Napa, California: Studio Eight / River Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on a real family of 4th generation wine grape growers, this is the story of 4 year old Julian and the first time he is old enough to take part in the grape harvest of his family's vineyard: a charming glimpse of the joys of growing up on a family vineyard in wine country. The story and lovely muted watercolor illustrations are by Lynne Tuft, and text by Tessa DeCarlo. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for excellence in independent publishing. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Tuft. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-965609294.

Napa, California: Studio Eight / River Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on a real family of 4th generation wine grape growers, this is the story of 4 year old Julian and the first time he is old enough to take part in the grape harvest of his family's vineyard: a charming glimpse of the joys of growing up on a family vineyard in wine country. The story and lovely muted watercolor illustrations are by Lynne Tuft, and text by Tessa DeCarlo. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for excellence in independent publishing. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Tuft and dated in 1998. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-965609294.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 29 poems about city life and experiences, written for children, and illustrated in black and white by Catherine Stock. ISBN: 0-395-399718.

New York: Harper Collins, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Poems reflecting the points of view of three pioneer children describing their family's journey from Kentucky to Oregon" in a covered wagon. Illustrated in full color by Robert J. Blake. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-06-024433X.

New York: Harper Collins, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Shaker way of life - "Hands to work, hearts to God" - is here shown through Turner's poetic text and Wendell Minor's beautiful paintings. ISBN: 0-06-025369X.

New York: Orchard Books, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - A little boy sets off to school alone for the first time: "Now that I am five, my father says/ (and what he says you've got to mind)/ That mother's not to hold my hand, /or even follow me behind." A charming poem by this Australian writer written when her son turned 5, and illustrated with crayon and watercolor paintings by Peter Gouldthorpe. ISBN: 0-531-057992.

New York: Orchard Books, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - A little boy sets off to school alone for the first time: "Now that I am five, my father says/ (and what he says you've got to mind)/ That mother's not to hold my hand, /or even follow me behind." A charming poem by this Australian writer written when her son turned 5, and illustrated with crayon and watercolor paintings by Peter Gouldthorpe. ISBN: 0-531-057992.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1959.) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1937, this charming story about a family moving to northern Sweden was based on the childhood experiences of the author's mother. Written for older children, this is a revised version with new illustrations by Polly Jackson. 197 pp.

Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. (1940.). Hardcover first edition - A title in the 'Little Big Classics' series. Illustrated by A. Rusk. Small format - 17cm tall by 13 cm. 92 pp.

New York: Orion Press, 1963. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon first separate printing of this story from "A Tramp Abroad." A story arising from Twain's stay in Calaveras County among the gold rush miners, Jim Baker was a "middle-aged, simple hearted miner who had lived in a lonely corner of California among the woods and mountains a good many years, and had studied the ways of his only neighbors, thebeasts and the birds, until he believed he could accurately translate any remark which they made."

New York: Schocken, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather sardonic, and wonderfully illustrated short story from Twain about two little boys, and their varying fates. Winner of the 1979 Bologna Graphic Prize for the best illustrated book of the year. ISBN: 0-8052-37844.

New York: Crowell, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of an ordinary young Japanese boy and his search for something that he could be the best at, illustrated in black & white by Akihito Shirakawa. Set in Kyoto in modern Japan.

New York: Atheneum, 1985. Hardcover first edition - Set in Oakland, California, in the 1930's, this is the story of 12 year old Rinko who decides it is up to her to stop an arranged marriage between a young girl from Japan and an older man. 111 pp. ISBN: 0-689-503261.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2022) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A perceptive story by this Caldecott-Honor award winning writer about friendships changing and ending - and finding new ones - written for very young children. Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier. SIGNED on the title page by Underwood. Unpaginated. Large format. ISBN: 978-1534477001.

Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co., (1962.). Hardcover first edition - The story of a fish who doesn't quite fit in - he is not sleek like the other herrings - illustrated in both black and white and in color by Clement Hurd, including some two page spreads. Large square format, unpaginated.

San Francisco: Immedium (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Los heroes del mundo salvan la noche! Bilingual Spanish/English book for young children colorfully illustrated on every page. SIGNED on the page facing the title page by author Serena Valentino. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1597021036.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1979.) dj. Hardcover - Van Allsburg's first picture book - winner of at least 8 awards, including being selected as a Caldecott Honor Book. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-395-27804x.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover - Ben, the litterbug, gets a glimpse of the future if people continue to ignore and damage the environment. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Large format. ISBN: 0-395-533082.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2010. dj. Hardcover first edition - The true story of Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921), a plump grandmotherly woman of 63 who, hoping for fame and riches, decided to be the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, as told by this Caldecott award winning writer. She was not only the first one to do so - she remains the only woman to successfully do this alone. Illustrated by Van Allsburg in sepia toned drawings. Tall format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0547315812.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Ben, the litterbug, gets a glimpse of the future if people continue to ignore and damage the environment. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-395-533082.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Excerpts from the log of the 'Rita Anne', Randall Ethan Hope, Captain. Another totally original, imaginative and beautiful book by Van Allsburg, illustrated with double page full-color paintings. ISBN: 0-395-533074.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Excerpts from the log of the 'Rita Anne', Randall Ethan Hope, Captain. Another totally original, imaginative and beautiful book by Van Allsburg, illustrated with double page full-color paintings. ISBN: 0-395-53307-4.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautifully told and illustrated story of the changing of the seasons. His second book to be illustrated in full-color. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Oblong format. ISBN: 0-395-423317.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Excerpts from the log of the 'Rita Anne', Randall Ethan Hope, Captain. Another totally original, imaginative and beautiful book by Van Allsburg, illustrated with double page full-color paintings. A very special copy: this has a gift inscription dated Christmas 1991 from a little girl to her teacher 'the world's best teacher' and Van Allsburg also inscribed this to the teacher with the comment 'a wonderful teacher.' Van Allsburg's illustrations touch both children and adults - as this pair of inscriptions so vividly illustrate. ISBN: 0-395-53307-4.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover - Ben, the litterbug, gets a glimpse of the future if people continue to ignore and damage the environment. Beautifully illustrated in full color. ISBN: 0-395-533082.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. dj. Hardcover - Early printing of Van Allsburg's third book: Lulled to sleep by the rain, when he is studying his geography book, Ben has a dream in which he and his home float by the great monuments of the world, half submerged under water. Illustrated with intricate black and white drawings - many pages are wordless to induce the reader to look more carefully at the pictures. Square format. 31 pp. ISBN: 0395-320844.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Ben, the litterbug, gets a glimpse of the future if people continue to ignore and damage the environment. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-395-533082.

New York: Viking, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful book, a modern fairytale, a sequel to the story told in Swan Lake, with text by Helprin, and illustrated with 13 stunning full-color paintings by Van Allsburg. ISBN: 0-670-86843-4.