– 1 9 2 3 ; ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁scholar ship ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Art . ▁ ▁Jones ' s ▁most ▁acc laimed ▁work ▁was ▁Lav ender ' s ▁Blue : ▁A ▁book ▁of ▁nur ser y ▁rh ym es ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁nur ser y ▁rh ym es ▁named ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁" L av ender ' s ▁Blue ". ▁The ▁British ▁Library ▁Association ▁awarded ▁Jones ▁" Special ▁Comm end ation " ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Car neg ie ▁Medal , ▁which ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁year ' s ▁out standing ▁children ' s ▁book ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁subject ; ▁it ▁provided ▁a ▁" major ▁reason " ▁for ▁the ▁organisation ▁to ▁establish ▁its ▁companion ▁Kate ▁Green away ▁Medal ▁for ▁illustr ation ▁that ▁year ▁( 1 9 5 5 ). ▁Lav ender ' s ▁Blue , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁by ▁Franklin ▁W att s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Notable ▁Book ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Lewis ▁Car roll ▁Sh elf ▁Award ▁list ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁public ▁archive ▁of ▁Harold ▁Jones ' s ▁papers ▁and ▁illustr ations ▁is ▁at ▁Seven ▁St ories , ▁National ▁Centre ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁Books ▁( de pos ited ▁by ▁the ▁Harold ▁Jones ▁estate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁Other ▁of ▁Harold ▁Jones ' s ▁papers , ▁depos ited ▁from ▁ 1 9 6