional. Canvas is 400gsm and arrives stretched over a stretcher roughly 1.5 in deep, with mirrored edges. The box holds no hanging hardware.


Each artwork shows the sizes it prints best at, where the picture can spare a trim and the file holds the detail. The preview shows your crop. For a sofa wall, our room pictures show two 18 x 24 in canvases; above a bed, they show a single 24 x 36 in canvas. On a mantel, an 8 x 10 in framed print can sit beside an 11 x 14 in framed print. For a child's room, pair the nursery wall art range with one storybook plate.


Printed in the USA

We print and ship in the USA, and our prices are in US dollars. Choose Standard or Express at checkout; free US shipping applies once you pass the value in the top bar.

Where the record names the holder, the piece carries a credit line. Many pieces have none.

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