New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994.) dj. Hardcover - A look at the Los Angeles riots from a child's viewpoint; story of cats - and people - who couldn't get along until a night of rioting brought them together. Winner of the Caldecott medal. Brilliantly illustrated in full color by David Diaz. Large square format. ISBN: 0-15-2010351.

New York: Clarion Books, (1986) dj. Hardcover - Told from the perspective of the little mice, this is the story of three brothers, clad in bright plaid shirts and lederhosen, who leave their snug cottage, intent upon finding the perfect gifts for their mother. Their early morning search is filled with dangers: a snake hidden in the thick underbush, a fox running by, but the mice persist. The illustrations by Jan Brett enhance the perspective with a dandelion fluff towering over their heads and a strawberry so big, it tips Biggest Mouse backwards. Slightly oversized format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-899193870.

New York: Viking, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - A boy learns to deal with some difficult things in life, by this award-winning children's author. Illustrated with drawings by Fermin Rocker.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1965) dj. Hardcover - Mistress Spring has arrived and Peter Rabbit wonders if any of his feathered friends have returned. A book which combines 45 enjoyable stories about animals with facts about their lives by this noted American conservationist and children's book author, who was born in Sandwich on Cape Cod. Illustrated in full color by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Includes an editor's preface and a preface by Burgess. Large format. 128 pp.

Chicago: Follett, 1968. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel for older children by this prize-winning author. Although the characters and events in this story are fiction, they are based on real people - the author's mother and father - and the life they led on a ranch in Texas in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Illustrated in black and white by George Roth.

Roseville, CA: GR Publishing, (2001). SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Jason and his grandfather try to figure out what the world be like if people did not judge others based on how how they look." Each double page spread has comments - both judgmental and praising others - on a black background and when the flaps are opened, there is a full color picture showing those who are speaking. An interesting concept. SIGNED by Barrows, the illustrator, on the front endpaper with the words "Life is a rainbow - Enjoy the colors" and dated in 2002. Small oblong format. ISBN: 0-966853040.

Racine, WI: Whitman, 1952. dj. Hardcover - Authorized abridged edition, illustrated by Jesse Marsh. An early Whitman edition in rust colored boards with a dustjacket with a wraparound illustration, rather than the more common laminated covers.

Racine, WI: Whitman, (1954). Hardcover - Authorized abridged edition, illustrated by Tony Sgroi. Illustrated endpapers. 282 pp.

Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Co., (1963). Hardcover - Set in Boston in 1774, on the eve of the revolution, this is the story of a young boy, kidnapped in Liverpool and sold as an indentured servant to a cruel master, and who is bought again by a kindly - but opportunistic - printer (and counterfeiter). As the Jed begins to learn more about the rebels, he also begins to better understand their desire for freedom. Illustrated with drawings by Carol Wilde. The last children's novel, written under her married name, by this author who would become best known for the Mrs Polifax mystery series. 190 pp.

Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, (1988). Hardcover first edition - A book which describes a year in the life of a beaver - including how they build dams and lodges, find food, mate, give birth and evade predators. Illustrated with full color photographs and paintings by Paula Chasty. A title in the My World Series for beginning readers. Square format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-382095553.

New York: Viking, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third book featuring high schooler Bingo Brown, by this Newbery award winning writer. A funny but realistic look at how confusing life can be. Illustrated with 'drawings from Bingo's journal' by Cathy Bobak. ISBN: 0-670-833223.

New York: Delacorte, (1982) dj. Hardcover first edition - Two sisters are thrilled to be spending a vacation at a beach cottage with their divorced father - until they discover that a woman friend of their father and her son will also be there Realistic novel about the problems children face by this Newbery award winning author Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson. 150 pp. ISBN: 0-440-001226.

New York: Viking, 1971. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Newbery Medal winner. SIGNED on the front endpaper by the author.

New York: Viking, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book featuring high schooler Bingo Brown, by this Newbery award winning writer. A funny but realistic look at how confusing life can be. Illustrated with 'drawings from Bingo's journal' by Cathy Bobak. ISBN: 0-670-819328.

London: Frederick Warne & Co nd. Hardcover - One of R. Caldecott's picture books - nursery rhyme illustrated in color and with line drawings, unpaginated. Square format.

