Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY BOTH TAN AND SHIELDS on the half-title page. On a rainy afternoon, a woman shares with three restless granddaughters her "earliest memory" from her childhood in China. Adapted from Tan's The Joy Luck Club , the haunting tale that unfolds is worthy of retelling--and of repeated rereading. The narrator, Ying-ying, recalls waking up at the age of seven on the morning of the Moon Festival; it was a steamy day, and "the sun drove rays through the bamboo curtains like knives." Filled with similarly vivid images, Tan's lilting text conveys Ying-ying's contagious excitement about the festivities. These include the appearance of the Moon Lady, who can fulfill one's secret wish. Later, celebrating with her family on a "floating teahouse," Ying-ying loses her balance and falls into the lake, where she is caught in a fisherman's net. He returns her to shore, where her secret wish is granted: she is found by her family, and thus learns a lesson about which kind of wishes come true. Tan has done a superb job of distilling this incident for young readers, who will be as mesmerized by the expressive narrative as by Schields's ornately detailed paintings, ablaze with luminous color.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 3rd pr., 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. On a rainy afternoon, a woman shares with three restless granddaughters her "earliest memory" from her childhood in China. Adapted from Tan's The Joy Luck Club , the haunting tale that unfolds is worthy of retelling--and of repeated rereading. The narrator, Ying-ying, recalls waking up at the age of seven on the morning of the Moon Festival; it was a steamy day, and "the sun drove rays through the bamboo curtains like knives." Filled with similarly vivid images, Tan's lilting text conveys Ying-ying's contagious excitement about the festivities. These include the appearance of the Moon Lady, who can fulfill one's secret wish. Later, celebrating with her family on a "floating teahouse," Ying-ying loses her balance and falls into the lake, where she is caught in a fisherman's net. He returns her to shore, where her secret wish is granted: she is found by her family, and thus learns a lesson about which kind of wishes come true. Tan has done a superb job of distilling this incident for young readers, who will be as mesmerized by the expressive narrative as by Schields's ornately detailed paintings, ablaze with luminous color.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Ron Parker. A look at the bears of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains depicts them foraging for nuts and berries, readying a den for hibernation, and waking and sleeping with the rising and falling temperature during the long winter.

Hardcover. NY, Dial Books, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Jerry Pinkney and SIGNED BY PINKNEY.

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Alan Lee. Seeking to become the best fiddler in the land, a boy angers the moon, who seeks revenge by making his sister mute, but when a monster threatens the land, it is only the boy's music that can subdue it and restore his sister's voice, Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 182 pages, b&w drawings by Lilian Hoban. Dust jacket with no printed price, reviews on rear of dust jacket. Assumed Book Club. About the journey of a mechanical mouse and his son to find a home of their own. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Co. , 1st, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Color art by Stephen Harvard. A vain & lazy barnyard cat makes a coat of mouse-skins- the mice consider him their god & trust him to send them to heaven. An unusual, humorous tale with a happy ending. Bookseller stamp to front endpaper, name on front flap. clean internally.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, short closed tears. B&w pictures by William Pene Du Bois. $8 pages. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dial Press, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 32 pages illustrated in color by Kellogg. INSCRIBED BY KELLOGG WITH A TADPOLE SKETCH on the front fly leaf. Otherwise clean, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with edgewear, 95 pages. Illustrated in b&w by Paul Geiger. A fast-moving mystery for young adults by a Newbery Honor winner. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, illustrated in color by Dave Mottram. From acclaimed author (and cat lover!) Joyce Carol Oates comes a charming, heartwarming picture book. As the only cat in her house, Cherie is accustomed to being showered with treats and affection. So when her family brings home a new kitten named Cleopatra, Cherie resents that she's no longer the center of attention--and she can't believe all the trouble that the kitten gets away with! Is one home big enough for two kitties? Beautifully illustrated by Dave Mottram, this picture book will resonate for any reader who has--eventually!--found the joy in sharing the spotlight with a new family addition. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, Revised Ed., 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY MACAULAY on the half-title page. The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth. Autographed sticker on cover, a clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1st thus, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn dust jacket with $2.50 price on flap. Blue boards stamped in gilt with red cloth spine. 8 color plates, other b&w illustrations by Evelyn Copelman. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards. A TIME Magazine Top 10 Children's Book of 2015! Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What's wrong with this book from the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Yes, there is something strange, something funny and even downright preposterous on every page of this book. But its not a mistake - its nonsense! And its also surrealism. Nonsense lies at the heart of many beloved nursery rhymes. Children readily accept odd statements like the cow jumped over the moon and the dish ran away with the spoon. This fanciful bending of reality is also basic to surrealism. In this book, nonsense and surrealism combine to spark creativity and imagination. No dust jacket, clean copy.

