Red Rover, Red Rover

Following up on work by Peter Opie, Laura Durand and Robert Cosbey - the author spells out aprox. 150 (pre-television) games . She has categories of pretending, chasing, guessing, daring and seeking games. A few game layouts - like that for Hopscotch - are given alongside decorative drawings by Emma Hesse. Read more about : Alleys, Boulders,Five Stones,Kick the Can, piggy-back, Old Mother Witch, Mother May I ?, and I Took a Trip. Cond : Paper wrapper is yellow with red lettering. Front cover illustration is from a Kurelek painting of a snowy Fox and Geese wheel. Volume is tight, bright, square and clean with v.ight wear at points. No names, no marks, no tears. Giftable ! ! Quote (p. 62) : " IT stands facing a wall while the other players line up some distance back. IT then calls out various letters. If `A' is called, anyplayers with three A's in their name can take three steps forward towards the wall, any players with ._._._. .".