CLEVELAND, Ohio -- About this time of year, we start planning for the holidays ahead. So this is perfect timing -- the Midwest Holiday Antique Show takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Canfield Fairgrounds.

It’s a multi-themed extravaganza covering your favorite celebrations. Admission is $10.

Books are always a hit when it comes to gifts.

Antique lithographed children’s books with movable parts were an English phenomenon. Dean & Son of Threadneedle Street in London made these mechanical icons, delighting both children and parents.

By 1840, they were the most significant maker of these “living” books.

Along with Dean’s movable ABC, Lothan Maggendorfet is said to have made the highest-quality book in the late 1800s. Also competing in the marketplace was the Mister Co. of Nur

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