Search Results: Children's Books: For Boys - mostly from pacaritambo books

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015. Reissue 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Tomie dePaola. NEW 2015 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), reissue edition, first printing. As ever, delightful color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Game-playing with words can be a useful educational tool - and fun. A little kid who wants to play the big kids uses the alphabet and spelling to get his way in this classic story from Strega Nona author and illustrator Tomie dePaola, now featuring a new cover and refreshed artwork. Andy may be the littlest kid on the block, but he's very important. Andy has a wagon full of letters that spell his name, and he takes it with him wherever he goes. When the big kids decide that using Andy's letters would be a lot of fun, Andy is left out of the game. But what can the big kids do if Andy takes his name and heads for home? Originally published in 1973, this classic picture book… Read More

Scholastic Pess, 1993. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Jacqueline Rogers color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1993 Scholastic hardcover (pictorial boards), but NO DJ (I assume issued with one), first edition. CONTENT: Gilbert Gorilla is so excited about his elephant friend Eddie's slumber party that he forgets to take along his toy clown, in case he can't fall asleep. All goes well until bedtime- -the four friends (including Ricky Rhino and Conner Crocodile) have a splendid time playing games like ``Pin-the-Flies-on-the- Hyena,'' sharing a pizza, and having a humongous pillow fight. Still, once he's snuggled into his sleeping bag, Gilbert can't restrain his sobs. His friends rally round to comfort him: they play him a special song, Ricky loans him his teddy bear, and by morning every thing's fine again. The story holds no surprises- -though it's well told, and making the nurturing male friends is a nice touch--but Rogers's delicate watercolors are… 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

Minnesota: Kar-Ben, 2008. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Shahar Kober. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Kar-Ben soft cover, 1st PB edition, 1st printing. Interior clean & tight. Great colorful illustrations by Shahar Kober. CONTENT: A sweet and creative Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem on August 27, 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours. Engineer Ari's train is coming to Jerusalem collecting goodies along the way to celebrate the Jewish new year, and he learns an important lesson along the way. Ages 4+.

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

Little, Brown & Company, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Theodora Richards color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2014 Little, Brown hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Decorated CD inside back cover. Color illustrations by Theodora Richards. CONTENT: An inspiring and touching peek into the childhood of one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones, written by the legendary Keith Richards himself and illustrated by his daughter, Theodora. Long before there was a band, there was a boy: a young Keith Richards, who was introduced to the joy of music through his beloved granddad, Theodore Augustus Dupree, affectionately known as "Gus," who was in a jazz big band and is the namesake of Keith's daughter, Theodora Dupree Richards. Gus & Me offers a rare and intimate look into the childhood of the legendary Keith Richards through this poignant and inspiring story that is… Read More

Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Robert Byrd color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "AS NEW?" - red remainder dot bottom edges at spine. End pages decorated with a map of Jason's travels and the Greek world of the era. Very "tall" book. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the earliest recorded Greek myths. Here, master artist Robert Byrd has created a striking telling of the legend for a new generation of readers. Complete with explanatory notes and illustrated back matter, Jason and the Argonauts traces each step of our hero's journey, from the Golden Fleece's origin story and Jason's childhood to his triumphant return with the prize and eventual death. Deftly designed to accommodate glorious large pictures and captioned insets, the book is not only a great story, but a wealth of information about ancient Greece. Grades 3-6+.

Razorbill/Penguin, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Razorbill/Penguin hardcover (piictorial boards), NO DJ issued, I'm told, first edition, first printing. Chapter Decorations. CONTENT: Talk about strange. . .!!! Spuc McKinley and his best friends Kayla and Felipe are enjoying the last days of summer before 6th grade starts. But in the middle of a backyard campout on Spud's family farm, a CRASH BOOM FLASH startles them awake. Something has landed inthe potato fields. Something slimy. Something green. Something ALIEN. An oozing meteorite has ruined the McKinley's potato crop, seriously jeopardizing their food truck, Lord of the Fries. Spud and his friends must save the taters and h ide the extraterrestrial that crash-landed with the cosmic slime. . . a strange creature who may end up needing earthling allies and potatoes. . . sliced, diced, deep-fried potatoes. . . for its own galactic battle.

