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The Arabian Knightsby Rene BullISBN 0685168646 (0-685-16864-6)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Arabian Nightsby Husain Haddawy, Muhsin Mahdi, Mahdi MushinISBN 0679413383 (0-679-41338-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arabian Nights'Book summary:(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
These stories (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories), told by the Princess Shahrazad under the threat of death if she ceases to amuse, first reached the West around 1700. They fired in the European imagination an appetite for the mysterious and exotic which has never left it. Collected over centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia, and ranging from vivacious erotica, animal fables, and adventure fantasies to pointed Sufi tales, the stories of The Arabian Nights provided the daily entertainment of the medieval Islamic world at the height of its glory.
The present new translation by Husain Haddawy is of the Mahdi edition, the definitive Arabic edition of a fourteenth-century Syrian manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, which is the oldest surviving version of the tales and is considered to be the most authentic. This early version is without the embellishments and additions that appear in later Indian and Egyptian manuscripts, on which all previous English translations were based. [via]More editions of Arabian Nights:
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The Arabian Nightsby Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora A. Smith, Maxfield ParrishISBN 0684195895 (0-684-19589-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arabian Nights'Book summary:For nearly a century, Scribner has exemplified the very best in publishing by pairing classic texts with the illustrative giants of the time, such as N. C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish. With the same commitment to the high standards established by the series' founders, Atheneum Books for Young Readers is expanding the Scribner Illustrated Classics line over the next several years to include such modern-day classics as Jack London's The Call of the Wild and White Fang, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and The Stories of O. Henry, to be illustrated by some of the finest artists of our generation, including Wendell Minor, Ed Young, and Trina Schart Hyman. [via]
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The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Or, The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Nightby Bennett Alfred Cerf, Richard Francis BurtonISBN 0679602356 (0-679-60235-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Or, The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night'Book summary:Full of mischief and valor, ribaldry and romance, The Arabian Nights is a work that has enthralled readers for centuries. The text presented here is that of the 1932 Modern Library edition for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the "most famous and representative" of the stories from the multivolume translation of Richard F. Burton.
The origins of The Arabian Nights are obscure. About a thousand years ago a vast number of stories in Arabic from various countries began to be brought together; only much later was the collection called The Arabian Nights or the Thousand and One Nights. All the stories are told by Shahrazad (Scheherazade), who entertains her husband, King Shahryar, whose custom it was to execute his wives after a single night. Shahrazad begins a story each night but withholds the ending until the following night, thus postponing her execution.
This selection includes many of the stories that are universally known though seldom read in this authentic form:
"Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp," "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman," and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." These, and the tales that accompany them, make delightful reading, demonstrating, as the Modern Library noted in 1932, that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. [via]More editions of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Or, The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night:
Belles on Their Toesby Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine G. GareyISBN 0690130236 (0-690-13023-6)
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The Bobbsey Twins, or Merry Days Indoors and Outby Laura Lee HopeISBN 0671955217 (0-671-95521-7)
Hardcover, Wanderer Books
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Child's Book of Storiesby Jessie SmithISBN 0681401974 (0-681-40197-4)
Softcover, Longmeadow Pr
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A Child's Garden of Versesby Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles RobinsonISBN 0679417990 (0-679-41799-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Child's Garden of Verses'Book summary:"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."
