Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Company, (1930). Hardcover first edition - An omnibus edition containing three stories, each numbered separately. The Adventures of Fleet Foot and her Fawns (121 pages); The Travels of Honk-A-Tonk (108 pages); Snooks--the Bear Cub (94 pages). Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull and Peter DaRu with a frontispiece and small drawings at the head and tail of each chapter. Each story is paginated individually - 121, 108 and 94 pp.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - A charming story in an appealing small volume, illustrated in both color and black & white by Janice Holland. Set in a small village in Spain, where for 5 years, the Kings had not come on January 6th, bearing gifts for the boys and girls - now that the war is over, the kings should come again - but who can afford the horses for them to ride?

New York: Meredith Press, (1967.). Hardcover first edition - Story for older children set in a small village in Northern Liberia: a young girl does not want to be the #5 wife of the chief but wants to school like her brother. Illustrated by Charles Keeping. Chandler is probably best known for the Cowboy Sam series. 154 pp.

London & Glasgow: Children's Press, (1966) dj. Hardcover - An adventure story for older children. "Kit Pugh is a dreamer. He has only to see a ship, or leaf through a travel folder, and he is lost in a dream of faraway places which he longs to visit." When he sees a painting in an antique shop, he is immediately attracted to it - but so is someone else,and this painting stirs up a lot of trouble. 190 pp.

Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1960. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children set in the bayous of southern Louisiana. Author's second book. Illustrated by Ray Campbell.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1990) dj. Hardcover - An award-winning children's book, illustrated by the author. "One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest's residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how 'all living things depend on one another' . . . and it works. Cherry's colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the 'wondrous and rare animals' evoke the lush rain forests, as well as stunning world maps bordered by tree porcupines, emerald tree boas, and dozens more fascinating creatures." Large format, unpaginated. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-15200520X.

New York: Putnam, (1978.) dj. Hardcover first edition - While on a camping trip Steve and his friends report a forest fire and watch the fire fighters' efforts to put it out. Factual and informative, written for early readers, illustrated by Robert Bartram in black and white and duotone drawings. An uncommon title in the "Let's Go" series. Glossary, Square format. 48 pp. ISBN: 0-399-611088.

New York: Scholastic, (1989.). Illustrations by the author. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-590420569.

Sydney & London: Angus & Robertson, 1948. Hardcover - Classic children's book by this Australian author. Frontispiece. 209 pp.

San Francisco: Immedium, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The tenth adventure in this series of stories from the Chinese Zodiac - "The lamb Sydney befriends the shepherd girl Zhi and other animals. But after a storm strikes, can Sydney show them how valuable a sheep's qualities can be?" Illustrated by Alina Chau. SIGNED by the author, Oliver Chin, on the front pastedown with the words "Happy Year of the Sheep." Large square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1597021043.

San Francisco: Immedium, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Ages ago, the legendary pirate, Greybeard, hid a treasure chest from his fellow swashbucklers, the beautiful Captain Redlocks, and her infamous Corsairs. Tonight she recruits Greybeards descendant, young Baltazar, to help locate the long-lost fortune. But now the bustling amusement park Treasure Isle sits atop the buried booty!" SIGNED by the author, Justin Chin, opposite the title page and dated in the year of publication. Colorfully illustrated by Justin Roth. Large format, unpaginated. Map endpapers. ISBN: 978-1597020183.

New York: Putnam, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover - The author's first novel for older children. SIGNED on the half title page. ISBN: 0-399-235914.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Told in alternating voices, this novel by a Newbery Honor award writer, is a fast-paced, provocative, and funny book about 7th graders at a private school - one a white girl and the other a black boy (the only African American in the class) - who discover a secret that shakes them both to the core. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 216 pp. ISBN: 9780152057534.

Columbus, Ohio: Lutheran Book Concern, n.d. [ca 1920.]. Hardcover first edition - Children's story set on the Pennsylvania frontier in 1755, during the French and Indian War. It begins "From Switzerland the courageous Le Roy family staunchly came to the wilderness on the West Branch of Susquehanna River and here they settled in a clearing - in Limestone Township Union County - but little concerned that this same clearing had been vacated on account of Indians." 64 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1991. Hardcover first edition - For young adults, the story of an artistic 17 year old who does not feel that he fits into his family at all.

New York: Henry Holt, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A ninja must be ready for anything! Maxwell is a strong, courageous, silent ninja, but he also wants somebody to play with. Mama, Papa, and little sister Cassy are all too busy, leaving Maxwell disappointed and alone." Large format, colorful illustrations fill every page. ISBN: 978-0805099164.

New York: Henry Holt, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A ninja must be ready for anything! Maxwell is a strong, courageous, silent ninja, but he also wants somebody to play with. Mama, Papa, and little sister Cassy are all too busy, leaving Maxwell disappointed and alone." SIGNED on the title page with a small drawing by the author/artist. Large format, colorful illustrations fill every page. ISBN: 978-0805099164.

Creston Books, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on the the true story of Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and spent twenty-two years, from 1960 to 1982, to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village in India from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Illustrated in full color by Danny Popovici. SIGNED on the title page by the author with the words "May you move mountains!" Large format. ISBN: 978-1939547347.

Creston Books, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Written for children, this is the story of Irving Berlin, who came to the United States in 1893 as a 5 year old, a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping with his family from a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets of the lower East Side, the rhythms of jazz and blues inspired his own song-writing career. Starting as a singing waiter, he taught himself how to play the piano and and in 1911 he wrote his first big hit, Alexander's Ragtime Band. Illustrated in full color by James Roy Sanchez. SIGNED opposite the title page by the author with the words "May you make America sign!" Author's note and timeline. Oblong format. ISBN: 978-1939547446.

Creston Books, (2019). Hardcover first edition - Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born the same year - 1929 - a world apart. Across the ocean, they each faced racial hatred and violence, but they reacted to that hate with words to build understanding. Illustrated in full color by Yevgenia Nayberg. Includes a time line and a selected bibliography. Large square format unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1939547538.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1970). Hardcover first edition - A collection of humorous poems for children illustrated with drawings by Edward Gorey. 62 pp plus a final drawings.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Hardcover first edition - A story of a little turtle who lives in an apartment building in a city, but is restless and unhappy. When the family takes him on a picnic, he escapes from the basket, and finds a pond - and another litle turtle! Illustrated in both black and white and full color.

New York: David McKay, (1957.). Hardcover first edition - Story for older children or young adults of an early showboat - a flatboat - on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, from Cincinnati to New Orleans, in the 1830's. Historically accurate, but with lots of adventures with river pirates and mysteries.

New York: Scholastic, (1979.). First edition - Originally published as "Barney and the UFO.". ISBN: 0-590315943.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Clark's first story for children is a wonderful tale of mystery and adventure. After a storm, Thomas, who is visiting his grandmother on Cape Cod, finds an old belt buckle and is transported back into the past of sailing ships. SIGNED on the title page by Clark Illustrated by Wendell Minor. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 1416935142.

Paris: L'Ecole des Loisirs, (1989). M. Quimby, le papa de Ramona, a perdu son travail. Traduit de l'americain par Isabelle Reinharez. Illustrations d'Alan Tiegreen. 178 pp. ISBN: 2-211052029.

New York: Clarion Books, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A question with some surprising answers, and one which will encourage children to come up with some more answers on their own - illustrated with full-color paintings by Landis. ISBN: 0-395-701457.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - Everett has a new father, and the whole family is awaiting the birth of his new sister. Illustrated with lovely soft pencil drawings by Grifalconi. ISBN: 0-03-043536-6.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second book and the first to feature Ophelia: "Ophelia B. Clise is the romantic, funny, very lovable bear who runs a shop called the Bazaar des Bears on Paris's rue de Bac. Ophelia's World is the lavishly illustrated journal she keeps for one adventure-filled year." Fulll of charming color photographs of the antique teddy bears in Victorian dress from the author's own collection. Somewhat oversized, printed on glossy paper throughout. 128 pp. ISBN: 0-517550482.