Children's Illustrated

Hardcover. New York, Platt & Munk, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 60 pages. Color-illustrated boards, lovely color illustrations in margins, decorated endpapers. Edgewear to covers; a very neat, tight copy.

Hardcover. San Diedo CA, Silver Dolphin, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Children and parents will love this cleverly crafted interactive adventure. Kids get to turn flaps to reveal pop-up surprises on every page; which ends with an entire pop-up scene. When Winnie Wolf Cub finds a feather in the forest, she is determined to find its owner as well. She meets a lot of new friends in her search, but no one with a black and white feather. Will she ever find its owner? Lift the flaps that appear throughout this pop-up adventure and see! Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Philomel, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, SIGNED BY AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR on title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. The most inventive and irresistible book of the year spans a mere 26 letters (don't they all!) and 112 pages. From an Astronaut who's afraid of heights, to a Bridge that ends up burned between friends, to a Cup stuck in a cupboard and longing for freedom, Once Upon an Alphabet is a creative tour de force from A through Z. Slyly funny in a way kids can't resist, and gorgeously illustrated in a way readers of all ages will pour over, this series of interconnected stories and characters explores the alphabet in a way that will forever raise the bar. In Once Upon an Alphabet, #1 New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers has created a stunning collection of words and artwork that is a story book, alphabet book, and gorgeously designed art book all in one.

Hardcover. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Color illustrations throughout. Minor wear to cover and dust jacket edges. A very nice, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt & Co, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. It is 1897. As Teddy Roosevelt breaks camp on the western plains, an elk calf is born in the Olympic Mountains. Nearby, a great bull sharpens his antlers, bobwhites call from the sage grass, and a waterfall glitters in the sunlight. In the coming year, the calf will learn much about survival. It will also be a year of enlightenment for Teddy Roosevelt. Soon to become one of the most beloved leaders of the United States, Roosevelt will take steps to conserve the wild places and animals of America so that future generations may enjoy them, too. Clean copy, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. US, Beach Lane Books, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Could it be true that mice are...nice? That's certainly what the cat thinks in this after-dark romp just perfect for young children. Featuring whimsical, comforting poetry and vibrant collage illustrations from Caldecott Honor medalist Lois Ehlert, this engaging story puts a fresh spin on the classic cat-and-mouse dynamic.

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated. Color illustrations by Richard Egielski. Small closed tear and scratches to rear dust jacket cover. Light creasing to front flap. Nice, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. NY, Lothrop Lee Shepard/Morrow, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Jim LaMarche.The story is about a mother who tells her son the story of Little Oh, a girl made of paper who becomes separated from her human mother. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Scholastic Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 48 pages, color illustrations by Brian Selznick.SIGNED by illustrator Selznick. No dj as issued. The pioneering team that brought you Caldecott Honor Book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins lends their vision, flair, and unique style to Walt Whitman--poet, American icon, Civil War hero.Did you know that poet Walt Whitman was also a Civil War nurse? Devastated by his country dividing and compelled to service by his brother's war injury, Walt nursed all soldiers--Union and Confederate, black and white. By getting to know them through many intense and affecting experiences, he began to see a greater life purpose: His writing could give these men a voice, and in turn, achieve his highest aspiration--to capture the true spirit of America. Dramatic, powerful, and deeply moving, this consummate portrait of Whitman will inspire readers to pick up their pens and open their hearts to humanity.

Hardcover. London, Cassell & Company , 2nd, 1892, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 248 pages, hardcover. Gilt titles and embossed decoration to spine. Children's book on English history. Pasted color illustration to front panel. Heavy bumping and chipping to front and rear panels, mostly to fore edge and corners. Pasted advertisement to rear panel. Minor fading and bumping to spine. Small stain to lower right front panel. Moderate age toning to prelim pages. Age toning to text block edges. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Scarce. A tight copy.

Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne, reprint, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth stamped in gilt and black. Reprint edition of this charming tale of an adventurous toad who wished to see if the world were really round and found that it was the "Roundest place I ever was in". Four color and many b&w illustrations by Leslie Brooke. No date, but assumed 1930.

Hardcover. London, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, color illustrations. In publisher's shrinkwrap. No dust jacket issued. Leading photographer Martin Parr has put together another wonderful book from his personal collection. This time he shows us the American Christmas Card. These are a fascinating eye opener into American culture, as proud families everywhere (pets included) pose before the camera to send their Christmas Greetings across the nation.Magnum photographer Martin Parr's work features in newspapers and magazines worldwide and has been exhibited in every continent. A dedicated collector of cards, his books Boring Postcards and Boring Postcards USA have been major publishing successes.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 28 pages. A lovely copy of a classic Beatrix Potter tale with wonderful color illustrations by Leonard Weisgard. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Henry Holt and Co., 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Signed with a sketch by McCarty. A young boy sees a plane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the moon. What does he see on his way? With characteristically spare prose, Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty invites readers along for an imaginary trip from the earth to the moon and back again, visiting trains, planes, and boats along the way. McCarty's luminous illustrations make the boy's fantasy into a dreamlike journey that ends in his mother's arms-a perfect way to end the day.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, olive cloth with illustration of frog standing on his head on cover. two-color illustrations throughout by Wallace Tripp. Convinced he will never master the proper frog sounds, a young frog goes off to the woods where he meets a young owl in a similar predicament. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Children's Books, 1st thus, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED by illustrator Kellogg.

Hardcover. Champaign IL, Garrard Pub. Co , 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial yellow cloth, 40 pages illustrated in color by Tom Eaton. Kara Kangaroo tries several cures for sleep-jumping until she finally devises a method to weight herself down. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Little Simon, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, In red boards with white ridged decorations tipped to cover, color pop-up illustrations throughout, 20 pages. SIGNED by Carter.