With this "Happy Thought," Robert Louis Stevenson speaks for all the delights of childhood. But he doesn't stop there. A Child's Garden of Verses, written over a century ago, is filled to the brim with what are usually considered to be the first real poems written for children. This classic volume is an old friend to the generations of readers who were brought up on "I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me/ And what can be the use of him is more than I can see." In this perfectly lovely edition, the gossamer art of Jessie Willcox Smith (who first illustrated Stevenson's poems in the early years of the 20th century) is reproduced in all its charming glory. Black and white drawings throughout and eight full-page, warmly colorful paintings show beautiful, yet pleasantly imperfect children, busy at their daily activities--climbing trees, watching their reflections in a river, or sick in bed with an army of toy soldiers on guard. Place this on the shelf next to Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, and Peter Rabbit. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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A Child's Garden of Verses Vol. 2: A Collection of Scriptures, Prayers and Poemsby Robert Louis Stevenson, Jessie Willcox SmithISBN 0684209497 (0-684-20949-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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With this "Happy Thought," Robert Louis Stevenson speaks for all the delights of childhood. But he doesn't stop there. A Child's Garden of Verses, written over a century ago, is filled to the brim with what are usually considered to be the first real poems written for children. This classic volume is an old friend to the generations of readers who were brought up on "I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me/ And what can be the use of him is more than I can see." In this perfectly lovely edition, the gossamer art of Jessie Willcox Smith (who first illustrated Stevenson's poems in the early years of the 20th century) is reproduced in all its charming glory. Black and white drawings throughout and eight full-page, warmly colorful paintings show beautiful, yet pleasantly imperfect children, busy at their daily activities--climbing trees, watching their reflections in a river, or sick in bed with an army of toy soldiers on guard. Place this on the shelf next to Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, and Peter Rabbit. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troyby Willy PoganyISBN 0689868839 (0-689-86883-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre DumasISBN 0679601996 (0-679-60199-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Count of Monte Cristo'Book summary:A wonderful children's book filled with great illustrations. [via]
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The Dark Is Risingby Susan CooperISBN 0689829833 (0-689-82983-3)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dark Is Rising'Book summary:"When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back,
With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no mere boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, last of the immortal Old Ones, destined to battle the powers of evil that trouble the land. His task is monumental: he must find and guard the six great Signs of the Light, which, when joined, will create a force strong enough to match and perhaps overcome that of the Dark. Embarking on this endeavor is dangerous as well as deeply rewarding; Will must work within a continuum of time and space much broader than he ever imagined.
Three from the circle, three from the track;
Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone;
Five will return, and one go alone."Susan Cooper, in her five-title Dark Is Rising sequence, creates a world where the conflict between good and evil reaches epic proportions. She ranks with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in her ability to deliver a moral vision in the context of breathtaking adventure. No one can stop at just one of her thrilling fantasy novels. Among many other prestigious awards, The Dark Is Rising is a Newbery Honor Book and a Carnegie Medal Honor Book. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- The Dark Is Rising: ISBN 0689829892 (0-689-82989-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - The Dark Is Rising: ISBN 0689303173 (0-689-30317-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - The Dark Is Rising: ISBN 0689710879 (0-689-71087-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - The Dark Is Rising: ISBN 0689851952 (0-689-85195-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - The Dark Is Rising: ISBN 0689829833 (0-689-82983-3)
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- The Dark Is Rising: ISBN 0689829892 (0-689-82989-2)
The Egypt Gameby Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Alton RaibleISBN 0689300069 (0-689-30006-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Eloiseby Kay ThompsonISBN 0689843119 (0-689-84311-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Eloise: The Ultimate Editionby Kay ThompsonISBN 0689839901 (0-689-83990-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Enchanted Castleby Edith Nesbit, Paul O. ZelinskyISBN 0688054358 (0-688-05435-8)