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, Macmillan, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket with short closed tears. Christmas story retold by the author/illustrator. Color illustrations throughout. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, reprint, 1958, Hardcover, illustrated cloth covers, no dust jacket. Color and black & white illustrations by WarrenChappell. Rubbing to corners and spine. Light soiling to covers.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Retells stories from the Old Testament in humorous, less-than-reverent verses. Illustrated in b&w by her husband, William Steig.

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth covers, 66 pages, illustrated in b&w by Joe Servello. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Running Press, reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Purple cloth with pictorial pastedown, green endpapers, bright and unmarked copy, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. A glorious, full-color collection of Mother Goose rhymes, featuring the classic Blanche Fisher Wright illustrations. 136 pages.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace & World, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light beige cloth with black stamping, 48 pages illustrated in b&w by Jay Yang. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 2nd pr., 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in b&w by Marcia Sewall.

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 94 pages, color illustrations by Peggy Turley. In this delightful children's tale, an American boy, Kenny Strange, moves to the quiet Mexican town of Taxco with his parents and strikes up a friendship with young Juanito Perez, a Taxco native. The two boys are brought together by an enchanting toy, the pasteboard bandit Tito. Chosen by Juanito at a town fair from among the other pasteboard toys, Tito, with his colorful clothes and bright eyes, becomes Juanito's and Kenny's constant companion, and the threesome share many adventures in and around the town's rolling green hills. The boys' growing friendship, Kenny's introduction to a culture unlike his own, and Tito's witty reflections on being a toy will be recognized instantly by anyone young or old who has ever made a friend or imagined that a toy might be real. Originally written in 1935, but never before published, The Pasteboard Bandit grew out of several trips Langston Hughes made to Mexico during his lifetime. Hughes first went to the town of Toluca at age 5 to visit his father, and again when he was older. During these visits, Hughes met many writers and artists, and it is their influence that informs the story of The Pasteboard Bandit--a story of two cultures meeting. When Hughes left Mexico for the last time, at age 32, he was carrying the first draft for The Pasteboard Bandit. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 304 pages. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum is the 7th novel set in the Land of Oz. Characters include the Woozy, Ojo "the Unlucky", Unc Nunkie, Dr. Pipt, Scraps (the patchwork girl), and others. The book was first published on July 1, 1913, with illustrations by John R. Neill, all wonderfully reproduced in this facsimile edition. Afterword by Peter Glassman.

Hardcover. NY, John Day Company,, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 100 pages, b&w illustrations and decorative page borders by Vera Bock. A collection of tales about India. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Platt & Munk Co., 1935, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, orange cloth with black stamping, in a worn and tape-repaired dust jacket. 62 pages with color illustrations by Bess Goe Willis. Several early pages with mild chipping, wear to fore-edge, name on inside front cover.

Hardcover. Boston, The Peterkin Papers, 1st illust. thus, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth covers with color paste-down on front cover. Four color plates by Harold Brett, many b&w drawings in text, not credited. 219 pages. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Ariel Books, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers stamped in black. A teenage boy's adventure on a cattle drive from Texas to Dodge City in the 1870s. B&w illustrations by Tom Leamon (Tom Lea? Looks like his work). Light shelf wear, no dust jacket, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Jack E. Davis. Clean copy. A classic horror movie on TV inspires Morty and Ray to paint a picture of themselves for all the wrong reasons.

Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The famous tale in which the leaders of Hamelin Town renege on an agreement with a piper who rids the town of rats & the dire consequences. Stunning color illustrations by Russian born Anatoly Ivanov, the illustrator of a number of children's books. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally, 1st, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, original dark blue cloth with medieval style lettering and illustrated paste down to front board. All pages illustrated with "illuminated" style borders and illustrations in color and B/W. Illustrated endpapers of winged horses and children in pale blue and white. Eleven full page color illustrations, two half page color illustrations, and many B/W. 56 pages. Small name on half-title page, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, illustrated in color and b&w by Roger Duvoisin, pattern of little vignettes in blue frames on endpapers. Gutter split at endpapers, spine reinforced with black tape. Internally the book is very good with bright art by Duvoisin, a scarce early work by the illustrator.

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st US, 1981, Hardcover in a bright, slightly worn dust jacket. Illustrations throughout the text by Michael Foreman. The pig Plantagenet cannot decide whether he likes the free but frightening life of his cousin, the boar Grondin, better than his own simple farmyard existence until a plan emerges to destroy the forest and its inhabitants.

