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Walker & Company, 2005. 1st Edition 7th printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Ptrick O'Brien color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2005 Walker hardcover (pictorial boards), but . . NO DUST JACKET, first edition, 7th printing. Great, detailed color illustrations by Patrick O'Brien. Decorated end pages. Space will never be the same! CONTENT: The planet Jurassica is in an uproar. An unidentified flying object has crashed into the mysterious moon of Eon. This looks like a job for ... CAPTAIN RAPTOR! ... hero of a thousand space missions; champion of truth, justice, and dinosaurs in space throughout the galaxy! If anyone can solve the terrible moon mystery, it's Captain Raptor and his fearless crew! [Absolutely guaranteed to be weird! A trip!]

London: Hermes House, 2010. Reissue . Soft cover. New. Cathie Shuttleworth color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2010 Hermes House large paperback, no printing given, reissue. Wonderful soft, sweet color illustrations by Cathie Shuttleworth. CONTENT: The poems are divided into sections: Animals & Birds; Weather & Seasons, Bright & BEautiful, Dreams & Wonders, Songs of the Sea, Tales of Travel, Childhood, At the End of the Day, Love & Adventure, Songs & Balads, Boys & Girls, Magic & Mystery, Sights and Sounds, Music and Dancing, Sadness & Happiness. The range of poems is impressive. I like that "Ozymandias" is included - a thoughtful poem that can be appreciated at any age. Questions welcome. [1 copy]

G.P. Putnam's, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Jan Brett extraordinary color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2013 Putnam's large hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages (chickens, of course). The dust jacket front panel is accented with non-shedding glitter on the trees, rat uniforms, Cinders jewelry, etc. This is a beautiful book! CONTENT: Brett sets her Cinderella story in a snowy Russian winter where one magical night, Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters don't recognize her. Jan traveled to Russia and readers will be in awe of the Ice Palace aglow under a deep blue moonlit sky, exquisite ball gowns on the comely pullets, uniforms with gold braids and buttons on the cockerels, striking Russian architecture transformed into ice in the borders, and a very… Read More

Arcturus, 2018. Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New. Color Illustrations by Various Artists. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Arcturus large (and heavy) soft cover, first edition, no printing given. Colorful and fun illustrations. The front cover title is in red foil and I have protected it - I hope. About 40 stories. Classic Fairy Tales is a wide-ranging anthology showcasing the very best of classic stories for children. Every entry is world-renowned, and the collection provides a beautiful volume of tales that spans an extraordinary spectrum from the uplifting to the hilarious. Each story is accompanied by original and colourful artwork, and the book also includes several re-tellings of famous tales that have enchanted and delighted children of all ages for hundreds of years.

UK: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2011. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Sophie Blackall color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2011 Abrams Books for Young Readers large paperback, first PB edition, 1st printing. Bright detailed color illustrations by Sophie Blackall. CONTENT: Huxley penned this tart tale of two crows for his young niece, Olivia in 1944. Sophie Blackall added the detailed color illustrations in 2011. Mr. and Mrs. Crow have a problem. Every day Mrs Crow laid an egg, and every afternoon, while she was out shopping, it disappeared, so that after tea she had to lay another one. Then one day she came home earlier than usual and found an old rattlesnake swallowing her egg. She wanted Mr. Crow to kill the snake - but Old Man Owl had a plan. Grade 2+.

Sky Pony, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Mara Shaugnessy. CONDITION: NEW 2013 Sky Pony hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W and red illustrations by Mara Shaughnessy - very clever and cute. CONTENT: Downpour is the enchanting story of a rainy day turned magical. A rainy day is usually the time to clomp around in rubber boots and discover worms and puddles and other such rainy day things. But this is no ordinary rainy day. Embark on a journey of discovery as the rain begins to wash away the color from the bright red poppies in a field. Follow the color red on its journey, page after page, as it infuses myriad quirky and everyday objects with its bright cheerful hue: from the beaks of curious birds to the big wheel at the faraway fair. In a fresh, poetic style, with bright splashes of color on each page, this high contrast book will allow young readers to learn about color and build their vocabulary while stimulating their… Read More

Candlewick Press, 2006. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Douglas Carrel B&W illus.. CONDITION: NEW 2006 Candlewick Press hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 2nd printing. B&W illustrations & maps by Douglas Carell. CONTENT: Adventure! Villains! And dragons, dragons, dragons! Brought to us by the creators of the runaway NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers DRAGONOLOGY and THE DRAGONOLOGY HANDBOOK, the Dragonology Chronicles are a series of dragon adventures told by one of Dr. Drake's young students. In Volume 1 of the Chronicles, THE DRAGON'S EYE, Daniel Cook and his sister, Beatrice, spend the summer with their parents' eccentric former tutor, Dr. Ernest Drake. Not only do Daniel and Beatrice begin to study dragonology, but they are also soon caught up in the race to find the stolen Dragon's Eye jewel - which has the power to reflect the true Dragon Master - before it is stolen by evil dragonologist Ignatius Crook. The two must work with Dr. Drake - as well as many friendly… Read More