Hardcover, William Morrow & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Enchanted Castle'Book summary:A plot summary makes this story sound ordinary by children's literature standards: the summer adventures of four children who discover an enchanted castle and a magic ring. But Edith Nesbit's adored classic (written in 1907) is so much more than the description suggests. Right from the start, the author plays with the idea of magic, teasing us with a sleeping princess who turns out to be a fake. Elsewhere, the magic is "real" as can be--in fact, though written nearly 100 years ago, The Enchanted Castle prefigures the magical realism of modern novels in the matter-of-fact way it weaves the uncanny into the children's everyday life. And, while few authors are confident enough to parody bad writing, Nesbit does it hilariously (and ever so gently) through one character's tendency to "talk like a book": "'To brush his hair and his clothes... was to our hero but the work of a moment,' said Gerald." Things turn scary when the Ugly Wuglies, fake people made from painted cardboard masks, old clothes, and broomsticks, come to life. But on the whole this book about enchantment--much praised by such luminaries as H.G. Wells and Noel Coward--is, simply, enchanting. (Ages 6 and older) --Richard Farr [via]
English Fairy Talesby Joseph JacobsISBN 0679428097 (0-679-42809-7)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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Fairy Talesby H.C. Andersen, W. Heath Robinson, Reginald SpinkISBN 0679417915 (0-679-41791-5)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales'Book summary:"The Princess and the Pea, " "The Little Mermaid, " and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by the magical pictures made in 1899 by three of Britain's most celebrated illustrators. [via]
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Fairy Talesby Tiina Nunnally, Jackie Wullschlager, H.C. AndersenISBN 0713996412 (0-7139-9641-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales'Book summary:A new selection of 30 tales to mark the 200 year anniversary of Andersen's birth in 2005. Tiina Nunnally's sparkling translation captures the rawness and immediacy of Andersen's style, for the first time enabling English readers to be as startled and amazed as his original readers were, and revealing the unique inventiveness of Andersen's genius. At a time when children's stories were formal, moral and didactic, Hans Christian Andersen revolutionized the genre, giving an anarchic twist to traditional folklore and creating a huge number of utterly original stories that sprang directly from his imagination. From the exuberant early stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes', though poignant masterpieces such as The Little Mermaid' and The Ugly Duckling', to the darker, more subversive later tales written for adults, the stories included here are endlessly experimental, both humorous and irreverent, sorrowful and strange. This book beautifully illustrated with a selection of Andersen's amazing paper cut-outs - will bring these magical tales to life for readers of any age. [via]
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Five Children and Itby Paul O. ZelinskyISBN 0688135455 (0-688-13545-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Five Children and It'Book summary:To Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true, they find themselves having the holiday of a lifetime, sharing one thrilling adventure after another.
Asleep since dinosaurs roamed the earth, the ill-tempered, odd--looking Psammead --with his spider-shaped body, bat's ears, and snail's eyes --grudgingly agrees to grant the children one wish per day. Soon, though the children discover that their wishes have a tendancy to turn out quite differnetly than expected. Whatever they wish whether it's to fly like a bird, live in a mighty castle, or have an immense fortune --something goes terribly wrong, hilariously wrong.
Then an accidental wish has horrible consequences, and the children are faced with a difficult choice: to let an innoncent manbe charged with a crime or to lose for all time their gift of magical wishes. Five Children and It is on of E. Nesbit's most beloved tales of enchantment. This deluxe gift edition, featuring twelve beautiful watercolor paintings by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, is sure to be treasured addition to every family's library.
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Hans Christian Andersen: Cuentos Fantasticos y De Animales, Cuentos Humoristicos y Sentimentales, La Sirenita, El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador / Fantastic and Animal Stories, Homby H. C. Andersen, British LibraryISBN 071230682X (0-7123-0682-X)
Hardcover, British Library Board
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen: Cuentos Fantasticos y De Animales, Cuentos Humoristicos y Sentimentales, La Sirenita, El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador / Fantastic and Animal Stories, Hom'Book summary:[via]The stories of Hans Christian Andersen are known all over the world and he is one of the most translated authors of all time. Andersen's fame rests on his fairy tales and stories, written between 1835 and 1872, among the best known of which are "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Mermaid," "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier." With these fairy tales, inspired by the great tradition of the Arabian Nights and by the brothers Grimm, Andersen became known as the father of the modern fairytale. Moreover, Andersen's works were original. Only twelve of his 156 known fairy stories drew on folktales. This complete collection of Andersen's stories is based on Jean Hersholt's classic translation.
Andersen's stories have been widely illustrated by some of the best-known illustrators of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in particular those of the Edwardian period - the Golden Age of illustration - including W. Heath Robinson, Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Atwell, Kay Nielsen and Edmund Dulac. Around ninety of the stories are illustrated with reproductions of original illustrations from classic Edwardian to contemporary illustrators. In addition, there are thirteen newly commissioned illustrations for some of Andersen's less well-known stories.
