978-0-9600707-0-1, April 2019. Paper Back. Growing up on a farm in Ghana, West Africa has its ups and downs....especially when the farm grows beans that will become yummy chocolate. But one scary night 9-year old Sunya Yendi has to face her worst fears: thunder and lightning; and not only that..... More
Farrar Straus & Giroux, October 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. In DJ with severely sun-bleached spine and mildly worn at corners and edges. Grey cloth covered boards with silver lettering upon spine and small floral decoration centered front panel. Mild dust staining to textblock edges. 30 pages. More
Random House Books for Young Readers, June 1960. Hardcover. Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in "Life" magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of "Dr. Seuss" (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only 223 words, Geisel created a replacement..... More
Buckethead Enterprises of Oz, May 1991. First Edition. Paper Back. Stated, 'First Edition' but some parts of this had previously been published. Discoloration streaks on cover. 184 pages, More
Internatl. Wizard of Oz Club, January 1985. Paper Back. Octavo. Clean, sound, without markings. 186 pages. More
Internatl. Wizard of Oz Club, January 1985. Paper Back. Octavo. Clean, sound, without markings. Sun bleached spine with lettering almost faded away. 186 pages. More
The International Wizard of Oz Club, January 1985. Numbered. Cloth. Octavo. In marginally darkened DJ & sun-tanned spine. Jacket verso tanned broadly. Ochre cloth covered boards with black lettering on spine and stamped black illustration on front board. 'This is No 246/500 of a limited clothbound edition' Dust stained/foxed to..... More
Columbia Univesity Libraries, January 1956. First Edition. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. {5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/4'} Stapled pamphlet with darkening along spine edge. Mildly tanned front cover. Heavily, marginally tanned back cover. Internal text without markings. No underlining. No notations. Etc. 50 pages. More
HarperCollins Publishers, April 1999. Oversized Hardcover. Edward Lear's acrobatic rhymes insistently tumble from the tongue and celebrate the glorious fun of wordplay. Only Vladimir Radunsky's electric artwork could possibly capture this much energy. Within the quiet covers of this book, the artist springs loose the grandest kings, the highest of..... More
Family Vision, August 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. First in the New Classics for the Twenty-First Century series--updated classics for a new generation of readers. Dorothy, the granddaughter of Dorothy Gale, clicks her ruby sneakers together and is swept back to Oz, where she befriends new characters. Illustrations. Light shelf wear..... More
Albert Whitman & Company, September 2002. Oversized Hardcover. First published 60 years ago, the introductory title of the Boxcar Children series is available in this special anniversary edition with a new Foreword and photos of the author and a new full-color jacket designed by Linda Fennimore. Illustrations. 60th Anniversary Hardcover..... More
HarperCollins, September 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with the Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you..... More
Stemmer House Pub, September 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the following nonsense verses: How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear, The Jumblies, The Dong with a Luminous Nose, and The Scroobious Pip. Square octavo in dustjacket. Pictorial boards. Like new. Stated First Edition. 76 pages. More
Dutton Books, October 1991. Hardcover. The definitive compendium of Things Said by Pooh, Things Said about Pooh, and Other Important Observations by Pooh's Friends. Over 300 quotations cover such topics as food, weather, journeys, and bravery. Includes index of key words, such as 'Condensed Milk' and 'Stiffness After Tracking (How..... More
Books, Inc., 1939. Paper Back. Octavo {5 & /4' x 8'} Heavily edgeworn with darkened textblock. Great Louise Beaujon illustrations throughout. Full color drawing front cover. 'Printed Exclusively for Playmore, Inc.' Clean, unmarked text. 252 pages. More
Yearling, July 1993. Trade Paperback. Illustrated in black-and-white. We're celebrating the thirty-fifth anniversary (1996) of this modern kids' classic with a special hardcover edition! This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a...... More
Chase Group LLC, November 2012. Oversized Hardcover. This exquisitely produced collector's edition holds four exclusive lithographs along with a cloth-covered edition of The Cat Behind the Hat, a beautifully illustrated book that redefines Dr. Seuss as an iconic American artist. Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Dr. Seuss created a...... More
Harcourt Childrens Books, June 2000. Trade Paperback. A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an..... More
Dorrance Publishing Co., April 2019. Hardcover. Why Is Mommy Crying Crocodile Tears? teaches us that no matter what hand we are dealt in life, we have love to keep us strong. If life gives us lemons, we should make strawberry lemonade. Forgive and love. About the Author Shinta L. Catchings..... More
HarperCollins, October 2003. Hardcover. NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided. Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over..... More
HarperCollins, October 2004. Hardcover. NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Warning: Your day will become very dark--and possibly damp--if you read this book. Plan to spend this spring in hiding. Lemony Snicket is back with the eleventh book in his New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket's..... More
HarperCollins, August 1999. Hardcover. NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a...... More
HarperCollins, March 2000. Hardcover. NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all..... More
HarperCollins, September 2001. Hardcover. NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay--somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? In Lemony Snicket's eighth ghastly installment in A Series of Unfortunate..... More
HarperCollins, October 2002. Hardcover. NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in the colourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun--as long as one has a family, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans, their..... More