New York: Dutton, 1977. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of a young girl and her memories, set in San Francisco and Oakland in the years after the earthquake ("the hand of God".) I.llustrated in b & w by Gail Owens. ISBN: 0-525-329102.

Boston: Little Brown, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography written for older children of a colorful and controversial woman - Mother Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker religious sect. The Shakers became the first successful communal religious society in the New World. Illustrated. Author's note, bibliography, index. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-316-1337671.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928. Hardcover - The story of a 12 year old Italian boy from Palermo in Sicily in 1868, who could run so fast, he was called 'nimble-legs' and entrusted with taking secret messages to General Garibaldi. Illustrated by I.B. Hazelton with a color frontispiece, 4 plates on plain paper and drawings. Translated by Frederic Taber Cooper; introduction by Faith E. Smith. 191 pp.

New York: Philomel Books, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A delightful book by the author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Inspired by nature, and brightly illustrated, this is not just about a baby cricket learning how to make his song, but about all of us finding our own voices. A 'multi-sensory book' with the cricket chirp still working! SIGNED by Carle on the title page, and uncommon thus. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-399-218858.

New York: Scribner's, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of original stories, poems, picture stories, true stories, inteviews and things to do - in addition to the authors listed above this includes contributions by Joan Aiken, Arnold Roth, Yoshiko Uchida, Elizabeth Coatsworth, an interview with David Silverman, a young clay animator, and more. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, including many by Anne Burgess. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-684-147572.

Boston: Little Brown, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A cumulative rhyming tale set in the Caribbean, Illustrated by Sucie Stevenson. Large oblong format, bound in glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-316128511.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A wonderful fantasy novel for older children, illustrated with evocative black and white plates by Pauline Ellison. A book of magic, courage and triumph, set in a land very like Cornwall: "Mabby and Jago determine to defeat the Lord of Pengersick, an evil sorcerer who has filled the lives of the people of the surrounding area with misery and terror." Double page map, glossary. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-374-317003.

Stockholm, New York & London: R & S Books, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was a professor of mathematics at Oxford University and seriously interested in the new photography when he met seven-year old Alice Pleasance Liddell in 1859. This book portrays the Victorian era childhood of Alice Liddell, who was his inspiration for "Alice in Wonderland." Includes instructions for throwing a mad tea party and other games. Illustrated throughout with photographs, reproductions of vintage drawings and with additional paintings (in full color) and drawings by Inga-Karin Eriksson. Translated by Joan Sandin. Bibliography. Large format. 93 pp. Illustrated endpapers of a map of Oxford. ISBN: 9129622425.

New York: A. Wessels Co, (c 1899). Hardcover - The classic story illustrated with ten delightful full-page illustrations in color by Blanche McManus. As a companion volume, this is paginated from 127-255. Bound in tan illustrated cloth covers, with titles in red on front cover, black on spine.

London: British Library, (1997.). Hardcover first edition - "On 4 July 1862, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson entertained three little girls on a river trip with a 'fairy tale' which was to become one of the most famous children's stories of all time. Here, with many charming illustrations, the author tells the story of Dodgson's lifelong devotion to Alice and traces the stages through which the manuscript progressed until finally published under the pseudonym 'Lewis Carroll'. " Illustrated throughout, brief list of further reading. Small format - 6 1/2 by 4 7/8 inches. 64 pp. ISBN: 0-712345337.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2000). Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book with both full color and black and white illustrations by over 25 artists from the 19th and early 20th century - including Tenniel, Rackham, Pogany, Robinson and more. Color pictorial endpapers. Large format. 139 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 0-811822745.

Barcelona: Editorial Molina. Hardcover first edition - The classic story of Cinderella, told in Spanish, illustrated in color by Elisabeth y Gerry Embleton.

New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - Retelling of a classic fairytale - a hardworking fisherwoman hauls in a magical pink vase - only to discover that having her wish fulfilled wasn't what she really wanted. Illustrated in full color by Louise Brierley. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-688098738.

New York: Dial Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - Herbert Binns is a very small mouse but a very smart one, and a brilliant inventor. The second collaboration between this author and illustrator - his lovely watercolor paintings are in the tradition of classic children's illustrators like Greenaway and Beatrix Potter. Oversized format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8037-00415.

New York: Morrow, 1987. Uncommon advance issue of this story for girls -aptly described as a "gently romantic horse story," set on Martha's Vineyard Island off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts