The Old Fashioned Picture Book
DirectorsTony Benedict, Donovan, John Patrick Byrne
“Come take a look with me in an old fashioned picture book. . .”
Co-directed by Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera veteran Tony Benedict and Donovan himself, this live-action/animated short film was released in 1971 to promote Donovan's self-produced children's album "HMS Donovan". Comprised of a live-action seaside picnic framing device and three of the album's songs animated in the style of Scottish artist John 'Patrick' Byrne.
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