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Talesby Hans Christian Andersen, Anthea Bell, Lisbeth ZwergerISBN 0698400356 (0-698-40035-6)
Hardcover, Minedition
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales'Book summary:[via]Lisbeth Zwerger is one of the worlds preeminent childrens book artists, and one of the most original interpreters of Hans Christian Andersens classic fairytales. This handsome collection, originally published in 1991 now returns in celebration of Hans Christian Andersens 200th birthday. It includes eleven favorite stories, such as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Emperors New Clothes," as well as lesser-known but equally wonderful stories, all featuring Ms. Zwergers distinctively elegant, witty illustrations. This superb anthology is bound to become a treasured part of every childs library.
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Hatchetby Gary PaulsenISBN 0689840926 (0-689-84092-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hatchet'Book summary:Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him shape a life for himself in the wilderness. Reprint. AB. K. [via]
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- Hatchet: ISBN 0689808828 (0-689-80882-8)
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Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - Hatchet: ISBN 0689826990 (0-689-82699-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - Hatchet: ISBN 0689829655 (0-689-82965-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Hatchet: ISBN 068986227X (0-689-86227-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Hatchet: ISBN 0689840926 (0-689-84092-6)
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- Hatchet: ISBN 0689808828 (0-689-80882-8)
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Kay Thompson's Eloiseby Kay Thompson, Hilary KnightISBN 0689827032 (0-689-82703-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kay Thompson's Eloise'Book summary:Maurice Sendak calls Eloise a "brazen, loose-limbed little monster." Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen finds her pathetic and lonely. Eloise gave Vanity Fair writer Marie Brenner "permission to rebel." Anyone who has been introduced to the eccentric 6-year-old who spends her days at large in New York's Plaza Hotel pouring water down the mail chute and managing her self-imposed responsibilities is fascinated, fascinated, fascinated. She is the only girl we know who feeds her turtle raisins and braids his ears, wears Kleenex boxes on her head (they make very good hats), and gets away with everything. Even if you have seven copies of the original Eloise, you may want to add The Absolutely Essential Eloise to your collection. In addition to the full splendor of the original 65-page Eloise story, this special edition includes an 18-page scrapbook, written by Marie Brenner, with "photographs of Miss Kay Thompson when she was young and fabulous and rawther like Eloise" and never-before-seen photographs, memorabilia, and sketches and stories from illustrator Hilary Knight. Anyone who adores Eloise and is intrigued by her talented creators should have this book within easy reach. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1955, renewed 1983 by Kay Thompson. Scrapbook text copyright 1999 by Marie Brenner. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.) (Ages 5 to 105) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Little Women and Little Menby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0679446109 (0-679-44610-9)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hoodby Howard PyleISBN 0716632039 (0-7166-3203-9)
Hardcover, World Book
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The Mysterious Case of Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boysby Carole Kismaric, Marvin HeifermanISBN 0684846896 (0-684-84689-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The National Velvetby Enid BagnoldISBN 0694015792 (0-694-01579-2)
Softcover, Harperfestival
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement Clarke Moore, Raquel JaramilloISBN 0689840535 (0-689-84053-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:The classic Christmas poem-now available in a board book edition for the youngest child.
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- The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0694004243 (0-694-00424-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0698400305 (0-698-40030-5)
Hardcover, Minedition - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0694003654 (0-694-00365-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0689813759 (0-689-81375-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0689840535 (0-689-84053-5)
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- The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0694004243 (0-694-00424-3)
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement C. Moore, Tasha TudorISBN 0689839324 (0-689-83932-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:It's the night before Christmas and St. Nicholas and his reindeer have lots of toys and joy to deliver. Share in the magic of Christmas Eve with this Christmas Rebus Sticker Storybook, which contains more than 40 brightly illustrated stickers! [via]
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- The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0689802560 (0-689-80256-0)
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Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0689839324 (0-689-83932-4)
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- The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 0689802560 (0-689-80256-0)
The Night Before Christmasby John Dillow, Clement Clarke Moore, Tricia HarrisonISBN 0721452051 (0-7214-5205-1)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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The Night Before Christmasby Robert Sabuda, Clement Clarke MooreISBN 0689838999 (0-689-83899-9)
Hardcover, Little Simon
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:The ingenious Robert Sabuda returns for yet another inspired pop-up book, a follow-up to The 12 Days of Christmas and The Christmas Alphabet, that retells Clement Clarke Moore's classic yuletide rhyme.
