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The Adventures of Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Roberto InnocentiISBN 0394821106 (0-394-82110-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Adventures of Pinocchioby Stephanie Spinner, Carlo Collodi, Diane GoodeISBN 0394959108 (0-394-95910-8)
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Big Tiger and Christianby Fritz MuhlenwegISBN 0394909461 (0-394-90946-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Biggest Bearby Lynd Kendall WardISBN 0395150248 (0-395-15024-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Biggest Bear'Book summary:Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors. Trade Paperback ; 88 pages. Publication Date: 03/15/1973. Trim Size: 7.56 x 10.50 . Carton Quantity: 50. Age Range: 5-8 Years. Grade Range: Grades K-3. Awards: 1953 - Caldecott Medal Book. [via]
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Black Beautyby Anna Sewell, Eleanor G. Vance, Susan Jeffers, Antigone, Inc. StaffISBN 0394865758 (0-394-86575-8)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditchby Jean Lee Latham, John O'Hara CosgraveISBN 0395137136 (0-395-13713-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Carry On, Mr. Bowditch'Book summary:The story of a boy who had the persistence to master navigation in the days when men sailed by "log, lead, and lookout," and who authored The American Practical Navigator, "the sailor's Bible." [via]
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Castleby David MacaulayISBN 0395329205 (0-395-32920-5)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle'Book summary:Imagine yourself in 13th-century England. King Edward I has just named the fictitious Kevin le Strange to be the Lord of Aberwyvern--"a rich but rebellious area of Northwest Wales." Lord Kevin's first task is to oversee the construction of a strategically placed castle and town in order to assure that England can "dominate the Welsh once and for all." And a story is born! In the Caldecott Honor Book Castle, David Macaulay--author, illustrator, former architect and teacher--sets his sights on the creation and destiny of Lord Kevin's magnificent castle perched on a bluff overlooking the sea. Brick by brick, tool by tool, worker by worker, we witness the methodical construction of a castle through exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Children who love to know how things work especially appreciate Macaulay's passion for process and engineering. Moats, arrow loops, plumbing, dungeons, and weaponry are all explained in satisfying detail. This talented author also has a keen sense of irony and tragedy, which is played out in the intricacies of the human story: a castle can be built as a fortress, but ultimately it becomes obsolete when humans discover that cooperation works best. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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A Charlie Brown Christmas: A Book-and-Tree Kitby Charles M. SchulzISBN 0394934547 (0-394-93454-7)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas: A Book-and-Tree Kit'Book summary:Just like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Valentine, this illustrated read-along seeks to re-create the popular Peanuts TV show of the same name. This edition also includes a four-song sampler CD from jazz-great Vince Guaraldi's brilliant soundtrack.
With illustrator Paige Braddock aping Charles Schulz's style, A Charlie Brown Christmas retells the Emmy Award-winning program blow-by-blow (with a few omissions), from the ice-skating opening scene to preparations for the school pageant to Charlie Brown's ill-fated Christmas tree rescue. Braddock almost perfectly mimics the show's cast and backdrops, but just as no one could be fooled by even expert impersonation of a loved one, Peanuts fans might find the niggling differences distracting (whether it's Schroeder's too-wavy hair or Pig Pen's just-too-small head).
