Children's Lit from Ghost River Books
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Rotten Island
by William Steg
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- 1984
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Toronto, ON, Canada: Groundwood Books, 1984, 1984. HC and DJ. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4. ISBN:0-88899-029-4. Believe to be the Revised Edition of "The Bad Island: New York", a Windmill book, first published in 1969. William Steig (born 1907) is best know perhaps , as a witty, somewhat satirical cartoonist; often appearing in the New Yorker. He did however, write… Read more about this item Item Price
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Best in Children's Books Vol. 31
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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1960 HC and DJ. 5 3/4 x 8 5/8. 160 pp. A wonderful copy of vol. 31. Includes a series of charming poems by Dorothy Aldis, illustrated with 16 drawings by Maurice Sendak. This volume also with titles that i nclude: Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the Far West; Tatttercoats; Singh Rajah and the cunning Little… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wonderful World of Disney The Sky's the Limit
by Vic Crume, Illustrated by Joseph Guaring
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- 1975
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- 9780515038040
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N. Y.: Pyramid Books, 1975, 1975. Paperback. 7 x 4 1/4. ISBN:0-515-03804-0. 128 pp. From the Walt Disney Productions film bsed on the story by Larry Lenville. Both the cover illus depicting a young boy looking up at a 1920s biplane, a nd the text, have a Walt Disney copyright. This is the story of a boy who is determined… Read more about this item Item Price
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Favorite Two-Minute Stories (Golden Two-Minute Stories Ser.)
by Szekeres, Cyndy
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- 1990
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- 9780307121875
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Golden Books Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1990, 1990. Hard Cover. 11 x 8 1/4. ISBN:0-307-12187-9. Subtitled: Eight Stories Featuring Lovable Fuzzy Friends. This is a large format Golden Book for children. Cyndy Szekeres has written and illustrated eight charming two-minute stories. A good length for bedtime and featuring such memorable characters as, Sammy the Fox; Thumpity, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Best in Children's Books #40
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Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1960 HC and DJ. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. #40 in this series contains "With Dorothy in Oz", by L. Frank Baum; "Roger and the Fox" by Lavinia R. Davis; "Mr Murdle's Large Heart" By Margery Williams Bianco; "Master of all Masters" by Joseph Jacobs; "The Wishes" retold by Sara Cone Bryant; "The Fountain of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Best in Children's Books 16
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Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1958 Hard Cover. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. 158 pp. Includes: The Peterkin Family by Lucretia P. Hale; Thumbelina illustrated by Roberta Macdonald; Johnny Penquin illustrated by Seong Moy; The Twelve Days of Christmas illustrated by leonard Weisgard. Small bumps to corners and top and bottom of spine. Clean and bright. No former owner's name.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Book of Horses and Their Pictures
by Eleanor F. Pease, Illustrated by James L. Cannon
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- 1949
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Chicago: Albert Whitman and Company, 1949, 1949. Hard Cover. Presumed First. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4. Pale blue gray cloth binding on boards with lovely past-on illustration of "The Palamino" and "the Arabian", lettering is black. The two horses are depicted standing at a Spanish-looking water trough. Landscapte appears to be southern California. This is an ex-library copy with 5… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Three Brothers
by Mollie Clarke, Illustrated by William Stobbs
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- 1967
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Chicago, New York: Follett Publishing Co. 1967, 1967. HC and DJ. 7 1/4 8 3/4. 32 pp. This is an old Serbian Folk Tale retold by Mollie Clarke. With classic folk tale motifs: 3 brothers, old woman, wishes, a Tsar's beautiful daughter, 1 brother (the young est0 who is wisest and most generous, a pear tree. Beautifully told, and with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Best in Children's Books Vol. 26
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- 1959
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1959, 1959. HC and DJ. 5 3/4 x 8 5/8. 160 pp. A marvelous volume containing Henry Huggins and Ribs by Beverly Cleary, illust by Richard Scarry, Georgie (the ghost) byRobert Bright; A Horse for a Prince retold by james Baldwin and beautifully illust by Don Freeman; Unc' Billy Possum by ThorntonBurgess, superb illust. by Fedor Rojankovsky.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Our Davie Pepper
by Margaret Sidney
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N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 HC and DJ. 7 1/2 x 5. 311 pp. One of the famous Five Little Peppers Stories that have delighted children through the ages. Our copy has a 1/2" chip from front top, a 1/2" tear with creases at bottom f ront corner and a little other edgewear but looks very nice in its new… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nikki