Sabuda remains a master of the medium, constructing a series of varied and well-engineered scenes: Santa pops in and out of the chimney, beds fold out, a window shade rises and falls, and, in a clever nod to Moore's not-a-creature-was-stirring text, it's a family of mice who are receiving Santa's nighttime visit. A pull-out tab even lets readers interact, when Santa's sleigh glides out on the clouds and over an intricately realized village. It's hard to pick a favorite scene here, but you can bet that kids will love the book's pop de résistance, in which Santa's lead reindeer nearly fly right up your nose (if they don't knock you out of your chair first).
The book's first-rate production and lively pop-ups are enough to recommend it, but Sabuda goes one better by showing the thoughtful restraint to make most of the pop-ups almost entirely white. A few accents of color catch your eye (Santa's red suit and silver pipe), but--as befits such a dynamic book--the visual focus stays on the action. (All ages) --Paul Hughes [via]
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An Old-fashioned Girlby Louisa May Alcott, Marc D. FalkoffISBN 0694012874 (0-694-01287-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Catherine Daly-Weir, Catherine Daly WeirISBN 0679880712 (0-679-88071-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pinocchio'Book summary:The classic tale of literature's most beloved puppet is retold in this lively, easy-to-read adaptation ideal for young and reluctant readers. Pinocchio, a lonely woodcarver's puppet, magically comes to life, runs away, and gets into a lot of trouble. The wooden hero tells lies, gets robbed by a sly cat and fox, and is swallowed by a hungry shark before he learns that good deeds, not bad, will help him to fulfill his dream of becoming a real boy. [via]
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Pinocchioby Ladybird SeriesISBN 0721405894 (0-7214-0589-4)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pinocchio'Book summary:This fairytale tells the story of Geppetto, a poor wood-carver, and his creation Pinochio, a puppet who could walk, talk and have many adventures until he earned the thing he most desired - to be a real boy. [via]
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The Racketty-packetty Houseby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Wendy Anderson HalperinISBN 0689869746 (0-689-86974-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Railway Childrenby E. Nesbit, C. E. BrockISBN 0679425349 (0-679-42534-9)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Railway Children'Book summary:When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving a train from accidents, befriending a nice Old Gentleman, and trying not to quarrel. Includes a special charm that can be added to the Chapter Book Charmers charm bracelet. [via]
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farmby Kate Douglas Wiggin, Marc D. FalkoffISBN 0694012904 (0-694-01290-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farmby Peter Glassman, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Helen M. GroseISBN 0688134815 (0-688-13481-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Riding the Pony Expressby Clyde Robert BullaISBN 069070111X (0-690-70111-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Robin Hoodby Louis RheadISBN 0681411627 (0-681-41162-7)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Robin Hood'Book summary:Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor. [via]
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Robinson Crusoeby Daniel DefoeISBN 0689844085 (0-689-84408-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Robinson Crusoe'Book summary:This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone: a man who overcomes self-pity and despair to reconstruct his life; who painstakingly teaches himself how to fashion a pot, bake bread, build a canoe; and who, after twenty-four agonizing years of solitude, discovers a human footprint in the sand... Consistently popular since its first publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe's story of human endurance in an exotic, faraway land exerts a timeless appeal. The first important English novel, Robinson Crusoe has taken its rightful place among the great myths of Western civilization.
