THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: American Black Folktales
(1985)
Signed first edition of the Coretta Scott King Award winner, inscribed by Hamilton on the half title.
American
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FLOTSAM
(2006)
Signed first printing of the Caldecott award-winner, a wordless picture book in which a little boy discovers the treasures washed up by the ocean.
MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH
1971
First printing of the Newbery Award Winner that mixes science fiction with fantasy, in which lab rats gain incredible abilities.
Original art from THE GOLDEN BASKET
[No later than 1936]
Original watercolor used in the Newbery Honor book, published in 1936 by Viking, with the first appearance of the famous Madeline.
CHANTICLEER AND THE FOX
(1958)
Signed first printing of Cooney's adaptation of Chaucer, a modern take on the Middle Ages fable and Caldecott Award Winner.
THE CAT WHO WENT TO HEAVEN
1930
First printing of the winner of the 1931 Newbery Medal winner, an example of Lynd Ward's more delicate brush illustrations.
SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
(1969)
First printing of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book called "a born classic" (Bader), quite hard to find in the first edition.
TUESDAY
(1991)
First printing of Wiesner's first book to win the Caldecott Medal, featuring virtually no words but many hovering frogs.
JUMANJI
1981
First printing of Van Allsburg's most chaotic book, and winner of the Caldecott Medal.
THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI
1979
First printing of Van Allsburg's first book, a fine copy.
RAPUNZEL
(1997)
First printing of the Caldecott Award winner, featuring magnificent color illustrations by Zelinsky. Caldecott award winner.
MY FRIEND RABBIT
(2002)
First printing of the 2003 winner of the Caldecott, with no medal on the original dust jacket.
THE BIG SNOW
1948
Inscribed second printing of the first edition of this Caldecott Award winner – with an original watercolor and inscribed to Marian Young, a prominent librarian and member of the Caldecott Award selection committee.
THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
(1986)
First printing of the Moser-illustrated edition of this Newbery Award Winner, first published in 1958.
SWEET WHISPERS, BROTHER RUSH
(1982)
First printing of the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King award-winner, with jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon.
LILY'S CROSSING
(1997)
Inscribed third printing of this Newbery Honor book.
SECTOR 7
(1999)
First printing of this Caldecott Honor book, a wordless picture book in which a cloud takes a boy on a magical trip to Sector 7, where he learns how clouds are shaped and channeled.
MINN OF THE MISSISSIPPI
1951
First printing of the Newbery Honor book about a turtle's travels from the headwater of the Mississippi River to the Gulf, part of Holling's acclaimed series of geo-historical books.
AN AMERICAN PLAGUE
(2003)
First edition, first printing of this Newbery Honor book about the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793.
THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS
(2003)
First printing of the Caldecott award winner, about French aerialist Philippe Petit's tightrope walk across the two towers of the former World Trade Center in New York City.
THE THREE PIGS
(2001)
First printing of the Caldecott award-winner, Wiesner's interpretation of the classic story with gorgeous color illustrations.
GOLEM
1996
First printing of Wisniewski's Caldecott award-winning interpretation of the classic Jewish legend – because it was not anticipated that it would win the award, the book did not have a large first printing.
OUTSIDE OVER THERE
(1981)
First UK edition, published the same year as the first US, of the Caldecott Honor Award winner.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
(1952)
Inscribed copy of the modern children's classic, an exploration of innocence and change, death and courage.
SHOW WAY
[2005]
First printing of the gorgeous Newbery Honor picture book, begun as a way to connect her daughter to the stories of her great-grandmother.
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