A "novelization" like this probably can't ever hope to completely recapture the charm of the original, even if it had used Schulz's original art. Although the dialogue has been faithfully reproduced, much of the story's subtle appeal and cultural subtext gets lost in the book's simplified exposition--which is too bad, given that these are precisely the qualities which have made the show (and Schulz's timeless strip) so durable and well-loved in the first place. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes [via]
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A Child's Garden of Versesby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0394837398 (0-394-83739-8)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Complete Poetry and Selected Proseby Walt WhitmanISBN 0395051320 (0-395-05132-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Curious Georgeby Hans Augusto ReyISBN 039515023X (0-395-15023-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Curious George'Book summary:Published by Houghton-Mifflin, 1969, this First THUS children's hardcover measures 10 1/4" by 8 1/2", with 56 pp. The original "monkey business" of George, the cute little monkey that always makes a mistake. [via]
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Danny the Champion of the Worldby Roald Dahl, Jill BennettISBN 0394831039 (0-394-83103-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Danny the Champion of the World'Book summary:"My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had." Danny feels very lucky. He adores his life with his father, living in a gypsy caravan, listening to his stories, tending their gas station, puttering around the workshop, and occasionally taking off to fly home-built gas balloons and kites. His father has raised him on his own, ever since Danny's mother died when he was four months old. Life is peaceful and wonderful... until he turns 9 and discovers his father's one vice. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world. Danny is right up to Roald Dahl's impishly brilliant standards. An intense and beautiful father-son relationship is balanced with sublegal high jinks that will have even the most rigid law-abider rooting them on. Dahl's inimitable way with words leaves the reader simultaneously satisfied and itching for more. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Dogsbodyby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0394820312 (0-394-82031-2)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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Dr. Seuss's ABCby SeussISBN 0394897846 (0-394-89784-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Favorite Tales of Monsters and Trollsby George Jonsen, John O'BrienISBN 0394834771 (0-394-83477-1)
Hardcover, Random House
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Fellowship of the Ringby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0395272238 (0-395-27223-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fellowship of the Ring'Book summary:Part one of The Lord of the Rings, now featuring film art on the cover. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in THE HOBBIT. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.[via]More editions of Fellowship of the Ring:
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Frederickby Leo LionniISBN 0394826140 (0-394-82614-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frederick'Book summary:Frederick the poet mouse stores up something special for the long cold winter. [via]
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George's Marvelous Medicineby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0394846001 (0-394-84600-1)
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Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumbby Al PerkinsISBN 0394810767 (0-394-81076-7)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Happy Birthday to You!by SeussISBN 0394800761 (0-394-80076-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Hello Kitty Sleeps overby Robin Harris, J. M. L. GrayISBN 0394851544 (0-394-85154-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Hello Kitty's Bedtime Searchby Sarah Bright, Scott SullivanISBN 0394853970 (0-394-85397-0)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Hello Kitty's Paper Kissby Sarah Bright, Bruce McGowinISBN 0394853989 (0-394-85398-9)
Hardcover, Random House
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Horton Hears a Who Party Editionby SeussISBN 0394800788 (0-394-80078-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Horton Hears a Who Party Edition'Book summary:Surely among the most lovable of all Dr. Seuss creations, Horton the Elephant represents kindness, trustworthiness, and perseverance--all wrapped up, thank goodness, in a comical and even absurd package. Horton hears a cry for help from a speck of dust, and spends much of the book trying to protect the infinitesimal creatures who live on it from the derision and trickery of other animals, who think their elephant friend has gone quite nutty. But worse is in store: an eagle carries away the clover in which Horton has placed the life-bearing speck, and "let that small clover drop somewhere inside / of a great patch of clovers a hundred miles wide!" Horton wins in the end, after persuading the "Who's" to make as much noise as possible and prove their existence. This classic is not only fun, but a great way to introduce thoughtful children to essentially philosophical questions. How, after all, are we so sure there aren't invisible civilizations floating by on every mote? (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr [via]
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How the Grinch Stole Christmasby SeussISBN 0394800796 (0-394-80079-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'Book summary:"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! / Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason." Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.
Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small. This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos. (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
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Isle of the Shapeshiftersby Otto CoontzISBN 0395345529 (0-395-34552-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brownby Charles M. SchulzISBN 0394844602 (0-394-84460-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Jorge El Curioso / Curious Georgeby H.A. ReyISBN 0395249090 (0-395-24909-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The King of the Hummingbirds, and Other Talesby John Gardner, Michael SpornISBN 0394833198 (0-394-83319-8)
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The Loraxby SeussISBN 0394823370 (0-394-82337-0)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lorax'Book summary:When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In The Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more--a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to heed.
