Vintage & Out-of-Print Children's Illustrated Books

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages in color by Pinkney and SIGNED BY PINKNEY on title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. In this stunning companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse and the highly acclaimed The Tortoise & the Hare, a playful grasshopper wonders why the busy ants around him won't join in his merrymaking as the seasons pass by. But when winter arrives, he soon sees the value of his friends' hard work--just as the ants learn the value of sharing what they've worked for. Featuring a striking, surprise gatefold page, this third book in Jerry Pinkney's gorgeous trilogy of picture book fables subtly shows the pitfalls of procrastination.

New York, Dial Books, 1st U. S., 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 96 pages, illustrated by Graham Philpot, very clean, tight copy, like new. Introducing a whole new generation of readers to this timeless classic, an inventive giftbook edition transforms the story of a wooden puppet, who desperately wants to be a real boy, into a hilarious adventure.

Hardcover. White Plains NY, Peter Pauper Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Soothe little ones' nighttime fears with this unique bedtime book! Shine the beam of a light (not included) through the page ''windows'' to cast pictures on the wall as you read with your child. It's a fun and comforting way to end the day and experience a book together. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: For best results, use this shadow book with a small, single-bulb light source. A small pen light, other single-LED light, or the light on the back of a smartphone is recommended. Multi-LED flashlights are not recommended. If you have trouble getting a clear image, try moving your light closer to or farther away from the page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Philomel Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Extensive color illustrations by Oliver Jeffers throughout. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ARTIST in hasty scrawls. Illustrated end papers and fly leafs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne & Co., reprint, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 43 pages with color illustrations by Mary B. Robinson. Cover illustrations same as dust jacket -- both very clean but slightly yellowed. Dust jacket edge worn, overall very clean. Early printing with 1959 date on rear page. Book originally published in 1940's. It was a lovely morning in the village of Much Cheese. Timothy Twitter ought to have been the happiest mouse in the village, but he wasn't.

Hardcover. NY, HarperFestival, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. 13 pages. Paper-engineered with all lift-flaps undamaged. A romp among spooky friends on the way to finding Dracula on his birthday. Color illustrations by Jonathan Lambert. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by Brett Helmquist. SIGNED BY HELMQUIST on title page. Clean, bright copy in a dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Laura Geringer Book/HarperCollins Publishers, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY RICHARD EGIELSKI ON TITLE PAGE. Pictorial covers, acetate-protected dust jacket, gorgeous full page color illustrations. No sign of wear, spine stiff and tight, dust jacket, covers and pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a beautiful book in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Company., 3rd pr., 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A young huntsman named Alexi is helped by a golden mare when he tries to perform the seemingly impossible feats commanded by the Tsar, in a story based on a classic Russian folktale. Illustrated with gorgeous paintings by Sanderson. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, illustrated in color. SIGNED by illustrator Minor on title page. Bestselling duo Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor team up to show young readers the natural world. The Last Polar Bear is a poignant tale about a boy desperate to save one of the last polar bears in the rapidly changing Arctic environment. Can Tigluk and his grandmother help the young cub who lost his mother?

Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Green cloth covers with gilt titles, color illustrated dust jacket, color illustrated endpapers, profusely illustrated with lovely color plates. Small clipped color illustrated article from unknown publication on Maurice Sendak included. Slight edgewear to dust jacket, very faint small brown stain to bottom right front corner of dust jacket, pages clean, crisp and unmarked; a very nice, clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. US, Simply Read Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Retold by Elizabeth James. Color illustrations by Gennady Spirin.Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. SIGNED BY MACAULAY on half title page. Dust jacket price-clipped. Borrowing from themes of George Orwell's Animal Farm in 1943 and the 1973 movie Soylent Green, David Macaulay's children's book Baaa draws parallels to these stories with demonstrations of matters of overpopulation, resource depletion, social hierarchies, and consumption by depicting sheep evolving to a point of self destruction. The post-apocalyptic storytelling evident in Baaa is reminiscent of Macaulay's earlier work titled "Motel of the Mysteries" in which twentieth century civilization as we know it has ceased to exist. The combination of intellectually savvy text with rich pen and ink drawings complement his analysis of societal ills while supporting a solid body of work.

Hardcover. New York, Duell, Sloane and Pearce, 1st library ed, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Cloth covers and dust jacket illustrated in color, dj with acetate protective covering, lovely color illustrations by Tony Palazzo. Slight rubbing to covers, light rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket, pages clean, crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy in great condition.

Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 44 pages illustrated in color by Cyndy Szekeres. This wonderful children's story is a tale of a backwoods family hearing-tell that their Uncle Skinny is sick. Mrs. Clumpet, the best soup-maker around whips up a batch to be carried downstream by their makeshift boat. But they all fall asleep and are being carried toward the waterfall! What will become of the Clumpets? What will become of Uncle Skinny's soup? Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. New York , NYR Children's Collection, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, a reprint of a classic. SIGNED by illustrator Marc Simont on half title (page 15). No dj issued.

Hardcover. New York, NY, G. P. Putnam and Sons, 2nd pr., 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 40 pages. Color illustrations throughout. SIGNED BY AUTHOR/ARTIST. Pictorial dust jacket with very slight wear. Overall, a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, reprint, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 48 pages illustrated in colors by Giulio Maestro. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. Bright, clean copy. Story about a duck and bear who are faced with a new neighbor, a chipmunk. Can they all be friends?

Hardcover. New York , Little Simon, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SIGNED BY CARTER. The stellar pop-up experience that began with "One Red Dot" continues with a scavenger hunt to find a hidden blue 2 on each spread in this zigzag masterpiece

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1934, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrations by the author throughout, illustrated cover and endpaper. Previous owner's initials on front fly leaf, minor corner bumps and edge wear, light fading along edges. Overall, clean, tight and bright copy.

