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Lenski, Lois. Strawberry Girl. Copyright 1945, by Lois Lenski. Stated Fifteenth Printing. Published by J.B. Lippincott. Illustrated by the author. EXLIB. VG Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Green boards. Gold titling and ornamentation. Green and red strawberry motif endpapers. 194 pages. 6 5/8 X 8 3/4. CHILDRENS BOOK. Summary: "Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven′t even begun their planting. "Don′t count your biddies ′fore they′re hatched, gal young un!" her father tells her. Making the new farm prosper is not easy."

Gruelle, Johnny. Magical Land of Noom (In Original Box) Publisher: P F. Volland Company, 1922. First Edition. Used. Very Good+ /Good Condition Original Box. QUITE RARE Volume appears unread. 157 pages. Gold spine. Illustrated with 12 full-page color plates. The matching box is in good condition, showing a bit of soil and wear. FANTASY. A story similar to F. Frank Baum's tales of Oz. 7 7/8 X 10 1/8. See stock photos. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.

Grahame, Kenneth. Bertie's Escapade. 1964 Reprint, Methuen & Co. Ltd, London. Illustrated Children's book. Used. VG/VG Condition orange dust jacket. 4 7/8 X 6 1/4. 42 pages. Summary: Bertie was a bold black pig who, roused by Marlow Church bells practising for Christmas, sets out with the rabbits, Peter and Benjue to sing carols. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, who also did the illustrations for Grahame's "Wind in the Willows". Charming.

Dr. Suess. THE CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK. 1958 Random House Beginner Books Stated First Printing. Snowball 1st Printing front cover. Spine states Beginner Books, Inc. "What are Beginner Books" black board motif back cover. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ included. Front cover has a couple of light boxcutter scratches on the front cover. Please see stock photo. Unpaginated. 6 3/4 X 9 1/4. A nice find.

117AldridgeCat Aldridge, Alan. The Ship's Cat Stated First American Edition, 1977, Alfred A. Knopf. Complete title: "THE ADVENTURES AND BRAVE DEEDS OF THE SHIP'S CAT ON THE SPANISH MAINE, Together with the Most Lamentable Losse of the Alcestis and Triumphant Firing of the Port of Chagres". By artist Alan Aldridge and Richard Adams, author of "Watership Down" and "Shardik". EXLIB. VERY GOOD CONDITION/VERY GOOD PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET. 8 7/8 X 11 1/4. Unpaginated. Protected in a mylar wrap.

Armer, Laura Adams: Waterless Mountain. Copyright 1931, 5th Printing Thus April 1932. Longmans, Green And Co. New York-Toronto. Used. Very Good Condition/ No DJ included. Brown and white pictorial endpapers are intact at the hinge. 212 pages, 7 1/4 X 9 1/4. Summary: "Younger Brother lives in a dry land, and he dreams of finding the wide water of the Pacific Ocean. This gentle coming-of-age story, rooted in the traditional culture of the Navajo, recounts Younger Brother's journey toward finding his vocation as a medicine man. Under the guidance of his uncle, the boy learns about the ancient songs, customs, and ceremonies of his people as well as the modern-day magic of movies and airplanes.Written in the 1930s by an authority on Native American life and lore, this Newbery Medal winner offers a vivid portrait of Navajo beliefs and traditions. Its simple but poetic storytelling style is enhanced by numerous black-and-white illustrations." CHILDREN'S BOOK. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, NAVAJO LEGENDS.

Bemelmans, Ludwig.. Madeline's Rescue. Viking Press, New York. Copyright 1951, 1953 by Ludwig Bemelmans. SCARCE. Stated First Edition, 1953. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1954. USED. VG/ No DJ included. A very nice clean copy. Folio size. Grey tweed boards with red titling and ornamentation. Please see stock photos. Summary: " A brave dog saves Madeline from drowning and comes to live at the school with the girls." But will there be enough hound to go around? 9 X 12. 56 pages.

Charles E. Carryl The Admiral's Caravan. Copyright 1892. The Century Company, NY. Grey cloth cover with gold titling and color illustration. Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. Front free-endpaper is gift inscribed and dated 1899. 6 ½ X 8 5/8 140 pages. Listed in Peter Parley to Penrod, page 96. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included if originally issued. RARE. PUBLISHERS ERROR. BRIGHT ORANGE PAINT IS OFFSTRUCK ON THE PAINTED FRONT BOARD.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls: On the Banks of Plum Creek. 1953 Harper & Brothers Uniform edition. ILLUSTRATED BYGARTH WILLIAMS. Used. VG-/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. Hardcover. Apple Green Boards. Little House on the Prairie series The book tells about the family's move to Plum Creek, Laura's first time going to school, and grasshoppers that eat their crops. 339 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Please see stock photo of Garth Williams cover art.