Orchard/Scholastic, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Joanna Yardley color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2001 Orchard hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Joanna Yardley. Adorable wrap-around dust jacket illustration. CONTENT: In this soothing tale, a resourceful boy finds an alternative to his night light, which burns out just as he is drifting off to sleep. Rather than panic or call for Mom and Dad, Eli looks around his room and realizes there is light everywhere. "The stripes of his wallpaper shone in the dark,/ and so did the frame on his picture of the park," writes Rosenberg in a soft, reassuring cadence. Her understated lyricism takes a particularly nice turn near book's end, when Eli finds comfort in the night sky with "hundreds of stars that would not burn out for a long, long time." Matching the mood of the text, Yardley employs a pastel palette of rich blues ranging from lapis to ink to evoke a… Read More

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Wendell Minor. CONDITION: NEW 2007 Simon & Schuster hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Wendell Minor. Title and Author's name embossed lettering on DJ cover. Decorated end pages. Interesting story. CONTENT: In her first children's book, a popular writer of adult thrillers and a familiar illustrator pair up to create a picture book that blends past and present. While visiting his grandmother in a 300-year-old house built by Andrew Hallett, a great sea captain, nine-year-old Thomas loves hearing the exciting stories of sailing ships that were sometimes wrecked on the rocks. One day after a heavy storm he finds an old belt buckle on the beach, and the ghost of Silas, the boy who owned the buckle in 1690, appears. Silas, who was Hallett's cabin boy, explains how he used a raging fire to save the captain's ship from the local… Read More

AuthorHouse, 2011. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Donna Bailey. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not considered "new" because it is INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, with original drawing, inside front cover. So - unread 2011 AuthorHouse paperback (not trade paperback), first edition, assumed 1st printing. Bright, clever & fun color illustrations by Donna Bailey. CONTENT: This is a story about a kid named Beevie, who like most little boys, didn't like to eat his vegetables. He especially didn't like his mother's casseroles and usually pouted when supper wasn't some cool food like pizza or burgers. He gets a little too big for his britches one night after a skirmish with his mother and takes off into town on a mission to find some real food. His trip into town becomes a surreal adventure as he encounters one weird fast food restaurant after another. They not only don't seem to have the food he wants, but things get increasingly bizarre as the night progresses. At each restaurant Beevie… Read More

Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Julie Paschkis color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ, first edition, first printing. Lovely color illustrations by Julie Paaschkis. CONTENT: In the title poem, Wong compares the bed in which dreams happen with the tangled roots and blooms of a garden bed. The 14 poems that follow are about the people who appear in dreams, eating, swimming, flying, running, and falling. The poems use sound qualities-repetition, alliteration, and occasional rhyme-to capture each dream. Even poems about nightmares and anxieties are couched in gentle language that evokes wonder and thoughtfulness rather than fear. Paschkis's paintings highlight the gardening metaphor. The selections are set against background frames of earth-toned colors, filled with animals, humans, and plants reminiscent of the organic creatures of Hieronymus… Read More

Little Brown/Hachette, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations; Jacket art Sammy Moore. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Little Brown/Hachette hardcover (light blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: Nikki wants to be a basketball star . . . but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team? Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitch-perfect, action-packed, and funny novel. Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on an elite-level club team. But in a league with taller, stronger, and faster girls, Nikki suddenly isn't the best point guard. In fact, she's no longer a point guard at all, which leaves her struggling to figure out who she is and how she fits in. The stress piles on as Nikki's best friend spends more and more time with another girl on the team, and when her science teacher assigns a family… Read More

Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2016. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Duncan Tonatiuh color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Abrams Books for Young Readers hardcover (decorated boards - see scans) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 5th printing. Wonderful depictions of Aztec life in color by the Author. Title and Author's name plus rim in gold foil. Decorated end pages. Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book. Texas Bluebonnet Master Selection. CONTENT: Izta was the most beautiful princess in the land, and suitors traveled from far and wide to woo her. Even though she was the daughter of the emperor, Izta had no desire to marry a man of wealth and power. Instead, she fell in love with Popoca, a brave warrior who fought in her father's army-and a man who did not offer her riches but a promise to stay by her side forever. The emperor did not want his daughter to marry a mere warrior, but he recognized Popoca's bravery. He offered Popoca a… Read More