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- Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0679428194 (0-679-42819-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0679405852 (0-679-40585-2)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group - Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0684179466 (0-684-17946-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0684179474 (0-684-17947-4)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0689851049 (0-689-85104-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0689844085 (0-689-84408-5)
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- Robinson Crusoe: ISBN 0679428194 (0-679-42819-4)
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The Runaway Bunnyby Margaret Wise Brown, Clement HurdISBN 0694012149 (0-694-01214-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Runaway Bunny'Book summary:Since its publication in 1942, The Runaway Bunny has never been out of print. Generations of sleepy children and grateful parents have loved the classics of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, including Goodnight Moon. The Runaway Bunny begins with a young bunny who decides to run away: "'If you run away,' said his mother, 'I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.'" And so begins a delightful, imaginary game of chase. No matter how many forms the little bunny takes--a fish in a stream, a crocus in a hidden garden, a rock on a mountain--his steadfast, adoring, protective mother finds a way of retrieving him. The soothing rhythm of the bunny banter--along with the surreal, dream-like pictures--never fail to infuse young readers with a complete sense of security and peace. For any small child who has toyed with the idea of running away or testing the strength of Mom's love, this old favorite will comfort and reassure. (Baby to preschool) [via]
The Silver Crownby Robert C. O'BrienISBN 0689841116 (0-689-84111-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Silver Crown'Book summary:Ellen awakens one morning with a mysterious silver crown on the pillow beside her. What magic powers it possesses she has not yet discovered, but the sudden changes in her life are unmistakable: her house is burned down, her family has disappeared, and a man in a dark uniform is stalking her. Can Ellen ever find her family? Can she use the power of the silver crown to thwart the powers of darkness? What diabolical force hides inside the mysterious castle in the woods? [via]
Sylvester and the Magic Pebbleby William SteigISBN 0671960229 (0-671-96022-9)
Softcover, Windmill/Wanderer Books
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: With Puzzleby William SteigISBN 0689804172 (0-689-80417-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: With Puzzle'Book summary:Imagine all the happiness and wealth you could achieve if you found a magic pebble that granted your every wish! Sylvester Duncan, an unassuming donkey who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color," experiences just such a lucky find. But before he can make all his wishes come true, the young donkey unexpectedly encounters a mean-looking lion. Startled, Sylvester wishes he were a rock, but in mineral form he can no longer hold the pebble, and thus cannot wish himself back to his equine trappings. His parents, thinking he has disappeared, are at first frantic, then miserable, and then plunge into donkey ennui. Meanwhile, Sylvester is gravely depressed, but tries to get used to being a rock.
In 1970, William Steig won the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble--the first of his many Newbery and Caldecott honors. In this donkey's tale, Steig imbues his characteristically simple illustrations of animals sporting human garb with evocative, irresistible, and heartbreakingly vivid emotions. The text is straightforward and the dialogue remarkably touching. Children will feel deeply for Sylvester and his parents, all wishing for the impossible--that the family will one day be reunited. Sylvester's sweet story is one that endures, reminding us all that sometimes what we have is all we really need. (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
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The Tailor of Gloucesterby Beatrix PotterISBN 0723210985 (0-7232-1098-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Tale of Squirrel Nutkinby Beatrix PotterISBN 0723206163 (0-7232-0616-3)
Hardcover, F. Warne
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Squirrel Nutkin'Book summary:Squirrel Nutkin, who has "no nice manners" at all, goes with his brother, Twinkleberry, and their many squirrel cousins to hunt for nuts on Owl Island.
Twinkleberry and the cousins politely request permission from Old Brown, the resident owl, and bring him gifts to express their appreciation as they eagerly gather nuts on several trips. But Nutkin will have none of this. Instead, he rudely poses silly riddles for the owl to solve. Old Brown appears to be totally indifferent, but his anger is rising. Little readers will enjoy learning how Old Brown takes his revenged and what becomes of Squirrel Nutkin! [via]
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The Tale of Tom Kittenby Beatrix PotterISBN 072320599X (0-7232-0599-X)
Hardcover, F. Warne
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Tales from the Arabian NightsISBN 0721417590 (0-7214-1759-0)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
Find This BookBook summary:The fables and legends of "Aladdin" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", taken from the "Arabian Nights". In these two tales filled with mystery, intrigue and excitement, Aladdin and Ali Baba each make magical discoveries. [via]
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Tales from the Arabian Nights Selected from the Book of a Thousand Nights and a Nightby Richard BurtonISBN 0671808036 (0-671-80803-6)
Hardcover, Bookthrift Co
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The Thousand Nights and One Nightby E. Powys Mathers, MardrusISBN 0710208693 (0-7102-0869-3)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, Lisa Norby, Paul WenzelISBN 0679804021 (0-679-80402-1)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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'Twas the Night Before Christmasby Clement C. MooreISBN 0689718012 (0-689-71801-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Velveteen Rabbitby Lou Fancher, Margery Williams, Margery Williams Bianco, Steve JohnsonISBN 0689841345 (0-689-84134-5)
Hardcover, Atheneum
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Velveteen Rabbit'Book summary:A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.) [via]
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Velveteen Rabbitby Margery Williams, David JorgensenISBN 0679803335 (0-679-80333-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Velveteen Rabbit'Book summary:A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.) [via]
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The Water Babiesby Charles KingsleyISBN 068814831X (0-688-14831-X)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Water Babies'Book summary:The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby. [via]
Where the Wild Things Areby Maurice SendakISBN 0694004316 (0-694-00431-6)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Where the Wild Things Are'Book summary:Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder.
