Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 2005. Begin, Mary Jane. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Signed by author and illustrator with inscription, "A is for Angus + Astrid!" Light smudges on rear board, board edge lightly rubbed.
Our alphabet journey takes us next to the charming state of Rhode Island.....
Tokyo, Japan: Zokeisha / Crown Publishers, 1967. Izawa, T.; Hijikata, S. Board Book.
Minor ink scribble on one page and back cover, minor wear to corners.
[16 pp.] Part of a series of classic stories for children, illustrated with dolls and puppets in a stop-motion style. The story, about a......
Manchester, New Hampshire: Sophia Institute Press, 2020. Gallegos, Randy. Large Hardcover.
Small surface tear on two pages (publisher defect), otherwise an excellent copy.
[40 pp.] Beautiful color illustrations by Randy Gallegos throughout. Radiating the wondrous spirit of the season, The Spider Who Saved Christmas rekindles an ancient legend, casting new.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1934. Baker, Mary. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Only 6 in OCLC. No jacket. Boards and edges lightly foxed.
Unpaginated. Illustrations in a silhouette style by Mary Baker. A children's story about a woodcutter and his family.
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Blackburn, Australia: The Lost Forests Pty Ltd, 1991. Johnston, Chris. Stapled Binding.
Minor abrasion to center of front wrapper.
[32 pp.] A children's story in the Lost Forests series, featuring Catastrophe the Cat's various mishaps. Color illustrations throughout.
Blackburn, Australia: Vega Press Pty Ltd, 1990. Johnston, Christopher. Stapled Binding.
Minor blemish on front wrapper, otherwise an excellent copy.
[32 pp.] A children's story in the Lost Forests series, featuring Gigalot Possums, the Irrelephant, and other animals who live in the Australian bush country. Color illustrations throughout.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1992. Large Hardcover.
First American edition. 1 inch closed tear on rear jacket corner with two associated creases, but looks nice under fresh mylar, ink gift note on front endpaper.
Unpaginated. "When Gropmund Grouper defrauds the Reeftown inhabitants of their homes and wealth, Pearl.....
New York: Ariel Books / Workman Publishing, 1985. Pels, Winslow. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Jacket flaps toned, otherwise an excellent copy.
37 pp. "When Alison puts on Great Grandmother's glasses, they become magical and enable her to understand some of.....
New York: Ariel Books / Workman Publishing, 1985. Pels, Winslow. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. An excellent copy.
37 pp. "When Alison puts on Great Grandmother's glasses, they become magical and enable her to understand some of her great grandmother's frustrations and unfulfilled aspirations."
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Bemelmans, Ludwig. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Early printing (no date on title page, but includes twelve girls error on illustration of "They went home and broke their bread," $2.50 jacket price). Multiple large chips and tears to jacket. Board edges rubbed, ink name redacted on.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Bemelmans, Ludwig. 6th Printing. Large Hardcover.
6th printing, $3.50 jacket price. Jacket edge rubbed with minor loss from corners, jacket reverse a bit foxed, bottom corner of front jacket flap clipped, endpapers lightly foxed. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked.
Unpaginated.....
New York: Umbrella / Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Dillon, Leo and Diane. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Corners rubbed with 1/2 inch tear to spine head, binding a bit shaken, 3 inch closed tear on one page repaired with clear tape, ink name on front endpaper.
[32 pp.] A......
Chicago / New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1922. Riley, Garada Clark. Hard Cover.
Front hinge weakening, ocrners a bit rubbed with 1/2 inch closed tear to spine head, rear board lightly soiled, two creases on corner of one illustration page.
64 pp. Four adventure stories with color and black-and-white.....
New York: Disney Press, 2013. Burton, Tim. Large Hardcover.
New. 20th anniversary edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
Unpaginated. Jack is bored of "the scaring, the terror, the fright....tired of being something that goes bump in the night". And so, in an effort to bring to joy to.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Burton, Virginia Lee. Reprint. Large Softcover.
New. Reprint. An exceptional copy.
44 pp. A modern classic that no child should miss. 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.....
New York: Harper, 2001. Schories, Pat. Revised Edition. Large Hardcover.
Brand new from publisher. Includes sticker sheet.
192 pp. Merry Christmas, Biscuit! Celebrate the spirit of the Christmas season with Biscuit, in this classic collection of festive stories that now includes a sticker sheet! Featuring nine complete stories, Biscuit's Christmas.....
Cleveland / New York: Collins World, 1978. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
1978 first edition (not the common 2002 reissue). Inscribed and signed by author, with a cat doodle, on half-title page ('For Eileen & Sarah with love, Eric Carle'). Minor wear to corners, moveable flaps all present and functional.
Unpaginated.....
Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2023. Lemniscates, Carme. Reprint. Board Book.
Reprint. An exceptional copy.
Introduce brilliant babies to the mysterious poetry of Edgar Allan Poe through his poem 'The Raven.' Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore! introduces toddlers to Poe's renowned poem 'The Raven.' Exploring love, loss, and grief, Kate.....
Boston, Massachusetts: David R. Godine, 1992. Hawkes, Kevin. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Boards bowed.
Unpaginated. A kind but poor farmer gains a fortune and his rich brother's envy when he grows an enormous turnip.
New York: Harper, 2019. Dean, James. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Reprint. Brand new from publisher.
'Twas the day before Christmas and Santa was ill. In the cold winter wind he had caught a bad chill. Will Christmas be canceled? Will it come to that? "Never!" cried Santa. "Let's call Pete the.....
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995. Trivas, Irene. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Inscribed and signed by both authors on title page ('To Meghan, a perfectly peachy reader! Love, Mary DeMarsh, Cynthia DeFelice, 1997'). An excellent copy.
199 pp. The king offers his daughter's hand in marriage to the.....
California: Prolance, 2020. Reynish, Jenny. Large Hardcover.
New. An exceptional copy.
Unpaginated. The Quran is a sacred book of light that has enriched the lives of Muslims and people around the world for over a thousand years. With beautiful stories from the Quran, this rhyming picture book enhances the reader's.....
Los Angeles / New York: Disney Press, 2016. 5th Printing. Large Hardcover.
5th printing. Brand new from publisher.
188 pp. Color illustrations throughout. Celebrate the spirit of the season with 12 Disney and Pixar stories in this treasury of tales that can each be read aloud in five minutes! Join.....
New York: Random House, 2021. Disney Storybook Art Team. Large Hardcover.
New. Fine.
Unpaginated. See the Disney Princesses' favorite Christmas traditions in this festive holiday storybook with a lift-the-flap countdown calendar at the end! Join Princesses Cinderella, Belle, Tiana, and Aurora to discover their favorite things to do during Christmastime.....
Los Angeles / New York: Disney Press, 2022. Erica, Nathanna. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Reprint. Brand new from publisher.
Unpaginated. The holidays are just around the corner and Anna, Queen of Arendelle, can't imagine celebrating without her sister, Elsa the Snow Queen. With the help of Kristoff, his best friend Sven.....