DEAR MR. HENSHAW
First printing of this charming epistolary novel that illuminates the struggles of growing up, through letters between young Leigh Botts and his favorite author.
First printing of this charming epistolary novel that illuminates the struggles of growing up, through letters between young Leigh Botts and his favorite author.
Inscribed first printing of this easy reader autobiography of the award-winning children's book creator — which itself was a Newbery Honor.
First printing of "one of the first children's books to feature South American folktales from indigenous peoples" (Library of Congress) — inscribed by multiple-Pulitzer-winner Carl Sandburg, to whom the book is dedicated.
Inscribed third printing of this Newbery Honor book.
First printing of one of the most beloved horse stories ever told, winner of a 1948 Newbery Honor — an exceptionally beautiful copy.
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.
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.
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.
First printing of this fantasy novel with a dragon-slaying, sword-wielding, no-nonsense young woman protagonist, a Newbery Medal winner in sharp condition.
First edition, first printing of this Newbery Honor book about the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793.
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.
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, warmly inscribed to fellow author Barbara Elleman.
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.
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.
First printing of this account of the famed naturalist, with 12 beautiful color plates reproduced from his famed elephant folio BIRDS OF AMERICA — a 1937 Newbery Honor book.
First printing of this early Newbery Medal-winning story of life in 1890's New York, following young Lucinda as she explores the city and deals with growing up and loss.
First printing of the Moser-illustrated edition of this Newbery Award Winner, first published in 1958.
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning tale of time travel, mystery, and friendship in 1970s New York.
First printing of the second ever Newbery Medal-winning book by a Black author, the story of the Mississippi-based Logan family during the Depression.
Inscribed copy of the modern children's classic, an exploration of innocence and change, death and courage.