Hardcover. Boston, Page Company, 1st, 1915, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, original cream cloth stamped with multi-color design with an Indian watching Old Faithful geyser erupt. 346 pages, six b&w plates by Walter S. Rogers. Spine lettering faded otherwise a clean, bright copy.

New York, William Morrow & Company , 1st, 1969, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn dust jacket.. Illustrated by Janet McCaffery. Cloth spine has small frayed/chewed area at top. Dust jacket has same, minor chipping along edges. Otherwise, clean, tight.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 3rd pr, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Van Allsburg. Copyright page has the lowest number as 3, a third printing of this classic. Dust jacket has a $15.95 price, with no Caldecott Medal. The Caldecott Medal winner that inspired the animated film featuring Tom Hanks. Dust jacket protected in acetate wrapper. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Company, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Humorous drawings of a possum in the city. Frank Tashlin, also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director. Bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston, 1st illust. thus, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with color illustration on cover label, 274 pages. Two-color and b&w illustrations by Robert Lawson. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Philadelphia , J. B Lippincott Company, 1st, 1908, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 360 pages, 4 color illustrations by Clarence F. Underwood. Green cloth binding with pictorial cover stamped in red, black and gilt. Minor edgewear, internally very good.

Hardcover. Boyds Mills Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Long ago in a part of the world once known as Mesopotamia, a nomadic tribesman led his people through the wilderness in search of a mystical land called Canaan. This journey would change the course of human history. Since that time, entire civilizations have flourished and vanished, along with their religions. Only one people has survived the tumult of the centuries--the Jews. What accounts for their remarkable survival? Neil Waldman tells the story of the Jewish people from their arrival in Canaan to the Exodus from Egypt. His paintings capture emotional scenes of Jewish life in the ancient world and in Europe. He shows how generation upon generation of Jews, in the face of profound crisis, have drawn strength from God's promise of a land flowing with milk and honey. The key to the Jewish people's survival is found in the story of their birth. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, bright pictorial boards in a worn, lightly soiled dust jacket. Spiral bound with 5 fold-outs with a width of 25"- farm, city, beach, circus & zoo scenes. Illustrations by Pauline Jackson.

Hardcover. London/NY, F. Warne & Co., reprint, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 64 pages. Illustrated in color by Kate Greenaway. Boards are beige, with paste-down illustration on front. Edges are bright green. Price-clipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with just a trace of soil. First published with the Greenaway illustrations in 1886. Small price sticker on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Cleveland/NY, World Publishing Co., 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, red cloth covers with eagle logo on front cover, 319 pages, spectacular color illustrations by James Daugherty "The Rainbow Book of American History" is a storybook, written in a narrative format with the author telling his children the story of our country. The book covers the time period from Leif Erickson to the dropping of the atomic bomb of World War II. To enhance the text James Daughtery has created memorable illustrations which are gorgeous and enhance the text. Dust jacket has light chipping to edges, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Somerville MA, Templar Books, 1st US, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in an elaborate cloth binding with embossing, gilt and a multi=colored design. This is a stunning book about a little paper boat on an adventure to see the ocean. The illustrations by Victoria Semykina are gorgeous. No dust jacket issued.

Hardcover. Peterborough NH, Noone House/Richard Smith, 1st illust. thus, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket, 194 pages. B&w drawings by Tasha Tudor. First published in 1902, a fictional account of an 11-year old growing up in Exeter, New Hampshire. His "diry", complete with mis-spellings, newly illustrated by Tudor. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Peterborough NH, Noone House/Richard B. Smith , 1st thus, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 194 pages, bound in red cloth; black lettering; gold endpapers with pencil drawing of street scene. 12 full page pencil drawings by Tasha Tudor. Cream dust jacket printed in black & red, price of $3.95 on flap. Second state signified by reviews on back panel.

NY, Philomel Books, 1st US, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Patrick Benson. Bright, unclipped dust jacket. Five episodes featuring Hob, a goblin, and the family he lives with and protects, though only the children can see him.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan Publishing, BC Ed., 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 48 pages illustrated in color and two-colors by Parkin. A wild motorcycle chase after a runaway, unfolding, red carpet ends in an unexpected welcome for a visiting foreign dignitary. Originally published in 1948, this is the 15th Children's Choice Book Club printing. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by James. Book and dust jacket in excellent condition. n this free retelling of an old Scottish ballad, Jan, who is convinced her friend Tam is not dead but has only disappeared, follows the advice of a wise old woman and with the help of a red cloak releases him from capture by elves.