The now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this enterprising villain chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. ("It's a shirt. It's a sock. It's a glove. It's a hat.") As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax (who speaks for the trees "for the trees have no tongues") repeatedly warns the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught. Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched earth (by the seat of his own furry pants), leaving only a rock engraved "UNLESS." Thus, with his own colorful version of a compelling morality play, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! Our fate now rests in the hands of a caring child, who becomes our last chance for a clean, green future. (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
Lord Jimby Joseph ConradISBN 0395051215 (0-395-05121-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Lyle Finds His Motherby Bernard WaberISBN 0395273986 (0-395-27398-6)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lyle Finds His Mother'Book summary:Lyle leaves his happy home with the Primms on East 88th Street to search for his mother, at the urging of his former employer, Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen.[via]More editions of Lyle Finds His Mother:
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodileby Bernard WaberISBN 0395137209 (0-395-13720-9)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'Book summary:Lyle the crocodile lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. He likes it there, and his hosts, the Primms, like having him around--he helps young Joshua with his homework, jumps-rope with the neighborhood kids, and browses through antique shops with Mrs. Primm. Much to the affable reptile's dismay, however, he makes his neighbor's cat Loretta crazy, which in turn makes Mr. Grumps, Loretta's owner, even crazier. One day, Mrs. Primm and Lyle are shopping, when Lyle--through no real fault of his own--ends up infuriating department-store bigwig Mr. Grumps who turns red and blue and purple with rage. This unfortunate eruption lands the rollicking reptile in the Central Park zoo where Lyle fights back his crocodile tears. In an elaborate sequence of events, Lyle finds himself back with the Primms on East 88th Street, a neighborhood hero, and, startlingly, even a friend of the mistrustful cat Loretta. Bernard Waber--creator of The House on East 88th Street--charms young readers again with this endearing, whimsical 1965 classic, perfectly complemented by his simple, sketchy, comical illustrations. (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovelby Virginia Lee BurtonISBN 0395259398 (0-395-25939-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Miss Nelson Has a Field Dayby James Marshall, Harry AllardISBN 0395366909 (0-395-36690-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Miss Nelson Has a Field Day'Book summary:The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and help them to win at least one game.[via]More editions of Miss Nelson Has a Field Day:
Miss Nelson Is Backby Harry Allard, James MarshallISBN 0395329566 (0-395-32956-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Mom, the Wolfman and Meby Norma KleinISBN 0394824709 (0-394-82470-9)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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More About Paddingtonby Michael Bond, Peggy FortnumISBN 0395066409 (0-395-06640-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement Clarke Moore, Douglas W. GorslineISBN 0394830199 (0-394-83019-9)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:Whose tiny faces are peeking out from Santa's golden sleigh? Yikes! It's two of Santa's elves who are Christmas Eve stowaways. Beloved illustrator Jan Brett's version of The Night Before Christmas lets these two mischievous elves add their rambunctious spirit to this familiar 1823 rhyming story. Here, Santa and his reindeer land on the snowy roof of a Victorian mansion in New England. While Santa delivers the toys inside, the elves and the reindeer frolic around the lawn, as a pig (earmarked for a girl named Jan) and a few alphabet blocks spill out of sacks into the snow. Santa swiftly reins in the mischief-makers and "away they all flew like the down on a thistle." Brett's richly illustrated borders are lavishly decorated with antique toys, ornaments, and sweet treats, all surrounded with twisting golden ribbons. They also give us a window on the mansion's inhabitants, including the children watching Santa's departure in awe. A sugarplum of a Christmas story, just right for a reading before "a long winter's nap." (Click to see a sample spread. Illustrations ©1998 by Jan Brett. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers.) (Ages 3 to 6) --Marcie Bovetz [via]
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Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0394885279 (0-394-88527-9)
Hardcover, Happy House Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0394926986 (0-394-92698-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0394830199 (0-394-83019-9)
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- The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0394826981 (0-394-82698-1)
The Night Before Christmasby Clement C. Moore, Anita LobelISBN 0394868633 (0-394-86863-3)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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Nobody Cares About Me!by Jim Henson, Sarah Roberts, Joseph Mathieu, Children's Television WorkshopISBN 0394851773 (0-394-85177-3)