Hardcover. NY, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 3rd pr., 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Based on a new translation by Aliana Brodmann. Measures approximately 8.5 x 12.25 inches. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. Beautiful color plates by Gennady Spirin. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2010, Hardcover in a bright jacket. SIGNED with a little pig sketch by Guarnaccia on title page. In this quirky, artsy retelling of "The Three Little Pigs," the pigs and their homes are nods to three famous architects-Frank Gehry, Phillip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright-and their signature homes. Each house is filled with clever details, including furnishings by the architects and their contemporaries. Of course, not all the houses are going to protect the pigs from the wolf's huffing and puffing. Which one will? The wolf, and readers, are in for a clever surprise ending.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in bright dust jacket with a short repaired tear. Color illustrations by Winter. As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . . This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change. Stiker on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New York , Atheneum, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 32 pages illustrated in color. SIGNED BY BOTH BARRETTS. In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and... "With Henry as my co-pilot..." she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow -- a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches so gigantic they have to be moved by helicopter. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world community

Hardcover. NY, Parents' Magazine Press, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. The story of an industrious little boy who listens to too many peoples' advice! Set in Ireland. Color and 2-color illustrations throughout by Ervine Metzl. Dj price blacked out, mild soil to rear of jacket otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New York , Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Shulevitz and SIGNED BY HIM. In this charming story about imagination and adventure, told with Uri Shulevitz's signature playfulness and style, a little boy learns how to be courageous, both on the high seas and at home. The tale is based on a childhood memory from the time when the author/illustrator and his family lived in Warsaw on the eve of World War II.

Hardcover. NY, Treasure Books, 1st, 1954, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 28 pages illustrated by Chad after the character created by Terry-Toon animators. Front cover with lightscratches, rubbing.

Hardcover. New York , Atheneum, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 40 pages illustrated in color by Bagram Ibatoulline.

Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Wonderful silhouette and full-color illustrations by artist Rhoda Chase of young boys and girls at play and visiting relatives. A short book about the two siblings, Bobby and Betty and some of their friends, relatives and daily activities. Light cover soil and wear to edges, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New York, Schwartz & Wade, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non paginated. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations by Sophie Blackall throughout. Includes appendix with recipe. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history.

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, cream color cloth stamped in black and orange, 160 pages. A vintage school reader with 2-color illustrations throughout by Mary Spoor Brand. Near fine condition, clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non paginated. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations by Seymour Chwast throughout. Includes pancake recipe. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Morton Grove IL, Albert Whitman & Co, 1st US, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too. David Legge's fun-filled watercolors are as infectious as Australian author Wild's lively tale about adults rediscovering the satisfaction of creative play.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with color illustrations by Javaka Steptoe and SIGNED by her.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 170 pages. During her first term at boarding school, fifteen-year-old Flanders tries to cope with a variety of unusual people and situations and come to terms with her conflicting emotions about her recently separated parents. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 64 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with minor wear to dust jacket edges. Color illustrations throughout by Brian Floca.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Full-color illustrations follow a day in the life of a country veterinarian as he deals with examinations, innoculations, and emergencies at his office; makes rounds in his truck; and returns to his office to check his patients. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday, 2nd pr., 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped, with moderate amounts of wear and tearing, now covered in plastic. Lithograph illustrations. Cover boards show minimal wear, light rubbing. Caldecott medal sticker on front of dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, R. Worthington, 1st, 1877, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with green cloth spine, 412 pages with many Victorian-era b&w engravings. Color frontis, color plate of boy with snowballs, loose and laid in. Page 397 also loose, laid in. Binding shaken but holding. No markings.

Hardcover. London, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket covered with plastic, shows chipping, small tears and edge wear. Matching cover boards have light edge wear. Clean tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Balzer & Bray, 3rd pr., 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, color art by Jim McMullan. "This boisterous story pays homage to the importance of fire fighters-and their engines-while maintaining plenty of action and a sense of fun." -- School Library. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Collins, 1st, 1978, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owner's markings on page 9. Dust jacket has moderate soil and fading. Cover boards clean. Tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, Each page features a child introducing a dino, 25 in all, and describing its behavioral and physical characteristics. The child tells about him-/herself, too, with an argument for renaming the dinosaur after him/her. For example: "My favorite dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus Rex, the biggest, meanest, fiercest, most powerful meat eater ever found . . . when I have a bad day or lose my temper, my dad calls me RYAN-osaurus Rex!" Solid scientific information shares space with fictional youngsters in an ingenious way.

Hardcover. Engkewood Cliffs, NJ, Prenctice-Hall, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY LORENZ on title page. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to cover boards.

Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1945, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, color illustrations by Ben Williams. A Whitman Tell-a-Tale book #2615. Winsome vintage children's book about a young helicopter that saves the day when he rescues a shipwrecked doctor. Wear and chipping to paper at spine, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 40 pages, color art by Eric Carle. With unused apron in vinyl case, as new issued at rear of book. The last page has a short 1/2" tear at top, small crease, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. NY, William Morrow, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, color illustrations by Marc Simont. A variety of hats afford Martin many adventures. Clean copy, book club edition, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. MA, Candlewick, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Color illustrations by Klassen. From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph. When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the inexorable passage of time -- and the awe-inspiring power of nature to lift us up.

Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, color art by the Mattinsons based on the animated TV show.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness, this new book reminds us why Arnold Lobel's characters continue to be so popular years after debut.

Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton , 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 64 pages illustrated in color by Diane Goode. Selections include: Buffalo Gal, Clementine, I've Been Working. 17 selections in all. Musical arrangements included. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. A macabre fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by renowned photographer Cindy Sherman.