A recently acquired collection of children's books, including Caldecott winners and books by Caldecott winners, many of them signed. Authors and artists include Lynd Ward, Hardie Gramatky, and Laura Armer.
First Edition. A picture book about two Mexican children named Diego and Popo, illustrated in a style influenced by Diego Rivera and other 20th century muralists. Armer won the Newbery Award for Waterless Mountain in 1932. 40 pages. First edition (stated). A near fine copy in orange cloth-covered boards; small ownership.....
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First Edition. A picture book about a queen, a prince, and their dog. First edition (stated). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket; ISBN sticker on the back panel. Signed by Babbitt on the title page.
Price: $50
First Edition. A small-format picture book about a boy who lives in a house filled with Rube Goldberg machines. 32 pages. 6 by 8-1/2 inches. Illustrated in color. First edition (probably, with no indication of later printings), the issue produced for libraries. Bound in white boards illustrated on both sides with.....
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First Edition. A picture book. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the Caldecott Award-winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon.
Price: $40
First Edition. A picture book illustrated with 17 full-color images and a slightly larger number of images in black and white. [64] pages. 7-1/2 by 9-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing, with no later printings noted—there were at least four additional printings). A near fine copy in orange cloth, in.....
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First Edition. An illustrated picture book about a trolley car. With many pictures in black-and-white and 17 color illustrations, including three on double-page spreads. 66 pages. 7-1/4 by 9-1/4 inches. First edition (first printing, with no additional printings noted). A near fine copy in dark blue-gray cloth in an attractive.....
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First Edition. A large-format picture book printed in dramatic bold colors. The main character is a "Goof", a sort of elf with antennas, who is a marvelous baker by profession. Grant's best-known whimsical bakers are Snap! Crackle! and Pop!, the Kellogg's Rice Krispies mascots. 9-1/2 by 12-1/2 inches. 40 pages, including.....
Price: $350
First Edition. A book printed with bold colors. While not specifically identified as such, the main character is a "Goof", a sort of elf with antennas; the same creature as in Mr. Mixie Dough, which was published the same year. In this story, Tim, a toymaker, takes a small boy.....
Price: $150
First Edition. An illustrated juvenile adaptation of Holbrook's 1940 biography of the man who led the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution. lllustrated throughout by Lynd Ward, with full-page color illustrations and many more reproduced in black and white. First edition (with 1949 on title page and copyright page.....
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First Edition. An illustrated chapter book about an inventor of a flying bicycle. With black-and-white illustrations facing each text page. Lawson won both the Caldecott and Newbery awards during his distinguished career as a children's book writer. First edition (stated). A very good or better copy in a dust jacket.....
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First Edition. A creation myth-inspired picture book. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author on the front free endpaper.
Price: $40
First Edition. An historical chapter book about the founder of Methodism by May McNeer, illustrated by her husband Lynd Ward. 96 pages. With many full-page color illustrations. First edition (first printing, with an "A" on the copyright page and no indications of later printings). This is a very good copy in.....
Price: $75
First Edition. An illustrated juvenile history of Mexico from the days of the Aztecs to the 1950s. Illustrated by Lynd Ward: "The drawings for this book were drawn directly on stone by the artist and the book was lithographed in four colors by George C. Miller." While this book was reprinted.....
Price: $200
First Edition. A chapter book illustrated by Jo Mora (credited on the title page as Joseph J. Mora) and Sue M. Sealy. Mora's contributions are small black-and-white in-text vignettes of animals and a few small duo-tone (orange and black) chapter headings. Sealy designed the cover and six full-page, two-color illustrations. 126.....
Price: $150
First Edition. A picture book based on a cartoon Willy Pogany developed with his wife Elaine. The animal illustrations, particularly, seem quite influenced by Walt Disney. Pogany, once an art director for Warner Bros., told the Detroit Free Press, "I have wanted to do cartoons for the screen for a......
Price: $150
1950. A picture book about a Sicilian-American fisherman. Illustrated in color by the author. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings; 1950 copyright date on title page). A near fine copy in teal cloth, in an illustrated wrap-around dust jacket with several inch-long tears to the edges.....
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First Edition. The movie and TV comic writer's first picture book, which features an eyeball loose from someone's head. Illustrated by James Bennett. With a CD of Reiner reading the book in an envelope at the back. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy.....
Price: $50
A parody of the German children's book Struwwelpeter, with Adolf Hitler as the main character, supported by cartoonish versions of Benito Mussolini (called "Little Musso") and German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels (as "Little Gobby"). This book was published by the British newspaper The Daily Sketch to raise funds to buy soldier.....
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First Edition. The second Mr. Lunch book. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Seibold and Walsh on the title page.
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First Edition. The first picture book featuring the dog named Mr. Lunch. This was one of the first children's books to be illustrated with digitally created art. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy but for very minor wear to the corners in a......
Price: $85
First Edition. The 1953 Caldecott Medal winner and Ward's most popular children's book, a story about a small boy who adopts a bear cub and what happens as they both grow up. This copy is a 13th printing, probably from the early-1960s based on the $3.40 price. It is in.....
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First Edition. A charming wordless picture book about a boy who discovers a mysterious object washed up on the beach. Winner of the 2007 Caldecott Medal for best illustrated book. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket (with no mention of.....
Price: $40
First Edition. A picture book about a little girl and a rescue octopus. The basis of the TV series Willa's Wild Life. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Yaccarino on the dedication page, with a small.....
Price: $75
First Edition. Illustrated with color images by Zwerger. 160 pages. 9-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With a bookplate signed by Zwerger mounted to the copyright page. Signature slightly smeared.
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Second Edition. The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, and other fairy tales, illustrated in color by Zwerger. This is an expanded second American edition, with three additional stories. The book was also redesigned to match Zwerger's Alice in Wonderland. The first US edition appeared in 1991 from.....
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