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Norma Jean, Jumping Beanby Joanna Cole, Lynn MunsingerISBN 0394886682 (0-394-88668-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Norma Jean, Jumping Bean'Book summary:Illus. in full color. "Kangaroo child Norma Jean loves to jump. The problem is that her jumping gets out of hand, causing accidents and some ruffled feelings among her friends, and Norma stops her jumping entirely. But when the school's field-day games come up, Norma Jean is coaxed back into action long enough to win ribbons. Light, popular fare for beginning readers."--Booklist. [via]
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fishby SeussISBN 0394892240 (0-394-89224-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish'Book summary:"Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?" Such are the profound, philosophical queries posed in this well-loved classic by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel. While many rhymes in this couplet collection resemble sphinx-worthy riddles, Seuss's intention is clear: teach children to read in a way that is both entertaining and educational. It matters little that each wonderful vignette has nothing to do with the one that follows. (We move seamlessly from a one-humped Wump and Mister Gump to yellow pets called the Zeds with one hair upon their heads.) Children today will be as entranced by these ridiculous rhymes as they have been since the book's original publication in 1960--so amused and enchanted, in fact, they may not even notice they are learning to read! (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
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- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: ISBN 0394800133 (0-394-80013-3)
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Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: ISBN 0394892240 (0-394-89224-0)
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Oscar's Rotten Birthdayby Jim Henson, Dan Elliott, Children's Television Workshop, Normand ChartierISBN 0394848489 (0-394-84848-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Television Workshop
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Pagooby Holling C. HollingISBN 0395068266 (0-395-06826-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Painted Birdby Jerzy KosinskiISBN 0395242916 (0-395-24291-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Painted Bird'Book summary:Many writers have portrayed the cruelty people inflict upon each other in the name of war or ideology or garden-variety hate, but few books will surpass Kosinski's first novel, The Painted Bird, for the sheer creepiness in its savagery. The story follows an abandoned young boy who wanders alone through the frozen bogs and broken towns of Eastern Europe during and after World War II, trying to survive. His experiences and actions occur at and beyond the limits of what might be called humanity, but Kosinski never averts his eyes, nor allows us to. [via]
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The Polar Expressby Chris Van AllsburgISBN 0395389496 (0-395-38949-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Polar Express'Book summary:One couldn't select a more delightful and exciting premise for a children's book than the tale of a young boy lying awake on Christmas Eve only to have Santa Claus sweep by and take him on a trip with other children to the North Pole. And one couldn't ask for a more talented artist and writer to tell the story than Chris Van Allsburg. Allsburg, a sculptor who entered the genre nonchalantly when he created a children's book as a diversion from his sculpting, won the 1986 Caldecott Medal for this book, one of several award winners he's produced. The Polar Express rings with vitality and wonder. [via]
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Pride and Prejudiceby Mark Schorer, Jane AustenISBN 0395051010 (0-395-05101-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Prince of Tidesby Pat ConroyISBN 0395353009 (0-395-35300-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince of Tides'Book summary:In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Set in New York City and the lowcountry of South Carolina, the novel opens when Tom, a high school football coach whose marriage and career are crumbling, flies from South Carolina to New York after learning of his twin sister's suicide attempt. Savannah is one of the most gifted poets of her generation, and both the cadenced beauty of her art and the jumbled cries of her illness are clues to the too-long-hidden story of her wounded family. In the paneled offices and luxurious restaurants of New York City, Tom and Susan Lowenstein, Savannah's psychiatrist, unravel a history of violence, abandonment, commitment, and love. And Tom realizes that trying to save his sister is perhaps his last chance to save himself. With passion and a rare gift of language, the author moves from present to past, tracing the amazing history of the Wingos from World War II through the final days of the war in Vietnam and into the 1980s, drawing a rich range of characters: the lovable, crazy Mr. Fruit, who for decades has wordlessly directed traffic at the same intersection in the southern town of Colleton; Reese Newbury, the ruthless, patrician land speculator who threatens the Wingos' only secure worldly possession, Melrose Island; Herbert Woodruff, Susan Lowenstein's husband, a world-famous violinist; Tolitha Wingo, Savannah's mentor and eccentric grandmother, the first real feminist in the Wingo family. Pat Conroy reveals the lives of his characters with surpassing depth and power, capturing the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina lowcountry and a lost way of life. His lyric gifts, abundant good humor, and compelling storytelling are well known to readers of The Great Santini and The Lords of Discipline. The Prince of Tides continues that tradition yet displays a new, mature voice of Pat Conroy, signaling this work as his greatest accomplishment.[via]More editions of The Prince of Tides:
