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Scarce batik-printed fabric children's book following the creation myth of the Book of Genesis, with added handwork.
Scarce batik-printed fabric children's book following the creation myth of the Book of Genesis, with added handwork.
Scarce color McLoughlin Brothers Brownies production featuring author-illustrator Palmer Cox's ingenious adaptation of Scottish folklore, an attractive copy.
First printing of this collection of idealized Greek myths, many children's first introduction to the Classical world.
Authorized American edition of this early large format Père Castor book, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Parain.
Inscribed first printing of this wonderful story about John "Appleseed" Chapman, along with an inscribed copy of the proof.
Signed first printing of this interpretation of an Irish legend of a wicked stepmother queen who changes her stepchildren into swans.
Signed first printing of this vibrantly illustrated children's book, "a little fable about the senses, and about what is important to different people" (Hyman).
Signed first printing of this retelling of stories of clever Bo (Brer) Rabbit, passed down orally by the Lowcountry Gullah community.
Inscribed first printing of this picture book that "has drawn freely on the themes of black American folklore," famously objected to in a letter to the publisher signed by 14 children's librarians for its depiction of African American stereotypes.
First printing of this collection of colorful troll tales from Norway, a finalist for the National Book Award.
Signed first printing of this collection of fantastic tales following a young Viking, inspired by Nordic folklore and mythology – a runner-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Inscribed third printing of the Caldecott winner, this copy inscribed by white author and filmmaker McDermott to Marian Young, a prominent librarian and member of the Caldecott Award Selection Committee.
First edition from the Petits Père Castor series, three Reynard the Fox stories illustrated with fantastic color lithographs, extremely scarce in this condition.
First printing, a bilingual children's book by the former spokesperson of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
Signed first printing of this attractive picture book retelling of the JOURNEY TO THE WEST, illustrated in colorful collage by Caldecott-winning artist Ed Young.
Signed first printing of this retelling of the adventures of a Czech folk hero among the Inuit, with illustrations mimicking a field journal.
First edition, "after a Hindu story," with terrific color illustrations characteristic of the late 1950s / early 1960s-era Père Castor series, extremely scarce in this condition.
Signed first printing of this collection of traditional stories from Ireland, including magical yarns of leprechauns, the Hound of Ulster, giants, and kings and queens.
Inscribed first edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic.
Inscribed first printing of this colorful story of how the nocturnal animals of a South American rain forest come to appreciate the noisy trickster parrot Papagayo.
Signed first printing of this very meta retelling of The Three Little Pigs, in which the pigs escape their story into other fairy tales – the recipient of the 2002 Caldecott Medal, Wiesner's second.
First printing of this retelling of a Chinese folktale about the zodiac animals, in which the Emperor seeks to decide who should rule over the others as the Beast of the First Year.
First printing of this retelling of five Brer Rabbit stories selected by composer Van Dyke Parks, with delightful illustrations by Barry Moser.
Signed first printing of this Scottish-Norwegian fairytale, thematically similar to CINDERELLA – with charming illustrations by Anita Lobel.
First edition of this African folktale retold by Anne Rose, with woodcuts by Hope Meryman – an attractive copy.