The wild things--with their mismatched parts and giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary; at times they're downright hilarious. Sendak's defiantly run-on sentences--one of his trademarks--lend the perfect touch of stream of consciousness to the tale, which floats between the land of dreams and a child's imagination.
This Sendak classic is more fun than you've ever had in a wolf suit, and it manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home. [via]
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White Fangby Jack London, Ed YoungISBN 0689824319 (0-689-82431-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'White Fang'Book summary:Even as a pup, he is different from his brothers: A large gray cub among a litter of red-haired puppies, with a quicker bite and heavier paw. When he leaves the protection of his snug cave, he and his mother are captured by the fire-making gods -- man-animals who live in teepees, and who determine that the pup is half-dog, half-wolf, and name him White Fang. White Fang finds himself relentlessly tormented by the tribe's domestic dogs, and quickly learns to surpass them in cunning and viciousness. His brutality is encouraged even further when he is sold to a sadistic man who takes advantage of the dog's massive size and tremendous strength to pit him in to-the-death dog fights. White Fang is driven near mad, until a young man comes along who offers him kindness and friendship. But friendship is something White Fang doesn't understand...yet.
Jack London's adventure masterpiece is not only a vivid account of the Klondike gold rush and North American Indian life, it is an intriguing study of the effects of our environments in forming who we are. Caldecott winner Ed Young's exquisite illustrations bristle with energy in their portrayal of an angry young wolf struggling with the loss of wild independence that is his birthright, but gaining a new freedom through a profound and unconditional love. [via]
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The Wild Baby Goes to Seaby Barbro Lindgren, Eva ErikssonISBN 0688019609 (0-688-01960-9)
Hardcover, Greenwillow Books
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The Works of Rudyard Kiplingby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0681103744 (0-681-10374-4)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Works of Rudyard Kipling'Book summary:Kindle edition of the works of Rudyard Kipling with an active table of contents. Does not include Kipling's poetry.
Included works:
Novels:
Captain Courageous
Kim
The Light That Failed
The Naulahka
Stalky & Co.
The Story of the Gadsby
Non-Fiction:
American Notes
France at War
Sea Warfare
Travel
Short Stories:
Actions and Reactions
The Bridge-Builders
The Day's Work
A Diversity of Creatures
The Eyes of Asia
Indian Tales
The Jungle Book
Just So Stories
Life's Handicap
The Man Who Would Be King
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories
Plain Tales from the Hills
Puck of Pook's Hill
Rewards and Fairies
Rikki-tikki-tavi
The Second Jungle Book
Soldier Stories
Soldiers Three, Part One
Soldiers Three, Part Two
Traffics and Discoveries
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
Hardcover, Xs Books
Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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The Yearlingby Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsISBN 0689846231 (0-689-84623-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Yearling'Book summary:Fighting off a pack of starving wolves, wrestling alligators in the swamp, romping with bear cubs, drawing off the venom of a giant rattlesnake bite with the heart of a fresh-killed deer--it's all in a day's work for the Baxter family of the Florida scrublands. But young Jody Baxter is not content with these electrifying escapades, or even with the cozy comfort of home with Pa and Ma. He wants a pet, a friend with whom he can share his quiet cogitations and his corn pone. Jody gets his pet, a frisky fawn he calls Flag, but that's not all. With Flag comes a year of life lessons, frolicking times, and achingly hard decisions. This powerful book is as compelling now as when it was written over 60 years ago. Read simply as a naturalist study of the Florida interior, it fascinates and entices. Add the heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements, and this is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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