A CHILD'S CALENDAR
(1999)
Signed first printing of this collection of 12 poems by John Updike, one for each month of the year, with charming illustrations for each – winner of a 2000 Caldecott Honor.
Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Awards
THE ANIMAL FAMILY
(1965)
Inscribed first printing of this Newbery Medal-winning story about a hunter, a mermaid, and the family they build on a deserted island.
HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW
(2005)
First edition, first printing, a Caldecott Honor picture book by the author of The Phantom Tollbooth.
THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW
(1929)
Signed early printing of the Newbery Award winner, set in fifteenth century Krakow and illustrated by native Polish artist Angela Pruszynska with. A Newbery Award Winner. This copy is signed by Eric Kelly.
THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY
(1996)
Signed first printing of this scarce Newbery Medal winner, the story of the intersecting lives of a quiz bowl team and their teacher.
A WRINKLE IN TIME
(1962)
First printing of the book that helped make science fiction stories for children mainstream, a beautiful copy.
THE FLEDGLING
(1980)
Inscribed first printing of this Newbery Honor book about a little girl who learns to fly with the help of a goose guide, with a charming original drawing of a goose by Jane Langton.
RABBIT HILL
1944
Winner of the 1945 Newberry Award, by the noted children's author and illustrator.
STRAWBERRY GIRL
(1945)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning portrait of life in rural Florida, touching on the hardships of the poor residents of a small town and the ongoing conflict between farmers and ranchers.
SWIMMY
(1963)
First edition of this Caldecott Honor book, the story of a little orphaned fish who demonstrates that there is power in numbers.
THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
1922
First US edition of the second Doctor Dolittle book, which finds our animal-conversant hero on a a number of ship-based adventures – winner of the second Newbery Medal ever presented.
BLACK AND WHITE
1990
First edition, first printing of this Caldecott award winning story.
ARROW TO THE SUN: A Pueblo Indian Tale
(1974)
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.
GOIN' SOMEPLACE SPECIAL
(2001)
Signed first printing of this story about growing up in the segregated US South and the importance of belonging, winner of the 2002 Coretta Scott King Award.
MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND
(1988)
Signed later printing of this story of a girl who wants to dance with the wind – winner of a 1989 Caldecott Honor and the 1989 Coretta Scott King Award.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
First printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser – with autograph note from Virginia Hamilton laid in.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
Inscribed early printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser.
AN AMERICAN PLAGUE
(2003)
First edition, first printing of this Newbery Honor book about the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793.
JACOB HAVE I LOVED
(1980)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, in the first issue jacket (without the award sticker), a coming of age tale set on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
JACOB HAVE I LOVED
(1980)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, warmly inscribed to fellow author Barbara Elleman.
THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY
(2006)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning story of childhood set in a tiny Texas town, following 10-year-old Lucky as she seeks a "higher power" after hearing the phrase while listening in to an AA meeting.
THE WINTER ROOM
(1989)
First edition, first printing of the 1990 Newbery Honor book, following two brothers on a Minnesota farm as they work and listen to their uncle's stories.
THE DARK-THIRTY: SOUTHERN TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
(1992)
Signed first printing of this collection of original spooky stories set in the American South, the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor.
DUKE ELLINGTON
(1998)
Signed first printing of this picture book biography of the King of Ragtime, the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor.
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND
(1995)
Signed first printing of this Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning adaptation of a West Indian folktale full of "romance, intrigue, and incomparable courage" (jacket), with rich illustrations by Brian Pinkney.
