New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author/illustrator's second book. Hector and Prudence and the piglets take a magical ride on the train set up on the floor as a Christmas gift. INSCRIBED by the author opposite the title page. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-679-804862.

New York: Random House, (1954) dj. Hardcover first edition - A 'Landmark Book' for children, illustrated by Stephen Medvey. The Landmark series is perhaps one of the best series of historical and biographical books for children from the mid-20th century, and they are especially remarkable for the quality of the writing - in many cases, a Landmark book might be the only children's book by an author who is considered an expert in their field. Includes glossary of Hawaiian words and phrases, index. 183 pp. plus 2 pp list of other Landmark books. Illustrated endpapers.

New York: Macmillan, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel for older children and young adults about a 14 year old Amish girl who, with her father, travels West to California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. When her father becomes ill, they are abandoned by the other travelers and left to survive - or die - in the snowy mountains near Mt Lassen. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-02-7516709.

New York: Scholastic, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In 1769, thirteen year old Maria Antonia, daughter of Empress Theresa, begins a journal chronicling her days at the Austrian court and preparations for her to become queen of France. Illustrated with photographs.A title in the Royal Diaries Series. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-439-076668.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - All the pleasures of the holiday charmingly depicted in Long's brilliant color paintings. SIGNED by Long on the title page with the words "Fa la la" and a small drawing of spectacles. Square format, bound in red glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8118-28212.

Dublin: The O'Brien Press, (1989) dj. Hardcover - An easily understood version, written for both children and adults, of the most famous Irish legend. Tells of the army of Queen Maeve, of her greed, and of the great battle between the warrior Cuchulainn and his friend, Ferdia. Illustrations by Donald Teskey. 93 pp. ISBN: 0-86278-204-X.

New York: Julian Messner, (1961) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography for older children and young adults of one the greatest baseball players of all time. When he was called up by the Giants in 1951, he was rookie of the year, and 1954 after returning from 2 years in the Army during the Korean War, he was MVP - and is still known for "the catch" in the first game of the World series that year. One of a series of Sports Biographies published by Messner. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 192 pp.

New York: Scholastic, (1994.). SIGNED - History of black baseball written for older children/young adults, illustrated with many photographs. An interesting point is that in the declining days of the Negro Leagues, several women played on the teams. Includes a timeline, bibliography and index. 184 pages. ISBN: 0-590-458108.

New York: Scholastic, 1994. SIGNED - History of black baseball written for older children/young adults, illustrated with many photographs. An interesting point is that in the declining days of the Negro Leagues, several women played on the teams. Includes a timeline, bibliography and index. 184 pages. ISBN: 0-590-458108.

New York: Atheneum, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully illustrated book for older children by this Pulitzer prize winning historian -"Contains personal narratives from settlers and soldiers as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many important historical persons involved in Reconstruction and the movement west, such as President Andrew Johnson, General George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, and more." Index. Large square format, 96 pp. Timeline on endpapers. ISBN: 0-689865430.

New York: Harper Collins, (1998). The classic Christmas poem, with colorful new illustrations by Bruce Whatley. This advance issue consists of loose unbound page laid into the dust jacket. Oblong format, unpaginated.

New York: Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin, (2003). Hardcover - A book for older children which "describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on Philadephia's residents, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices. . . [He] spotlights the heroic role of Philadelphia's free blacks in combating the disease, and the Constitutional crisis that President Washington faced when he was forced to leave the cityand all his paperswhile escaping the deadly contagion. A Newbery Honor Book and nominated National Book Award Illustrated with fascinating archival prints. Map, sources, index. Slightly over-sized format. 165 pp. ISBN: 0-395776082.

New York: Scholastic, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at Muhammad Ali's life from a talented writer for young readers. Photographs. Bibliography, chronology, index. 172 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1999) dj. Hardcover - Novel for older children set in China in the early years of the 20th century, the story of a young girl who refuses to have her feet bound, and how this changed her life. 154 pp. ISBN: 0-385326661.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His first book for children, the story of old Jake (just a" rickety" old hermit) and how he came to the rescue of the town when it was overrun by owls of all kinds . Beautifully illustrated with many full page woodcuts by Michael McCurdy. SIGNED by Norman on the title page. Selected by the NY Times as one of the best illustrated books of the year. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-87113-0580.

Boston: Little Brown, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Six stories retold by Norman - about the giant Glooskap who first created human beings and then travelled among them from the Bay of Fundy to the shores of New England. SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. 60 pp. ISBN: 0-316-611816.

Boston: Little Brown, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Six stories retold by Norman - about the giant Glooskap who first created human beings and then travelled among them from the Bay of Fundy to the shores of New England. SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. 60 pp. ISBN: 0-316-611816.

New York: Dutton, 1904. Hardcover first edition - Adventure story for older boys, set in 1493, the story of a Spanish boy left in the new world when Columbus returned to Spain. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard and five plates. 339 pp plus 4 pp of publisher's ads.

Kansas City: Andrew McMeel (2014). SIGNED - Another adventure of Big Nate - "Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's destined for greatness. The star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip that made its debut in 1991, Nate's a sixth-grade chess prodigy, a self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's often in hot water with his teachers and classmates, but Nate's winning personality and can-do attitude always make him a big hit with readers." Graphic novel with a full color pull-out poster. SIGNED on the half title page by the author." 223 pp. ISBN: 978-1449436353.

San Francisco: Children's Book Press (1988). Hardcover - Bilingual children's book with the text in Spanish and English, a descriptive tale as told by Aztec elders illustrated with vibrant paintings by Graciela Carrillo. Part of Tales of the Americas series. Informative end page by Harriet Rohmer. 24 pp. ISBN: 9780892390243.

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated with photographs and designed to appeal to young people, this book contains short biographies and poetic samples of 12 African American writers, including Arna Bontemps, Francis E. W. Harper, Gwendolyn Brooks, Dunbar and Hughes. In addition to being a writer herself, Rollins was a pioneering librarian - as the head librarian of the children's department of the Chicago Public Library, she used this position to fight to remove books with negative racist stereotypes and to replace them with books that highlighted contributions by African Americans. Her biography of Langston Hughes received the Coretta Scott King book award. A title in the Famous Biographies for Young People series. Bibliography, index. 95 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story for children about a young Chukchansi boy of Northern California who makes a mistake which results in his little sister being in danger. He finds his courage, and with the help of his cousins, saves his sister from a mountain lion. ISBN: 1-597140090.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1988.). Hardcover first edition - Atlas which shows how the countries, continents & oceans of the world fit together w/the aid of 3 pop-ups of the globe, focusing on the Americas, Europe and Africa, and Asia and Oceana. Illustrated by Phil Jacobs and Mike Peterkin, conceived and designed by Graham Brown, paper engineering by Paul Wilgress. Unpaginated, large format. ISBN: 0-671-658980.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1933.) dj. Hardcover - Billy Smith is the son of a noted explorer, and a pilot. According to the brief biography on the front flap of the dust jacket, the incidents and adventures in these books are based upon Sainsbury's experiences as one of America's early naval aviators in World War I, and after in his global travels. Glossy frontispiece. Both the front flap of the dust jacket and the ad in the back list to #5 in the series.208 pp plus 2 pp ads.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1928.). Hardcover - Billy Smith is the son of a noted explorer, and a pilot. , , , the incidents and adventures in these books are based upon Sainsbury's experiences as one of America's early naval aviators in World War I, and after in his global travels. Glossy frontispiece, bordered endpapers. Lists to #5 in the series on the last page. 247 pp.

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Bell Publishing Co, (c 1939.). Hardcover - Patsy is visiting her Hawaiian friend Ululani, who teaches her all about the islands in this appealing book, which gives a picture of the Territory of Hawaii in the years before World War II. Illustrated with full page photographs and small drawings and decorations by Jimmy Thompson. Map endpapers. Unpaginated.

San Rafael, CA: Mandala, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully written and gorgeously illustrated book which brings to life the beauty and traditions of the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalaya Mountains as it creates Thunder Dragons that play hide-and-seek in the clouds during big winter storms. Unpaginated. Oversized oblong format. ISBN: 9781601091000.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Humorous rhymes which bring a whole zoo to Miss Darling's classroom from Amanda Anaconda to heaps of hamsters, the lemur in the lunchbox, and more. Colorfully illustrated by Barney Saltzberg. SIGNED on the title page by the author and dated in the year of publication. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-152020330.

New York: Henry Holt, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Animals from Africa to Antarctica are pictured celebrating Christmas on stamps sent to Santa from around the world. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Promotional postcard laid in. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8050-63552.