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Scarce first printing of the book that won the Dillons their first Caldecott award – and the first of two that would make them the only illustrators to be awarded the Caldecott in consecutive years.
Scarce first printing of the book that won the Dillons their first Caldecott award – and the first of two that would make them the only illustrators to be awarded the Caldecott in consecutive years.
First printing of the Caldecott Honor book.
Signed first edition, first printing of this Caldecott Honor book by the author, illustrator, theatre designer, and veteran cover artist for THE NEW YORKER.
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.
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.
Signed first printing of the story of how clever Hershel outwits a band of goblins that have set up camp in a synagogue, the recipient of a 1990 Caldecott Honor.
Signed first printing of this collection of 12 poems by John Updike, one for each month of the year, with charming illustrations for each – winner of a 2000 Caldecott Honor.
First edition, first printing, a Caldecott Honor picture book by the author of The Phantom Tollbooth.
Signed first printing of this tale of the larger-than-life US American hero, with lush illustrations by Jerry Pinkney – the 1995 Caldecott Medal winner.
First edition of this Caldecott Honor book, the story of a little orphaned fish who demonstrates that there is power in numbers.
Inscribed third printing of the Caldecott winner, this copy inscribed by white author and filmmaker McDermott to Marian Young, a prominent librarian and member of the Caldecott Award Selection Committee.
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.
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.
First printing of the 2003 winner of the Caldecott, with no medal on the original dust jacket.
First printing of this magical folktale about the beauty to be found inside, winner of the 1989 Coretta Scott King Award and a 1990 Caldecott Honor.
Privately printed limited edition of the Caldecott Honor Christmas story, printed on fine paper with attractive typography and gorgeous illustrations by Seredy.
First printing of this hilarious story about a clever but lazy young man who wants to marry the daughter of a rich merchant, and his even cleverer mother – winner of a 1989 Caldecott Honor.
Inscribed first printing of the dreamland bedtime adventure, with a sketch by Sendak of the protagonist Mickey dated in the year of publication.
First UK edition, published the same year as the first US, of the Caldecott Honor Award winner.
First trade printing of this award-winning Sendak gem – uncommonly attractive.
Signed first printing of this dreamlike Caldecott Honor-winning tale of baby kidnapping and a sisterly rescue – one of the inspirations for Jim Henson's LABYRINTH.
First edition, first printing of this early Seuss tale of sticky precipitation and the importance of saying you're sorry – winner of a 1950 Caldecott Honor.
First printing of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book called "a born classic" (Bader), quite hard to find in the first edition.
First printing of Van Allsburg's first book, a fine copy.
First printing of Van Allsburg's first book, with two tipped-in bookplates inscribed by him – the story of a boy's search for his dog in a mysterious and eerie garden.