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. 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.
Softcover. NY, HarperCollins, ARC, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in pictorial wrappers. An Advanced Reading Copy. B&w illustrations byJon Agee. A National Book Award Finalist. The overweight Hubble family and a pair of newlywed woodchucks have something in common; they are all being terrorized by a tyrannical toddler named Margaret. How it all turns out is the subject of this funny children's novel with witty b&w drawings. Clean.
Hardcover. NY, Harper Collins, 3rd, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by the author. Hardcover with dust jacket. non-paginated. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper Collins, 3rd, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by the author. Hardcover with dust jacket. non-paginated. Clean, tight copy.
hardcover. Chicago, Follett, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. llustrated in color by Gioia Fiammengh. Front end paper, with sticker shadows. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 1998, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Meet Walter.And better yet, turn the pages and --meet his staff. The Gum Guy, who archives his chewed-up gum. His Homework Helper who does...well, you know. A complete Dream Team, to do his sleeping for him...And thats only the beginning!This laugh-out-loud picture book is a dream come true for any kid who has ever wanted someone else to kiss Aunt Winnie or eat their lima beans. Author Patricia Marx and illustrator Roz Chast prove with hilarity that anyone can have the staff they need, if they have enough imagination. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket. A brief survey of life in five North American Indian tribes--Makah, Hopi, Creek, Penobscot, and Mandan--at the time Columbus arrived in the New World. Nice 2-color drawings by Mad artist Jack Davis. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday Company, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 245 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket with heavy chipping and wear. B&w illustrations by Paul Brown. Worn edges to cover. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf.
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1904, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 272 pages. Black & white illustrations and frontispiece with tissue-guard by F. Y Cory. Spine slightly cocked. Soiling to covers. Light rubbing to spine, corners.
Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill, 1st, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a chipped, worn dust jacket, 93 pages illustrated in b&w by Richard Erdoes. Written By the well-known raconteur who was often seen on Jack Paar's Tonight Show. The tale is narrated by Pinky Whiskereeno, a laboratory mouse who's suddenly lured into the wild open world. Large child's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Morrow Junior Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Diane de Groat. Nice condition: clean and new-looking.
Softcover. US, Platt & Munk, 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Softcover with light to minor wear to paper wrappers. Illustrated by H. Cady. Previous owner's markings on some pages.
Hardcover. NY, Harpercollins;, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An illustrated edition of the libretto for Handel's popular choral work, color plates by Barry Moser.
Hardcover. New York, Michael Di Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Covers and dust jacket color illustrated, large, beautiful color illustration by Sendak throughout. Covers, dust jacket and pages clean, crisp and tight, spine stiff and tight, no signs of wear: a lovely children's book in excellent condition.
Hardcover. New York, Sterling Children's Books, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 32 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Full page color illustrations by Teagan White. Tight copy.
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. NY, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by dePaola.
NY, Holt Rinehart Winston , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Michael Hague. 162 pages, in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Holt Rinehart Winston , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Michael Hague. 162 pages, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Wild Swans," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."
Hardcover. NY, Holt Rinehart Winston , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Michael Hague. 162 pages, in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Wild Swans," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."
Hardcover. New York , Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 162 pages illustrated in color by Michael Hague. INSCRIBED BY HAGUE WITH AN INK SKETCH OF A FAIRY SITTING ON A TOADSTOOL on the title page. Minor wear to dust jacket, yellowing a bit at edges.
Hardcover. New York, Atheneum, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 397 pages, a classic adventur of Czarist Russia. 10 color plates including title page by N.C. Wyeth. The definitive edition of the Scribner's Illustrated Classic with the original canvases newly photographed. While not a First Edition it is superior in every way considering the quality of the color plates. Bright, clean copy in a similar dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st thus, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. Black cloth over boards, with gilt lettering on spine; black lettering and a full-color illustration on paper label on the front cover. No date listed on title page; copyright page dated 1927. 397 pages. First edition thus, with Wyeth's illustrations: a color-illustrated title-page, nine color plates, and color-illustrated endpapers. Tan dust jacket with black lettering on the spine and front cover, rear panel chipped. Color illustration paste-down on the front panel has minor spotting.
Softcover. Philadelphia, Donald McKay, reprint, 1934, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial card covers (Mickey holding a bone above Pluto), red cloth spine. Illustrated in b&w with stills from Mickey's early animated shorts. Covers worn, front cover with paper torn leaving an area with cardboard exposed. Back cover has a corner chunk gone. Pencil name on inside front cover. Interior pages clean.
Hardcover. Bedford, MA, Applewood Books, reprint, September 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated, color illustrations and paper cut-outs throughout. A very clean, tight copy. An exciting story of the new horse, Tanglefoot, that Mickey and Minnie buy. They accept a bet that he can beat Farmer Goat's horse. Collector's Edition of the scarce 1934 edition.
