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

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 65 pages. SIGNED BY HILARY KNIGHT on front fly leaf. Extensive color illustrations throughout. Includes scrapbook of photographs and drawings by Knight. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Hart Publishing Company, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 24 pages. Illustrations by Madeline Hall. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with minor fading on dust jacket spine.

Hardcover. Somerville MA, Candlewick Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy boards, 56 pages, illustrated in color by David Roberts. A tyrannical teacher gets her just due in a delightfully subversive, outrageously funny tale by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman. Miss Breakbone hates kids. Especially the time-squandering, mindwandering, doodling, dozing dunderheads in her class. But when she confiscates Junkyard's crucial find, she finally goes too far. Enter Wheels (and his souped-up bike with forty-eight extra gears), Pencil (who can draw anything from memory), Spider (look up and you'll find him), and their fellow misfits in a spectacular display of teamwork aimed at teaching Miss Breakbone a lesson she won't soon forget. Roberts' drawings are hilariously appropriate. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover picture book, pictorial laminated boards. The Biblical creation story, retold and illustrated in color by Baynes. Clean.

Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1st, 2004, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, SIGNED BY PETER MCCARTY WITH ILLUSTRATED SKETCH ON TITLE PAGE. Acetate-protected dust jacket, gorgeous full page color illustrations. No sign of wear, dust jacket, covers and pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a beautiful book in excellent condition.

Softcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 5th pr., 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Large softcover with pictorial wrappers. 26 full-page woodcuts by Mary Azarian. a beautiful clean, tight children's book in great condition. SIGNED BY AZARIAN on the title page.

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by C.F. Payne, SIGNED by author. This inspirational picture book is based on the true story of Shoeless Joe Jackson and his bat, two of the greatest players in baseball history. Some say Shoeless Joe Jackson was the greatest hitter ever. But Shoeless Joe had a partner: his bat, Black Betsy. And if not for the faithful Black Betsy, Joe might never even have made it to the major leagues. Clean copy

Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Yellow cloth covers, green dust jacket with color illustration, dust jacket acetate-protected, beautiful large full-color illustrations by Watson. Light chipping to front top edge of dust jacket, price-clipped, pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a lovely children's book in great condition.

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Row, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, edgeworn dust jacket with $4.50 flap price, 0966 code on bottom of front flap. White cloth, gilt decorations border/front cover. 90 pages. A collection of short works from the from the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature. Includes illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Small hole to spine of dust jacket, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Lee & Low Books, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated throughout in color by Ted Lewin. SIGNED BY BOTH author and illustrator. Describes the Mongolian terrain, people, culture, and day-to-day activities while focusing on Naadam, the annual summer festival.

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, reprint, n.d. (2002), Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Hardcover. SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR SENDAK ON TITLE PAGE. Dust jacket and covers completely illustrated, lovely full page tri-tone illustrations by Sendak. Extremely slight wear to dust jacket, dust jacket, covers and pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a beautiful book in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Washington DC, Review and Herald , 1st, 1958, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 56 pages illustrated in color by the author. Ex-library with light residue, small stickers. When Chipmunk Willie wakes up from a long winter nap, he is eager to explore the world around him. He finds plenty of excitement when he hunts for food and takes care of his family. There's a surprise around every corner as he runs into an old tomcat, a sharp-eyed hawk, a weasel, and a snake. Join Willie as he scurries from adventure to adventure!

Softcover. New York , W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, SIGNED BY SMALL on half-title page. David Small, a best-selling and highly regarded children's book illustrator, comes forward with this unflinching graphic memoir. Remarkable and intensely dramatic, Stitches tells the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who awakes one day from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute-a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. From horror to hope, Small proceeds to graphically portray an almost unbelievable descent into adolescent hell and the difficult road to physical, emotional, and artistic recovery.

Hardcover. New York, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1st, 1946, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Cardboard covers, illustrated endpaper. One-color illustrations by Walton Brashears. Some edgewear and soiling to covers.

Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth. Illustrated in 3-colors by Harry Devlin. Gazing at the huge old oak tree next to his house, a boy speculates on what a great tree hoouse could be built there. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. WINNER OF THE 2010 CALDECOTT MEDAL SIGNED BY PINKNEY.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Illustrations by Bill Crawford, minor corner and edge wear and rub, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, William Morrow & Co, 1st US, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 32 pages illustrated in color by the author. Translated from the German by Elizabeth Crawford. A man acquires a hat that grants his every wish. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Beach Lane Books, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon and SIGNED BY BOTH DILLONS. In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss. But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to help them heal. From internationally acclaimed picture book masters Mem Fox and Leo and Diane Dillon, here is a rich and moving original fairy tale about family, friendship, and the power compassion has to unite us all.

Hardcover. New York, Chanticleer Press Inc., reprint, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 288 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. With drawings throughout by Mervyn Peake. Moderate fading and edgewear to dust jacket. Slight chipping to dust jacket spine. Light soiling to dust jacket. Unmarked. A tight copy.

Hardcover. Edinburgh, Floris Books, reprint, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a red cloth spine. Emily wants to help her mama by watching Daisy the cow so she doesn't escape out the hole in her fence. On the way to the meadow, Emily meets a big dog, a boastful boy and an old man. But who will help Emily when she needs it? This is a delightful springtime story for young children about kindness and helping others from the world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow.

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt and Co., 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, color illustrations by Yaccarino. All week long, a boy and his father look forward to their Friday ritual-breakfast at their favorite diner. The leisurely walk through the neighborhood is just as good as the pancakes at the end.

Hardcover. Kennebunkport ME, Applesauce Press, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Chwast, the artist and co-founder of the infamous Pushpin Studios, had an enormous influence on design and illustration everywhere. Now, he brings his unique perspective and spontaneity to the letters of the alphabet. With vibrant color and amusing scenarios, this creative book will capture the interests of children and adults of all ages as readers find the letter hidden in each scene. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Balzer + Bray, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 40 pages illustrated in color by Shea. SIGNED BY SHEA. In this humorous paean to fatherhood, a hippo explains that he is so smart that he shows his dad how to do things. Shea goes through a series of scenarios in which the father gets his son to do what he wants by pretending he doesn't know how to do it correctly. When the youngster claims to be "busy getting dressed," the pictures show him watching TV in his underwear. The father proceeds to mix up his clothing and asks, "Is this how you get dressed?" prompting the child to respond, "Oh, Daddy! This is how you get dressed!" And so it goes on.

Hardcover. NY, Hurst & Company, reprint, 1914, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light blue cloth with color label on front cover, Unpaginated, with a page decorated in color for each letter of the alphabet.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, reprint, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, First printing of the revised Harper Collins edition (the title was originally published in 1960) in virtually As New condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by illustrator Maurice Sendak on the title page; Ruth Krauss' legendary book of good and useful things to know, such as what kind of face to make when you say please. Masterfully illustrated by legendary illustrator Maurice Sendak; 48 pages.

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 40 pages illustrated in b&w by Andrew Glass. INSCRIBED BY HESSE on the title page. Codie is secretly sewing a blanket for her favorite aunt Alix's new baby. Will the blanket be "fully done" by the time the baby is "fully done"? Clean copy.

Hardcover. Essex, VT, Sweet Pea Press, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 36 pages. Hardcover with matching dust jacket. Color photographic illustrations by John Churchman. SIGNED BY JOHN CHURCHMAN. Clean, tight copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. This is the true first edition, privately published before it was picked up by Little and Brown.

Hardcover. Chicago, Follett Publishing, 6th pr., 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 30 pages illustrated in color by Dagmar Wilson. Beginning to Read Series. Light school stamp to prelim page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New York, Scholastic , 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non paginated. Hardcover. Color illustrations by Jon Agee throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Cleveland, World Books, 1st US, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong pictorial boards, 28 pages illustrated in color by Chiyoko Nakatani. The zoo hippo family of "Wake up Hippopotamus" ferry the other animals to safety when floods come. Lovely long hippo pictures extend across spreads. Mild musty odor, No markings.

Hardcover. NY, Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations. SIGNED BY SMITH.

Hardcover. NY, David Mckay Company, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrations and instructions are presented for making holiday decorations, party favors, and a variety of gifts including patchwork pillows, advent calendars, sachets, mittens, and stuffed animals

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT FLY LEAF. 32 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Illustrated by James Ransome. Tight copy.