by Virginia Graham, Illustrated by Gillian Bunbury
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1956 Hard Cover. 8 3/8 x 6 1/4. 30 pp. A delightful children's book about a little bear born in Russia - an adventurous little fellow, he wants to see the world. After his first flight (on eagle-back), he has great adventures. Displaying great courage, he rescues a man from a wolf. and for this bravery… Read more about this item Item Price
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Best in Children's Books #23
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- 1959
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Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1959, 1959. HC and DJ. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2. 166 pp. This volume contains: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; Tom, the Piper's Son; Kintu; Philadelphia: Cradle of Liberty; Mike Fink, An American Tall Tale; Kiki Goes to Cam p, Weapons in Nature; Factory Kitten; The Fairy and the Doll; Let's Visit Ecuador. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Who's in the Sea
by Charles Reasoner
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- 1995
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- 9781551680071
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Fenn Publishing Co. Ltd, 1995, 1995. Pictorial Cover. 7 x 7. ISBN:1-55168-007-6. A delightful Sliding Surprise Book, a board book with moveable parts. Each page asks a question about a creature that lives in the sea. Children can guess, and then by sliding designated parts of the page, the answer is revealed. All parts work perfectly. A very sturdy book,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Little Robinson Crusoe of Paris
by Eugenie Foa, Illustrated by Marion Mildred Oldham
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- 1925
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J.B. Lippincott Company, 1925. Hard Cover. Unknown. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4. 160 pp.Told from the French by Julia Olcott. With a splendid introduction by Clara Whitehill Hunt. First published in 1840, Little Robinson Crusoe of Paris, is the story of two waifs of Paris - a boy and a dog. Eugenie Foa was a prolific nineteenth century writer of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Best in Children's Books #41
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N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1961 HC and DJ. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. 159 pp. #41 in the series featuring stories by Johanna Spyri (Heidi Goes to the Psture); Lewis Carroll (The Walrus and the Carpenter); Rudyard Kipling (How the Camel Got His Hump); Don Freeman (Mop Top); Hans Christian Andersen (What the Good Man Does.)a retelling of Robin Hood by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Afternoon of the Elves
by Janet Taylor Lisle
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- 1991
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- 9780590439442
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N. Y.: Scholastic Book Services, 1991, 1991. Unknown. 7 1/2 x 5 1/5. ISBN:0-590-43944-8. 122 pp . This is an Apple Paperback and a Newberry Honor book. Grades 3-5. A remarkable book written with great skill and empathy about 2 young girls and th e tiny, delicate village built of sticks and leaves they discover in Sar-Kate's junky, overgrown yard.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tim Thomson's Trial
by George Weatherly
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- 1896
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London: Cassell, 1896. Hard Cover. 5 x 7 3/8. 160 pp. Subtitled: "All is Not Gold that Glitters." An 1896 morality tale for children. The central character, a young boy-Tim Thomson-"a cripple, and moved about only with grea t difficulty by means of a pair of crutches." Tim is unjustly accused of theft. Lessons are implied through the story: friendship,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cyndy Szekeres' Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes
by Szekeres, Cyndy
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- 1992
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Cambridge, ON, Canada: Golden Books Publishing (Canada), Incorporated, 1992, 1992. Hard Cover. 11 x 8 1/4. ISBN:0-307-12347-2. 22 pages. This is a Big Golden Book with the outstanding illustrations by Cyndy Szekeres. A pale yellow picutre board cover with Mother Goose, dressed in st raw bonnet, a patched pink cape, blue flowered blouse and calico skirt. Sweet little mice peek… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Red Wolf
by Aunt Lucille, Illustrated by Hunnike
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Mulder Soft Cover. 7 x 7 1/2. Printed in the Netherlands. #227 H. One of a Series. This slender children's book is marvelously illustrated by Hunnike in full page colour, and with small, detailed b/w sketche s. Cover depicts an old woodcutter, Father Huddle, axe in hand, fleeing from the forest. charming alpine village in distance. This is a morality… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Adventures of Chuck E. Beaver and Friends: First Day of School
by Kiki, Illustrated by Robert Elliott
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- 9782892272048
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Unknown, USA: Montbec Inc, 1988 Hard Cover. Unknown. 9 1/2 x 6 4/5. ISBN:2-89227-204-3. 46 pp. Glazed picture-boards covers in absolute mint cond. Orange-red background with inset square illust. of Chuck E. Beaver and his friends in the school bus approaching Little Forest School. This is the story of Chuck's first day of school. He is worried and a bit… Read more about this item Item Price
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