Softcover. New York, Macmillan Company, Reprint, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 92 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners names at top of front endpaper. Price clipped dust jacket with foxing, wear along darkened edges. Book is clean, unmarked.
hardcover. NY, Greenwillow, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. B&w illustrations by Peter Sis. A tale of Touch, a runaway orphan boy who seeks help from the ghost of a magician. The Great Chaffalo obliges the boy with a stallion with a golden mane and a hide as fine as China silk. But Touch discovers even this wonderful horse cannot take him beyond the reach of his troubles. A tale of innocence in a world of villainy, of things that are seen but are not what they seem -- a tale of mystery and wonder. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace, 2nd pr., 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, rose color cloth stamped in black, 276 pages, b&w illustrations by W.C. Nims. Number 2 on copyright page so presumed 2nd printing. Previous owner's signature inside front cover otherwise clean. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Holiday House, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, scarce true first printing with b&w drawings by Clara Skinner. 113 pages, blue cloth covers.
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. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray cloth with red and black design, 44 pages illustrated in color by Burton. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. Bright, clean reprint of this classic, lacks dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 44 pages illustrated in color by Burton. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children.Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 1st illust. thus, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. A short story first published in 1946, here illustrated in color by Ralph Steadman. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY KAUFMAN on front endpaper. 32 pages illustrated in color by Kaufman and inscribed by him with a large b&w drawing on front fly leaf. Nothing seems to be going right for poor Farmer Foster, who has lost everything he has except for a strange rock that suddenly develops a crack from which milk keeps bubbling.
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 56 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. B&w drawings by Simont. Light edgewear to cover boards.
Hardcover. Philadelphia , J. B. Lippincott, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Three-color illustrations by Harold Benson. In a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. Clean, bright copy.
NY, Knopf, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glossy boards. Color illustrations by Reynold Ruffins. No dust jacket. From Angola to Zanzibar, this treasury is as varied and bountiful as Africa itself! Master storyteller Verna Aardema retells 12 tales of justice and revenge, greed and generosity, sly trickery, and off-the-wall silliness with her trademark humor and flair. Nearly 50 illustrations vibrantly reflect the spirit of these read-aloud delights, while a map of Africa, story source information, and a personal note from the author make this a rich volume for folk-tale lovers of all ages.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown , 1st US, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 145 pages with Erik Blegvad's lively drawings of the lovely mouse and her comrades. Super condition, clean.
New York, Dutton, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Ashley Wolff and SIGNED BY WOLFF on half title-page. In the rhyming follow-up to Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, the students celebrate one hundred days with their teacher with projects made from one hundred popsicle sticks, beads, stickers, blocks, and more.
Hardcover. New York , Dutton Children's Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Ashley Wolff and SIGNED BY WOLFF WITH A SMALL SKETCH on front fly leaf. In very good condition.
Hardcover. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. The journey begins for a young immigrant named Miss Bridie. It is a journey of hope and uncertainty, a journey that will take her to a new land, a new home, and--if she has chosen wisely--a good life. With elegant woodcuts, Caldecott medalist Mary Azarian brings to life Leslie Connor's spare story of a life rich with blessings, yet not without challenges. Here is a lyrical tribute to the millions of immigrants who left their homes to begin anew in America--and an enchanting look at how one woman carves out a life with the help of a common shovel.
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. Boston, Little Brown & Co., 1st US, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 32 pages illustrated with color paintings by Bradley done in a primitive style similar to Grandma Moses. Ex-lib with some light stamping, bookplate on inside front cover.
Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday , 1st, 1946, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardbound, 230 pages. Black & white illustrations by Manning Lee. Rough edge. Red top edge. Chipping to dust jacket. Brodart cover.
Hardcover. New York, Scholastic Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY KIRK WITH Illustration on title-page. Color illustrations by the author. Tight copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges.
Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 42 pages illustrated in color and 2-colors by Arnold Lobel. Miss Suzy is a little gray squirrel who lives happily in her oak-tree home until she is chased away by some mean red squirrels. Poor Miss Suzy is very sad. But soon she finds a beautiful dollhouse and meets a band of brave toy soldiers. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.
NY, Pantheon, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. B&W illustrations by Alan E. Cober. 87 pages. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping.Small chunk gone from rear panel at bottom. Mr Corbett is a cruel employer and his young apprentice Benjamin can't help but wish he were dead. So when a strange old man offers to make this wish come true, Benjamin finds it impossible to refuse. Sure enough, Mr Corbett meets an untimely death, but the tables turn on the terrified apprentice who finds himself cursed with the ghost of the man he hated most in the world.
Hardcover. NY, Sion & Schuster, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Ziegler. Having laughed at the friendly, talkative old man who tells comic stories, a group of children is shocked when the man is hurt in an accident and begins to accept him and laugh with him instead. Illustrations by the noted New Yorker cartoonist enliven this unusual intergenerational story.