Orchard Books, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Lynne Barasch. CONDITION:UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1992 Orchard hardcover (red boards with embossed artichoke on front board) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Tiny, tiny edge wear top DJ edge at spine. Blank bookplate covers bookstore stamp, I believe. Adorable, simple color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Baby Grey, a rabbit who lives under a tree and loves eating, has a book about Rodney Rabbit, and Rodney, who lives in a cabbage, has one about him, through which they both learn the meaning of home and family Barasch's winsome first picture book is an ambitious effort--a story within a story about two young rabbits. As Baby Gray is being tucked into bed, his mother reads him the story of Rodney Rabbit, a vegetable fancier who "has tomatoes to juggle, a green pepper hula hoop to spin and a radish doll to hug." Sometimes Rodney reads a book about a rabbit named… Read More

Scholastic, 1998. 1st Paperback Edition 8th printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Schott Nash color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1998 Scholastic large (really) paperback, first paperback edition, 8th printing. STAPLED WRAPS. Clever and fun color illustrations by Scott Nash. NOTE: I suppose this should be a warning of some sort - if children manage to dislodge the staples and eat them, that would be a bad thing. CONTENT: Rhymed couplets. What do Dinos do on a Saturday night? They dance - or rather, stomp. All of the Dinos are by name and each has his own particular oddities. They did the Triassic Twist and the Brontosaurus Bump, The Raptor Rap and the Jurassic Jump. Very clever; very cute. Young paleontologists should love.

Little, Brown, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Todd Harris B&W illustrations & Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Little, Brown hardcover (green boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Wonderful B&W illustrations by Todd Harris. Book 3 of the series. CONTENT: Magical worlds and incredible creatures fill the pages of this action-packed adventure in the Map to Everywhere series! Fearless adventurers Marrill and Fin have just barely stopped the Iron Tide and the evil wizard Serth from destroying the Pirate Stream. Now they're on a mission to find Fin's missing mother, but before they can blink, Fin's people have found him--and they're not as friendly as he'd hoped. In fact, they're after a powerful wish orb that could resurrect the debilitating Iron Tide and end the world as we know it. Without their captain Coll and wizard friend Ardent to guide them, are Marrill and Fin brave enough to take on the magic (and evil)… Read More

Boyds Mills Press, 1999. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Neil Waldman color illustrations/repros of Van Gogh. CONDITION: PLEASE READ. UNREAD 1999 Boyds Mills Press hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 4th printing. Decorated end pages. Small problem of light edge wear top DJ edge (height of book most likely). CONTENT: On a summer day in Central Park, a boy meets a man named Vincent. He is a painter, and the picture on his old wooden easel shows the park's daffodils in all their yellow splendor. The painting captures the boy's imagination. Soon Vincent and the boy are exploring Manhattan, from Battery Park to Harlem, from Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village. Vincent paints the city in bright and beautiful colors. Then one day he takes the boy to a museum. He leads him to a painting of a country village. No sooner does the boy recognize the painting as one of Vincent's than his friend disappears. But Vincent has left the boy a… Read More

Clarion , 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Sergio Ruzzier color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Clarion hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover - protect the white!), first edition, first printing. Clever color illustrations by Sergio Ruzzier. CONTENT: Nosy Fox looks in a box and starts off a chain of repeated attempts to rebuild a disassembled robot. As new characters are introduced, they add new parts, but the robot still sputters and fails to function. Finally, "Me," a young blonde girl, appears with the key and cranks the robot to life, and off it goes. The text is playful and creative and a great way to introduce challenging vocabulary and the concept of rhyming words (eager beaver pulls a lever, blue gnu twists a screw). The repetition is reminiscent of that of "The House That Jack Built." The story is a mouthful but fun to read aloud. Ruzzier's illustrations are exciting and enticing.This is an excellent selection for… Read More

1/4 Inch Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, c. 2000 1/4 Inch Publishing soft cover, first edition, 3rd printing. Inscribed by Author on title page in 2000. Wonderful color illustrations. CONTENT: Maria and her best friend Sarah learn to quilt with Maria's grandmother and give her the very first quilt they make. Instructional Spanish, recipe, and quilt patterns included. The message of inclusion is appropriate for today.

Putnam's, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Jan Brett. CONDITION: UNREAD c. 1996 Putnam's hardcover (decorated boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), 1st edition, 3rd printing. As ever, bright, detailed interesting color illustrations by the Author. The little mice (and even the cat) in their Sunday-best outfits are too cute. CONTENT: The classic tale of a town mouse and a country mouse takes on a new dimension in the imaginative and talented hands of Jan Brett. She introduces two engaging mouse couples eager to get away from their everyday lives. But when they agree to swap homes, they are plunged into unexpected adventures at every turn. In a story filled with suspense and humor, lush green country scenes alternate with the elegant details of a fine Victorian townhouse, making this a breathtakingly beautiful picture book.