Hardcover. London, Collins, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The 7th title in the series featuring the mice from Brambly Hedge, charmingly illustrated in color by the author. Wilfred and Mr. Apple have to face the dangers of unfamiliar territory. It requires all Wilfred's ingenuity and skill to get them home safely to Brambly Hedge. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 48 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. clean tight copy with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.

Hardcover. NY, American Heritage Press, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 92 pages illustrated in color by Parsons. Name on page opposite the title page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New York, Disney Enterprises, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial gate-fold covers with magnetic closure, rear board slightly bowed, else fine. Five fabulous pop-up tableaux depicting scenes from Bambi, Lady & The Tramp, Peter Pan, Snow White and Pinocchio. This copy is SIGNED BY DAVID CARTER who designed the pop-ups.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2nd pr., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards. Artist Alex Beard brings to life an African savanna filled with humor and misunderstandings.When Bird mixes up something Turtle says, he accidentally starts a rumor about the watering hole drying up. One misunderstanding leads to another, with animals making their own hilarious assumptions. No one is hearing anything right, and soon the animals are in an uproar from one end of the jungle to the other. Elephant is trumpeting, Croc is snapping, and the Flamingos are fleeing! Beards story will have every child wondering if peace can ever be restored in the animal kingdom. No dust jacket, clean copy.

Hardcover. Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et C., unknown, n/a, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. French text, 48 color pages, illustrated by M. B. de Monvel. Cover edge wear and light soiling, and spine cracked at front fly leaf, and page 17 but all pages intact. Overall, clean. Covered in plastic protecter that is torn on bottom.

Hardcover. NY, Feiwel & Friends, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Instagram superstar Eva Chen is back with Juno Valentine and the Fantastic Fashion Adventure, featuring illustrations by Derek Desierto in a story thats equal parts fashion fairy tale and guide to girl power.Its school picture day and Juno Valentine is having a fashion emergency! Her mom wants her to wear fabulous florals, her dad wants her to wear rainbow ruffles, but Junos not sure what to choose. And just when Juno thinks her conundrum couldnt get any more complicated, her little brother, Finn, disappears into the magical hall of shoes! In an epic chase through time, Juno gets some help from female icons like Simone Biles, Audrey Hepburn, Annie Oakley, and Michelle Obama. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY STEVEN KELLOGG WITH SMALL ILLUSTRATION ON END PAPER. Clean, tight copy otherwise.

Hardcover. NY, Templar/HarperFestival, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. With 12 original holograms, color illustrations and die-cut windows, a spooky story in which a grandfather takes the children on a fossil hunt, but when they find a giant bone in a cave, the past comes to life in a ghostly form. Minor wear to top of spine

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with heavy chipping to cover board edges. Light fading and fraying to cloth spine. Corners are worn. Bright illustrations throughout by Roger Duvoisin. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Candlewick Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, lovely color plates by Pamela Paparone. INSCRIBED BY LINDBERGH on the half-title page. Born a century ago, Bessie Coleman worked in the cotton fields and dreamed of flying. As a young African-American woman in the 1920s, her chances of leaning to fly were slim. But Bessie never let her dream die and instead became the first licensed African-American aviator in the world. Written by the daughter of aviator Charles Lindbergh. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st thus, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color photos by Cindy Sherman. Light edgewear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 20 pages illustrated in color by Carl and Mary Hauge. Mild cover wear.

Hardcover. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 5th printing, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY PATRICK MCDONNELL WITH DRAWING OF A MONKEY OPPOSITE TITLE PAGE. Full color illustrations. Minimal wear. Clean, tight copy. Caldectt Honor Book. McDonnell is creator of internationally syndicated comic strip Mutt & has won many awards. This is the inspiring story of the young girl who would grow up to be Dr. Jane Goodall.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, BC Ed., 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, color art by Keats. Archie's cat is missing the day of the pet show - but all turns out well in the end. Vibrant, full-color illustrations fill every page. Oblong format, unpaginated. Clean book club edition.

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages illustrated in color by Joyce.