The increasingly collectible categories of nursery rhymes and literary characters, including children's stories and fables, provide the focus for this fourth book of salt and pepper shakers by experts Larry Carey and Sylvia Tompkins. This very popular area of salt and pepper shakers appeals to a wide range of collectors-it's the book for collectors who love classic literary characters such as those from Dickens, fairy tales, and Aesop's fables, to modern day characters such the Cat in the Hat and Curious George. Wonderful sets, from Aladdin and His Lamp to Wizards with Dragons, and everything in between (including series) are depicted in over 700 color photographs. A comprehensive guide, this book details each set's color, size, manufacturer, design variations, and value ranges along with licensing information as marked on the sets.[AuthorName]By (author) Larry Carey[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Larry Carey has been buying salt and pepper shakers most of his life. Today his collection numbers over 6,000 sets and continues to grow as he finds treasures to add. As one of the founding members of the Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club, he has been instrumental in promoting the shaker collecting hobby. A salt and pepper shaker collector since the mid-1970s, Sylvia Tompkins was a charter member of the former Salt Shakers Collectors Club. Her water-related collection of about 7,000 sets has afforded her the opportunity to meet many other collectors throughout the U.S. and Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]700+ color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]700+ color photos[/ColorPattern]