E. HUMPERDINCK'S HANSEL AND GRETEL
First edition of this scarce and striking interpretation of the opera from the noted Japanese artist.
First edition of this scarce and striking interpretation of the opera from the noted Japanese artist.
First Heritage Club edition of this large and colorful collection of classic nursery rhymes — one of the great American editions of Mother Goose, in the scarce original slipcase.
First US editions of three philosophical children's books by Umberto Eco, each signed by him.
Uncommon first US edition of this Swiss "old verse with new pictures," a chain folktale with a variant known to English speakers as The Old Woman and her Pig.
Signed second printing of this collaboration between the eminent folklorist and the beloved children's artist, signed by Wells and with a signed bookplate from Opie laid in.
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor Book, a sort of inverse Thumbelina, the story of a giant girl who saves her Tennessee town from a ferocious bear named Thundering Tarnation, signed by both Zelinsky and Isaacs.
Signed early printing of Young's only Caldecott Medal winner, a richly illustrated adaptation of a Chinese fairy tale similar to Little Red Riding Hood.
First printing of this retelling of an Inuit legend of a young shaman who sets out to find a missing caribou herd, illustrated in a style reminiscent of the Dillons.
First US edition of this retelling of the Australian Aboriginal tale of the mystical protector of the flying foxes.
First printing of this adaptation of the Yuit folktale of a brave hare who is able to bring an end to winter even when his more fearsome fellow animals cannot.
First printing of this retelling of an Iriquois creation story, with luminous illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker.
First US edition of these retold Canadian fairy tales with French and English origins, beautifully illustrated by Canadian artist Gál.
Signed first printing of this delightfully chaotic counting book based on the beloved nursery rhyme (with the notable addition of baby velociraptors), with original drawing of a dog and inscribed postcard.
First edition of this compilation of old English children's rhymes about cats, chosen by Lenore Blegvad and charmingly illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
Signed reissue of this classic tale from the Brothers Grimm, with striking illustrations by Susan Jeffers.
First printing of this particularly chaotic version of the compounding rhyme, with hilarious illustrations by Steven Kellogg.
Scarce first edition of these traditional Chinese children's poems, rendered in English by Wyndham with pictures by the multiple award-winning Young.
Signed early printing of this retelling of the beloved alarmist tale, this version featuring Foxy Loxy engaging in stolen valor – with original drawing of Chicken Little.
Delightful large-format edition of this collection of classic nursery rhymes, with vibrant color wrapper.
Signed first printing of this retelling of the classic nursery rhyme, positing that the wall from which Humpty fell was not such a benign construction.
Signed first printing of this Southwestern take on Baba Yaga, the story of a sheep-stealing evil witch with strings of chiles for hair and a hut on roadrunners' legs.
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor book retelling of the classic story of gold-spinning and name-guessing, illustrated in striking Renaissance style.
First edition of this eerie illustrated retelling of Scottish folklore regarding the dark deeds of egg-stealing witches out to persecute honest sailors.
First US edition of Mayer's retelling of the Norse myth, adapted from the Prose Edda and beautifully illustrated by Laszlo Gal.
Exceptionally beautiful signed first edition of Helprin's novella, adapted from the plot of the Tchaikovsky ballet.