Feiwel/Macmillan , 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. Andrew Glass. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Feiwel/Macmillan large hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ, first edition, first printing. Spectacular color illustrations by Andrew Glass. Decorated end pages of old ship's map of the world. Gold Foil lettering front DJ cover. This is a fantastic book, IMHO. CONTENT: Magnificent paintings in oil and pencil accompany a jaunty retelling in verse of the classic novel. Recounted in the first person by Ishmael, the text, with the lilt of a sea chantey, captures the essence of the original plot, though the rhyme scheme occasionally falters. Whaling lingo such as "Leviathan" and "parmacetti" gives an authentic flavor to the tale and is well defined in the glossary. This bare-bones version is all action with little ability to develop any thematic subtlety or character motivation, but all the elements are in place, including the suitably fierce Captain Ahab. The large format dramatically… Read More

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Paul Hoppe (color illustrations). CONDITION: NEW 2018 Farrar, Straus hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Paul Hoppe. CONTENT: Born in Brazil, Neymar Jr. grew up imagining that he might one day become a famous soccer player. Now his dream has come true. Using playful, child-friendly language, deep knowledge of the sport, and passion for it author, Mina Javaherbin, brings to life Neymar's childhood and professional career for young soccer fans to enjoy.

Peachtree, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations; B&W schoreboards. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Peachtree hardcover (Olive green boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Chapter decorations and a few B&W "scoreboards" throughout. CONTENT: This is a story about 8th grade Boy's Soccer. Eighth-grader Nate Osborne is a forward on his soccer team, the Strikers. Like the rest of his team, he can get competitive, especially when it comes to playing against their rivals, the Monarchs. The Strikers desperately want the Monarchs to lose. They even root against them when they play other teams. During a game against the Monarchs, Nate has to decide between going for a goal after a player on the rival team gets injured or kicking the ball out of bounds as an act of good sportsmanship. His aunt has always taught him the importance of fair play, but will he lose the support of his team if he does the right thing? Out of Bounds is an entertaining yet thoughtful story about young… Read More

Hooked on Phonics/Gateway, 1998. First Thus Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. David McPhail color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1998 Hooked on Phonics/Gateway paperback, first thus, printing unknown. CONTENT: A young boy plans a party with his stuffed animals. When Dad comes to read him a bedtime story, he's all for hearing it giving Dad the bum's rush, but Dad falls asleep, mid-story! The boy and his friends have the party anyway, with Dad right in the middle of the action.

Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Serge Bloch color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Neal Porter/Roaring Brook hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Color illustrations by Serge Bloch. CONTENT: Saturday is a great day to play and pretend and have fun with family. In this tongue-in-cheek picture book, a boy revels in the joys of the weekend: reading a stack of books with his dad, playing spies with his little brother, and going to birthday parties. Each of the activities he loves, however, has a less enjoyable side for his parents, who are woken up early on their day off and are responsible for the three family meals a day; by dinner, the boys are shown sitting in front of a shoe on a plate as their parents finally put their feet up in the background. Just when it seems like Saturday is finally over, the boy announces, "Tomorrow is Sunday and we can do it all over again!" The juxtaposition of… Read More

Henry Holt, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Jeremy Holmes B&W maps and illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Henry Holt hardcover (brown boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Wonderful B&W map and illustrations throughout by Jeremy Holmes. CONTENT: "I was dangling from a rope, fifty feet up the side of a great pillar of red Martian rock, when I finally realized I had chosen the wrong summer vacation." And thus begins the adventure. Twelve-year-old Edward Sullivan wishes his life on 19th-century British Mars were more like the adventures he reads about in his Thrilling Martian Tales magazine. Sadly, it's school break and instead of being off with his friend Matthew Harrison, he's staying home trying to keep his family on track. His father is a brilliant yet absent-minded mechanician, and his mother's main concern is gaining back the family status she lost when her own father lost the family fortune. When dim-witted cousin Freddie literally comes crashing down, Edward… Read More

