BEARS
First edition thus, first printing: Krauss's book from 1948 is reinterpreted by Maurice Sendak with color illustrations filling every page.
First edition thus, first printing: Krauss's book from 1948 is reinterpreted by Maurice Sendak with color illustrations filling every page.
Inscribed first edition, later state, of the commercial and critical success that established Sendak's talent as an illustrator and Krauss's reputation for capturing child-like lyricism – an especially nice copy inscribed by Krauss.
The story of a lost fox terrier and a lost pig who find each other and try to find their way home together.
Inscribed first printing of this adaptation of The Three Little Pigs, printed and set in Hawai'i, signed by both author and illustrator.
First edition, first printing, the classic tale of the Old Woman and Her Pig retold by Lamont, a great copy.
First edition, first printing of this story where a toy angel brings a festive Christmas to the forest creatures.
Inscribed first printing, with very beautiful and delicate full-page and in-text illustrations of Italian greyhounds.
First English edition of the pacifist children's classic, banned in Franco's Spain at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
First printing of the pacifist children's classic, soon to be banned in Franco's Spain at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
First printing, in later printing dust jacket, with 3 Christmas cards from the Leaf family laid in.
First edition of this stylish and sometimes psychedelic set of illustrated poems, inviting a reader to see the world from a zoo animal's point of view.
Collection of kitten stories illustrated in two colors, including "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" by Edward Lear.
First printing of this rhythmic counting reader, one of the hardest to find Seuss books in the first edition.
First printing of this immigration story, about a Hungarian musician who seeks his fortune by violin in New York City.
First edition of this retelling of a folktale of inter-species friendship from Bakongo, Africa, with charming illustrations.
Original ad-hoc mockup for a never-published children's book by US illustrator Andrew Loomis.
Early edition, written using only 100 different words and illustrated in color by the author.
First edition of this story about little Tommy who wants nothing more than to receive a telephone call.
First trade edition of this artfully arranged book about in actual doll in a museum in Deerfield, Massachusetts, first issued in 1945 in a limited pochoir edition.
First printing, the story of a naughty fox who didn't have enough money for the rent.
First printing, in which Harriet saves her friend Winnie from Mr. Johnson the fox.
First edition of the pig-remake of Swan Lake, with Sendak's wonderful color illustrations.
First edition of this spooky story about how things become scarier in the dark.
First edition of a very early work by Edgar D'Aulaire, pre-dating THE MAGIC RUG.
First edition of this psychedelic story of Orange Boy's efforts to "cool his head," featuring several illustrations that incorporate Cockerell marbled paper.