Signed first printing of this new adaptation of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story about the beauty of being yourself, with delightful illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney – winner of a 2000 Caldecott Honor.
First printing of the first book by a Black author to win the Newbery Medal.
First printing of the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King award-winner, with jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon.
First printing of the second Jahdu book of Harlem-based mythologies – this copy inscribed by Hamilton to Elizabeth Shub, one of the editors with whom Hamilton was working on M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT which would go on to win the Newbery Medal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Signed first printing of this folktale of South Carolina featuring help from a mermaid, winner of the Coretta Scott King award.
Signed first printing of this "touching, heartfelt portrayal" (jacket) of Harriet Tubman's childhood, and how what she learned as a little girl helped her as a hero of the Underground Railroad – winner of the 1997 Coretta Scott King Award.
First printing of the gorgeous Newbery Honor picture book, begun as a way to connect her daughter to the stories of her great-grandmother.