Hardcover. New York , Parent's Magazine Press, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Illustrated in color by Wendy Watson. Cover with some edgewear, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 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. New York, Harper & Row, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 126 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrations by Brian Wildsmith. The story of an orphan boy making his way westward from Budapest. Mild rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket. Purple toning to top text block edge. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Hardcover. Candlewick, 3rd pr, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 52 pages illustrated in color by Alison Friend. Maggie wants a pony to ride and take care of, and to prepare she's been reading a big book on horse care. Meanwhile, Bramble is bored with giving riding lessons and walking in circles. She's looking for just the right person to take her away from her routine. Is it a perfect match? Maggie loves Bramble as soon as she sees her, but there are some things Bramble has to be sure of. Will Maggie let Bramble venture into new places? Will she protect Bramble from strange objects in the yard? Will she, most importantly, know when Bramble needs her undivided attention? This charming and funny early reader is an ideal match for young animal lovers and anyone who has ever longed for a friend who truly understands. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, reprint, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A reprint of the couple's classic 1978 title. SIGNED by both Barretts.

Hardcover. NY, JellyBean Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed pictorial boards. illustrated in rich color throughout by Charles Santore.

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. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Features more than 80 of Tasha Tudor's favorite family recipes accompanied by her wonderful illustrations, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no significant flaws, the original price is present ($26.99). Clean copy.

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. Leicester UK, Brown Watson, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. Novelty pop-up book with all 6 pop-ups in excellent condition. Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1971

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.

Softcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 32 pages. Color illustrations throughout. Unusual that this softcover edition with no credits other than the publisher's copyright. The hardcover edition has Alice Sankey as author, Rosemary Buehrig as illustrator. 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. NY, Dodd Mead, 1st US, 1950, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 64 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Trier. Cover and spine worn, chipped. Walter Trier was a Czech-German illustrator, best known for his work for the children's books of Erich Kastner and the covers of the magazine Lilliput. This is a sequel to his Dandy the Donkey first published in 1943. Book is fragile with shakey binding.

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, Philomel Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An anthology of poems, stories, folklore, songs and recipes on the theme of love, with delicate and charming full color illustrations on every page by Tudor. Oblong format. 93 pages. First issue with all the points including the error on page 90.

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR ON TITLE PAGE. 40 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Illustrations by Loren Long. Tight copy.

Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Paintings in color by Patricia Neville. A story of the great nineteenth century clown. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Ward, Lock and Co., 1st, 1885, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Heavy wear on spine, fraying and loose fabric. Gutter cracked on front and rear end paper. Corners bumped, page block loose in binding. Pages lightly ripped near gutter in the beginning.

Hardcover. Scarsdale NY, Bradbury Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, beige cloth stamped in black. Folklore about a Japanese farmer who digs up a huge imo (yam). Ed Young style pencil drawings by Japanese artist Mitsu Yashima. No dust jacket. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Row, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 40 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white illustrations. Light rubbing to cover boards.

Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 64 pages.This book features fifty train cars, one for each of the Fifty states (plus a caboose for the District of Washington!). Interesting, informative detail in the illustrations give both adults and children plenty to see and discuss. Using the motif of a circus train, Sis has designed a different car for each state. A great deal of research went into this book as evidenced by the many tiny details in each watercolor painting. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Hyperion Books for Children, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with matching dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR IN FRONT FLY LEAF. Tight copy with little to no wear to covers. Winner of the 2006 Caldecott Medal.

Hardcover. NY, Dutton Childrens Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, color illustrations by Carol Benioff. After her grandmother dies, Chloe doesn't feel like celebrating the holidays at Grandpa's house because she knows it won't be the same, but with some reassuring words from Grandpa, Chloe realizes that she needs to move on and, while still remembering the past, establish new traditions for the future.

Hardcover. New York, Pantheon, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 32 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Keats. Rear end papers with some crayon marks otherwise clean. Dust jacket worn with internal tape repair, chipping.

Hardcover. Boston, David R Godine, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A wonderful version of this classic Christmas song illustrated by award-winning artist Plume. Renaissance & illuminated manuscripts were the inspiration for the colorful art. On each day a beautiful, shy, young noblewoman receives a gift from her handsome Romeo. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, reprint, n.d., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 62 pages. Hardcover with minor wear on cardboard covers. 1st published in 1959. Covers show light chipping at corners, black fabric spine has light fraying. "An I can Read Book" Bright illustrations by Maurice Sendak.

Hardcover. Camden ME, Down East Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A human being and a wild animal make a special connection that changes both of their lives. So it was with Rockport, Maine's Harry Goodridge and the harbor seal pup he named Andre. The two became inseparable, though the seal was free to come and go as he pleased. (His floating enclosure in the harbor simply minimized his presence in skiffs owned by yachtsmen, who complained about his sunbathing in their dinghies.) Lovely color plates by Yetti Frenkel. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY ROSEMARY WELLS ON TITLE PAGE. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to edges.

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st US, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in decorated cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Mahood. Enjoying the last few days of summer,The Emperor of Japan was about to eat his morning egg when suddenly out jumped a little smiling dragon. He seemed very friendly, so the Emperor decided to call him Hojo and keep him as the Imperial Pet. Hojo soon became a great favorite with everyone by making himself useful around the palace. He made delicious soups, had a very light hand with pastry, and the Emperor loved his pancakes. In addition he was always gay and cheerful, could sing, play chess, enjoy a joke, and his hot breath kept the palace warm, which was a great comfort to the Emperor who suffered from cold feet. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean and bright copy.