THE HAPPY LION
Sixth printing (stated) of the original edition of this classic children's tale, featuring a French lion who goes into town to visit his friends.
Sixth printing (stated) of the original edition of this classic children's tale, featuring a French lion who goes into town to visit his friends.
Early English language edition of this charming picture book from the famous Swedish author, following the making of a young boy's woolen suit, starting with the shearing of a sheep.
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.
Delightful and bizarre anthology of stories presented in broadsides in a comic-like format, including a cameo by STRUWWELPETER.
Doubly signed first printing of this illustrated retelling of the 1938 Czech opera, performed in the Terezin concentration camp by its original cast of orphaned Jewish children imprisoned there alongside composer Hans Krása.
First edition of the first children's book of the Peregrin Press, with Seidmann-Freud's modern, stylized images hand-colored in pochoir.
First printing of a pivotal book in Rojankovsky's career, his first in English, and the first book published by the Domino Press, founded in Paris by American expats Esther Averill and Lila Stanley.
Darling Czech children's book, with vibrant chromolithographs of well-to-do children engaging in various activities including going to the zoo, going sailing, and buying new toys.
Delightful early 20th-century German shape book following a little artist with a pet crow.
First edition of this collection of charming Italian stories about animals, with vivid illustrations.
First printing of this colorful French book about the diverse denizens of the circus, from silly clowns to animals trained to act like people.
Signed limited first edition of Sendak's extraordinary interpretation of Grimm's fairy tales, with the full extra suite of illustrations printed exclusively to accompany this edition.
First printing of this unusual and hilariously chaotic story of a young French boy's adventures in his Citroënette motorized toy car, including joining the circus, entering a race, and fleeing from the police.
Beautifully illustrated Volland title about a boy and his mouse friend in Czechoslovakia, with an added French toy-maker tale.
First edition of this delightful German color-learning board book, guided by an articulated paper doll — a rare survival.
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor book, a moving autobiographical account of a boy in Communist Prague who couldn't help but to draw – with original drawing.
First US edition of this collection of Baltic myths and folklore, with dreamlike illustrations by Peter Sis.
Signed first printing of this Scottish-Norwegian fairytale, thematically similar to CINDERELLA – with charming illustrations by Anita Lobel.
First printing of this darling German children's book, detailing the seasonal activities of the people who live in and around a wonderful house, illustrated with an unmistakably midcentury tone.
Reprint of this charmingly-illustrated Swedish story of various garden and plant fairies.
Reprint of this charmingly-illustrated Swedish tale of a birthday that goes only slightly awry, featuring Elsa Beskow's most well-known characters.
First printing in English of this attractive story of a birthday that goes only slightly awry, part of Harper & Brothers's "Picture Books from Other Lands" series.
Third printing of this charming Dutch bedtime story about the busy lives of little star fairies, with lovely deep blue celestial endpapers.
First edition of this reimagining of a traditional Austrian folktale, with striking illustrations.