Bright Books, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. David R.H. Walker color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1996 Bright Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. INSCRIBED by Author inside loose end page. Name easily "whited" out. All else perfect. Very cute story. Bright colorful, detailed illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: It's the secret weapon every parent brings out when all else fails - the threat that Santa is always watching, especially 6 months before Christmas. In this story, a father remembers a time when he was a naughty boy and Santa was watching. This could have been a disaster, but he got a second change to be good and by Christmas, he was glad he did. Reviewer: "A wonderful and funny book that is read and re-read to my children. It's on their top 5 list year round. The illustrations are even better than the great story, something I rarely see in author/illustrated books. You'll… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Peter Sis color illustrations. CONDITION: Very Good+ 1993 Alfred A. Knopf hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Problems: DJ shows some edge wear both top and bottom edges; book appears pre-read but unevenly. It's not a terrible condition, but it is for sure not even "as new." CONTENT: Sis draws on boyhood memories for this imaginative yarn about a maybe-real, maybe-fictitious Czech explorer, Jan Welzl. As the tale begins, Welzl breaks free from a drab existence and lights out for the Far North, where he encounters treacherous storms, a mysterious golden mountain on the horizon, northern lights, and kindly Eskimo hunters who teach him their traditions and a host of survival skills. When gold diggers arrive and threaten his newfound friends' peaceful existence, Welzl outwits the intruders. The story itself is slight, a fragment really, but readers are borne rapturously… Read More

England: Arness/Hermes House, 2012. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Peter Kavanagh. CONDITION: NO PRIORITY PLEASE. NEW 2012 Arness/Hermes House hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, no printing given. Bright and colorful illustrations by Peter Kavanagh. No paper engineering credit given. CONTENT: It's an important day for Dan. The young knight is on his way to the royal castle to compete in the King's Contest! Dan may not have the finest shield or the shiniest armour, but he is from a family of brave knights and is determined to win the joust. Will Dan be the new champion? Peek inside at the castle crowds and cheer for Dan astride his trust horse, Mason, as he charges his opponent. Contains 13 pages: Dan arriving at the castle; a pull-down drawbridge; Dan getting ready for the joust; jousting in front of the king; Dan and the Princess; Dan at the feast. There's gold and silver foil everywhere - cover, inside pop-ups, dog… Read More

Little, Brown, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Jared Chapman color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Little,Brown hardcover (pictorial boards) and DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Oh so clever color illustrations by the Author. The binding is a bit uneven, or so it seems to me. Decorated end pages. CONTENT: Fair-haired Steve appears to be a regular boy, but there's one thing that sets him apart-his parents are wolves. Mrs. Wolf sends her son (cub?) off on his first day of school with some good advice: to have a great day and "just be yourself." That advice backfires as Steve acts the way he normally does-growling, howling, and pouncing-much to the dismay of his fellow students and Mrs. Meadows. On the second day, his mother suggests that he be himself while also attempting to fit in a bit more, but he continues to alienate others with his behavior. It's only when the class pet disappears from its cage that one of Steve's… Read More

Little, Brown, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Jared Chapman color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Little,Brown hardcover (pictorial boards) BUT NO DUST JACKET (and one was issued with this edition), first edition, first printing. Oh so clever color illustrations by the Author. Decorated end pages. CONTENT: Fair-haired Steve appears to be a regular boy, but there's one thing that sets him apart-his parents are wolves. Mrs. Wolf sends her son (cub?) off on his first day of school with some good advice: to have a great day and "just be yourself." That advice backfires as Steve acts the way he normally does-growling, howling, and pouncing-much to the dismay of his fellow students and Mrs. Meadows. On the second day, his mother suggests that he be himself while also attempting to fit in a bit more, but he continues to alienate others with his behavior. It's only when the class pet disappears from its cage that one of Steve's talents earns him the admiration of his teacher and… Read More

Sandy Creek/Sterling, 2014. 1st American Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Various artists color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 2014 Sandy Creek hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, second printing. All graphics are in color and most have cut-aways. Tiny spots of edge wear top DJ edge. Not bad, but there. CONTENT: What do submarines look like inside? And what can they do? Take a glimpse inside the stealthiest, most powerful, and best-known submarines from World War I to the present day. You'll see old German U-boats as well as modern nuclear-powered submarines, such as the USS Seawolf, Russian Kursk, and HMS Astute. Discover how they work, what they are used for, and how they made history.