The Private World of Tasha Tudor by Tasha Tudor

The Private World of Tasha Tudor by Tasha Tudor

This book, which was published in 1992, is now a rarity. Paperback versions sell for over $500 on Amazon.

Tasha Tudor is remembered as a beloved book illustrator for children’s classic literature like A Child’s Garden of Verses, The Secret Garden, and A Little Princess. Beyond creating her utterly charming vignettes, Tasha lived an unconventional life. In today’s book, The Private World, Tasha Tudor opens the door to her nostalgic home and garden, sharing the austere 1800s-style country life she made for herself on a farm in Vermont.
And here’s a little-known fact about Tasha: she learned to love gardening from Alexander Graham Bell.

Tasha raised her four children without electricity or running water. Rejecting the modern world, she even wore 1800s clothing, complete with dresses and shawls. Tasha raised a small menagerie on her farm, and nothing gave her greater satisfaction than her sprawling garden. Her love for her garden was evident in her many illustrations; she sprinkled scenes from her garden into many of her delightful books, beginning with her 1938 debut, Pumpkin Moonshine.

This book is 134 pages of simple living with the charming Tasha Tudor.

You can get a copy of The Private World of Tasha Tudor by Tasha Tudor and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $35.