PATCHWORK GIRL AND SCARECROW POSTER by BAUM, L.FRANK

(BAUM,L.FRANK). PATCHWORK GIRL AND SCARECROW POSTER. Grand Rapids, MI: American Seating Co., no date circa 1925. This is a charming color poster published as a teaching aide for schools. The Patchwork Girl and Scarecrow are shown depicting the improper way to sit at a desk and a color photo of a prim little girl shows the proper posture. In large print it reads reads: "When seated at your studies, don't hump over nor slump down / like the Patchwork Girl or the Scarecrow, but / sit erect, like the Universal Girl." There is also a 4 stanza poem about proper posture. In tiny print below the Oz characters it reads: "These quaint characters are quoted from the famous Oz Boos and were created by L. Frank Baum. Used by permission of Reilly & Lee Company, the publishers." Rare.