The Real Me.by Betty MilesISBN 0394828380 (0-394-82838-0)
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Robert Louis Stevenson's a Child's Garden of Verses to Colorby Diane DegroatISBN 0394872754 (0-394-87275-4)
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Seabirdby Hollings C. HollingISBN 0395266815 (0-395-26681-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literatureby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0395352932 (0-395-35293-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Sesame Street ABC Storybookby Norman Stiles, Daniel Wilcox, Jeffery Moss, Peter CrossISBN 0394829212 (0-394-82921-2)
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Shabanu: Daughter of the Windby Suzanne Fisher StaplesISBN 0394848152 (0-394-84815-2)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shabanu : Daughter of the Wind'Book summary:"This first novel is, on several counts, one of the most exciting YA books to appear recently. Staples is so steeped in her story and its Pakistani setting that the use of a first-person voice for a desert child rings authentic--the voice is clear, consistent, and convincing. Shabanu and her sister are to marry brothers as soon as they all come of age. But she will eventually lose her betrothed and be promised to a wealthy landowner to settle a feud. The richness and tragedy of a whole culture are reflected in the fate of this girl's family. Through an involving plot Staples has given readers insight into lives totally different from their own, but into emotions resoundingly familiar."--(starred) Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. [via]
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Shaneby Jack Warner SchaeferISBN 0395070902 (0-395-07090-2)
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The Sneetches and Other Storiesby SeussISBN 0394800893 (0-394-80089-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sneetches and Other Stories'Book summary:"Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches / Had bellies with stars. / The Plain-Belly Sneetches / Had none upon thars." This collection of four of Dr. Seuss's most winning stories begins with that unforgettable tale of the unfortunate Sneetches, bamboozled by one Sylvester McMonkey McBean ("the Fix-it-up Chappie"), who teaches them that pointless prejudice can be costly. Following the Sneetches, a South-Going Zax and a North-Going Zax seem determined to butt heads on the prairie of Prax. Then there's the tongue-twisting story of Mrs. McCave--you know, the one who had 23 sons and named them all Dave. (She realizes that she'd be far less confused had she given them different names, like Marvin O'Gravel Balloon Face or Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate.) A slightly spooky adventure involving a pair of haunted trousers--"What was I scared of?"--closes out the collection. Sneetches and Other Stories is Seuss at his best, with distinctively wacky illustrations and ingeniously weird prose. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes [via]
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Snowmanby Raymond BriggsISBN 0394884663 (0-394-88466-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snowman'Book summary:Who needs words to tell a story? In Raymond Briggs's charming tale, told with 175 softly hued, artfully composed frames, a little boy makes friends with a snowman. He wakes up on a snowy day, tells his mother he's going outside, then begins a flurry of snowman-building. That night, he can't sleep, so he opens the front door and lo! the snowman has come to life. The amiable yet frosty fellow enjoys his tour of the boy's cozy home; he admires the cat, but is disturbed by the fire. The boy shows him other wonders--the TV and a lamp and running water. Predictably perhaps, he is disturbed by the stove, but likes ice cubes quite a bit. Soon it is the snowman's turn to introduce the boy to his wintry world. They join hands, rise up into the blizzardy air--presumably over Russia and into the Middle East--and then safely back to home sweet home. The boy pops into bed before his parents get up... but when he wakes up the next morning he races outside only to find his new buddy's melted remains, scattered with a few forlorn lumps of coal. Since the book is wordless, you can make up any ending you want... like "Then, in a puff of pink smoke, the snowman recomposed himself and went to live in the boy's garage freezer." Or you could just resign yourself to a peaceful "And that was that." Raymond Briggs's The Snowman won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and this wintertime classic continues to win the hearts of kids every year. (Preschool and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
Soup & Meby Charles Lilly, Robert Newton PeckISBN 0394931572 (0-394-93157-2)
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The Story of the Dancing Frogby Quentin BlakeISBN 0394845064 (0-394-84506-4)
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The Stupids Step Outby Harry AllardISBN 0395253772 (0-395-25377-2)
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Tess of the D'Urbervillesby Thomas HardyISBN 0395051444 (0-395-05144-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicolasby Clement Clarke Moore, Jessie Willcox SmithISBN 0395069521 (0-395-06952-1)
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A Visit to the Sesame Street Libraryby Deborah Hautzig, Joe Mathieu, Sesame Street StaffISBN 0394877446 (0-394-87744-6)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six Moreby Roald DahlISBN 0394836049 (0-394-83604-9)
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