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New York:: Dial Press,, (1977). Hardcover -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in illustrated yellow boards in a very good unmarked dust jacket (price-clipped). 2nd printing. Winner of the 1977 Caldecott Medal. Twenty-six African tribal traditions, celebrations, ceremonies and customs are introduced using the English alphabet with each letter represented by an… Read more about this item

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2005.. First edition -. Near fine in printed orange wrappers with illustrated cover bound in, publisher's material laid in. An uncommon advance issue. . Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) A "novel of family and redemption, as a mother struggles to save her eighteen-year-old daughter from the devastating consequences of mental illness… Read more about this item

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1995). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a fine dust jacket. . First printing. A book which begins by asking children, "Are you afraid of the dark?" and then goes on to describe all the wonderful things that can happen in the dark - from "falling stars to… Read more about this item

New York:: Scholastic,, (1995). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. A post-apocalyptic novel for older children and young adults by this award-winning writer (two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Awards, the first Michael L. Printz Award and more). "The Okalians have survived a meteor collision… Read more about this item

New York:: Scholastic,, (1965). Good overall.. 2nd printing. An account of Harriet Tubman's heroism in helping others escape slavery, written for children and illustrated by R.M. Powers. Slim oblong format, unpaginated. 

New York:: Dial Press,, (1995). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a near fine dust jacket (short tear at top of spine). First printing. A collaboration which "beautifully evokes a neglected facet of pre-World War II African American life. All day long, Delia hears the music of Charleston, South Carolina.Most musical of all… Read more about this item

Boston:: David R. Godine, Publisher, , (1986). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (spine slanted). First printing. A prose retelling of the ballad of John Henry the man who beat the machine, but lost his life doing so. Illustrated with full page soft black and white drawings by Peter J. Thornton. INSCRIBED… Read more about this item

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1955.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket - some toning to both the dj and the pages, original price of $2 on dj flap.. First printing. A short story set in the New Orleans country "simply and poetically told, of a young river boy who followed his music through… Read more about this item

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, (1988). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Walker's first book for children, beautifully illustrated in full color by Catherine Deeter. Unpaginated, oblong format.

Honesdale, PA:: WordSong / Highlights,, (2019). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A memoir in verse, interspersed with some short entries from her notebooks and focusing on her childhood, by this award-winning African American author and poet. Illustrated with photographs. 325 pp.

New York:: Atheneum,, (2005). Hardcover first edition -. Library stamps on rear endpaper, but otherwise near fine in a fine unmarked dust jacket. . First printing. A funny - and not-too-scary - story by Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia C. McKissack and storyteller Onawumi Jean Moss, with lively illustrations by Kyrsten Brooker. "When Precious is left home alone… Read more about this item

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (2004). Hardcover -. Library stamps on rear endpaper, but otherwise near fine in a fine unmarked dust jacket. . 2nd printing. The author's first children's book, one based on her own experiences and that of her family, set in 1964 in Alabama, where Jessie's African American family prepares to leave the South… Read more about this item

New York:: Seabury Press,, (1970). Hardcover -. Ex-library but with only a few markings, overall tight and clean in illustrated boards in a fine dustjacket. . Book club edition. A charming story which tells of a young East African boy's excitement about his first trip to the market. Illustrated by Tom Feelings with soft umber and old… Read more about this item

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1995). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A young African-American girl listens to her father as he tells her about his experiences as a soldier in Cuba during the 1898 Spanish-American war. The author comments that - in the tradition of tall tales the story is exaggerated… Read more about this item

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1985.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in sage green boards with a turquoise cloth spine, silver lettering, no dust jacket.. First printing. A collection of African American folktales, from animal tales Bruh (or Brer) Rabbit, to stories of the fantastic and supernatural. Includes a section of tales about running away from… Read more about this item

New York:: Harper Collins,, (2001). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The fourth young adult novel by this award-winning writer, a story about the power of love set in New York City. Both Thulani and Ysa are emotionally wounded. Ever since his mother suddenly returned to their Jamaican home to die four… Read more about this item

New York:: Harper Collins / Joanna Cottler,, (1998). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a fine dustjacket.. First printing. A wonderful collaboration between this award winning writer and award winning illustrator, based on Thomas's own family history as settlers in the great Oklahoma land rush of 1889 and 1893. Illustrated with soft… Read more about this item

New York:: Blue Sky / Scholastic,, (1998). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library but with only a few markings, some bleeding from the cloth spine, but overall tight and clean in a fine unmarked dust jacket. . First printing. A coming of age story, as two cousins -Cammy Coleman and Eloise Odie - still struggling with grief and… Read more about this item

New York:: Dutton Juvenile / Puffin Unicorn,, (1973). Hardcover -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards (as new), no dust jacket.. Later printing. A delightful book for young children by this award-winning poet - "In the middle of the city, two young friends set out to find Spring. Their search ends in a most unlikely but utterly convincing discovery."… Read more about this item

Champaign, IL:: Garrard Publishing Co.,, (1972). First edition -. Ex-library, in sturdy illustrated binding, no dj as issued.. First edition. A biography of the noted African American photographer, author and film maker Gordon Parks written for young readers. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Russell Hoover. A title in the Americans All series. Index. 96 pp.… Read more about this item