OUR BIG BOOK
The rare large format Dick and Jane book for teachers to display and use in class, over two feet high.
The rare large format Dick and Jane book for teachers to display and use in class, over two feet high.
Inscribed first edition of this educational picture book introducing children to sign language systems, semaphore, pictograms, international symbols, and other ways of communicating without the spoken word.
Third revised edition of this important bibliographical reference work on the "greatest little book" in the history of American early childhood education.
Limited edition bibliographical checklist, a follow-up and companion reference to Heartman's bibliography of New England Primers.
First printing, the tale of an adorable chimp in an "I Can Read Book," with simple sentences and large spaces between lines to assist very young readers.
Signed first printing of this fantastical counting book all about big numbers, as taught by Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician – with original drawing of Marvelosissimo.
First printing of this fantastic book about the math of saving money featuring Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician.
First edition, fourth impression of this book of hand-sewing projects, targeted at young girls.
Inscribed first edition of the best known book by the first woman and first Swedish person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, beating out fellow nominees Joseph Conrad, Thomas Hardy, and Mark Twain.
First printing of this "I Can Read" Book on a festive winter theme, wonderfully illustrated in color by Karen Ann Weinhaus.
First edition of a selection of stories from various sources all about birds, many with conservationist tones.
First edition of this amusing Punch and Judy-style interpretation of the history of France, from the ancient Gauls to Napoleon's exile to St. Helena.
First printing of Mora's bilingual Spanish/English counting picture book, inscribed with an original drawing by illustrator Lavallee.
First printing of this early guide to Boy Scout skills and values, published only a year after the US branch of the organization was founded – in notably intact condition.
First edition of a set of little facsimiles of readers originally published in 1820 "to improve the morals and further the education of very young ladies and gentlemen" (prospectus).
An unusual Petersham item – a nice copy of their illustrated children's reader with three-color images.
Great early 20th-century alphabet book with a simple sentence rhyming structure to teach fundamentals to young readers.
Signed first US trade edition of this book of traditional nursery rhymes, newly illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
First facsimile edition of an 18th-century reader based upon stories from the New Testament.
New edition, sixth printing of this beautiful and popular entomological work, featuring engaging writing and beautiful illustrations.
Early printing of this scarce reader, a story about a city boy who wanted nothing more than to own a pig.
First printing of this manual on the construction of marionettes.
Beautifully illustrated account of animals in the wild, paired with advice for children to for their domesticated pets.
Unusually charming (and sometimes slightly surreal) book of ideas for toys made from everyday objects and food, accompanied by stories and poems.
An act-it-out picture book with simple repetitive text designed to teach the youngest child about animals.