Uttley, Alison:. Little Grey Rabbit To The Rescue. 1970 First Uniform Edition Collins, London. A play. USED. VG/VG price-clipped DJ. Cover Art and illustrations by Margaret Tempest. Jacket states 13 on the spine. 64 pages. 5 7/8 X 7.

Messenger, Norman: Making Faces By Norman Messenger. Doring Kindersley Publishers, Ltd., 1992. ISBN9780863189975. LARGE FORMAT. 8 ¼ X 14. Summary: Starting with eight basic characters, Norman Messenger offers the possibility of making an astonishing variety of different faces in this fascinating contemplation of human uniqueness. By mixing and matching foreheads, eyes, noses, mouths and chins, thousands of individual faces can be created. A stimulating and amazing book. 65,000 different combinations are available. WOW. For all ages. USED. VG CONDITION.

LeSeig, Theo: In A People House. 1972 Random House Book Club Edition. Bright And Early Books For Beginning Beginners. States Impression B 123 on the copyright page. No number appears on spine. Spine states Le Sieg. Written by Theodore Giesel (Dr. Seuss). Used. VG CONDITION/No DJ if originally issued with one. Unpaginated. 6 1/4 X 8 3/4. "This book belongs to" has been filled out. Please see our stock photo. RARE.

Dr. Seuss: The Butter Battle Book. 1984, Random House First Edition, Stated 14th Printing Thus. EXLIB. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ as issued in the library edition. Orange Buckram Library Binding. HAS BECOME RARE. Large format 8 X 11 1/8. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Summary: Engaged in a long-running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other. War Fiction. Stories in rhyme. a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times in 1984. ISBN0394965809. Please see our stock photo.

Battaglia, Aurelius. Captain Kangaroo Storybook. Random House 1963. Used. VG/ No DJ as issued. LARGE FORMAT. 9 ½ X 13. HARD TO FIND. A clean, solid copy.

Pilkey, Dav CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE BIG-BAD BATTLE OF THE BIONIC BOOGER BOY PARTS 1 AND 2. (Captain Underpants Epic Novel #6) Scholastic 2003. FEATURING FLIP-O-RAMA. Softcover. ISBN 9780439376105, ISBN 9780439376129. Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated, 2003. Used. Part I: Captain Underpants and Big Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy: "George and Harold are in a sticky situation! Their latest prank has snotty school brainiac Melvin Sneedly seeing red, and he can't wait to get them back. Part 2. Will George and Harold dream up a way to save the world from (even more) boogers or whatever other disgusting stuff they can dream up?" BANNED BOOKS.

Oberleitner, Jack. The Bookmouse House, Antioch Publishing Company Yellow Springs, Ohio ISBN 0899542026. Hardcover. October 1982. White plastic comb spine. For Ages 4 to 9. A WHAT'S INSIDE BOOK WITH 30 POP-OPEN DOORS. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION. "Jennifer Bookmouse awoke one morning to find a string tied around her tail. "Why did I put that there?" she wondered. Trying hard to remember, she searched her room and her brothers's room too. She crawled under the quilt with patches of blue ... but nothing she found gave her a clue." Lots of little doors to open. Only one door shows any use. HARD TO FIND. Illustrated by Eleanor Wasmuth. The other titles in this series are: Find the animals, Dracula's Castle, Simon's Adventure, Things That Go Fast, Benji's Riddle Book.

Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.

Montgomery, R.A: 1986 Bantam-Skylark: The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36. Softcover. Illustrated by Leslie Morrill. Number line CW 098765432. Used. VG condition. 50 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Series. Keywords: Choose Your Own Adventure, Bantam-Skylark, Adventure, Series, Collectible. ISBN9780553154498

McCloskey, Robert: MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS Publisher: The Viking Press, copyright 1941. Stated Fifth Printing Thus, May, 1944. Used. VG-/ Good- 2nd State$2.00 unclipped Dust Jacket. Jacket has some insect damage to back panel. Please see our photos. Caldecott Award winner for 1942. Unpaginated. 9 ¼ X 12 1/4. This title has been designated as the official children's book for the City of Boston.