New York: Hyperion, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A bright and cheerful alphabet book with the shapes of the letters integrated into the pictures. Definition of the words used at the back of the book - ending with 'zowie! what you say when you finish this book!' SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated boards. ISBN: 0-7868-19871.

New York: Ariel Books / Workman Publishing, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Her first book for children, illustrated with soft full-color paintings by Winslow Pels. SIGNED by Beattie on the title page. A title in the Goblin Tales series. Square format. 37 pp plus final illustration. ISBN: 0-89480-9261.

New York: Ariel Books / Workman Publishing, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her first book for children, illustrated with soft full-color paintings by Winslow Pels. SIGNED by Beattie on the title page. A title in the Goblin Tales series. Square format. 37 pp plus final illustration. ISBN: 0-89480-9261.

Kihei, HI: Pacific Printing & Publishing, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A small green turtle plays with his friends under the sea, until they discover a large sea turtle (hunu) has been trapped in a fishing line. Bilingual edition with the simple text in English and Hawaiian, illustrated with water colors. Punctuation guide, glossary. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-9729118-20.

Racine, WI: Whitman, 1963. Simple uncomplicated pictures of children at play, with just a few words of text. Unpaginated (24 pp.) Small format measuring just 7 5/8 inches by 5 1/8.

New York: Dial Press, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First book for children by this Pulitzer prize winning author, who was 'islandborn' himself - in the Dominican Republic. SIGNED on the title page and dated in April 2018. Illustrated by Leo Espinosa. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0735229860.

New York: Harper Collins, (2005.). First edition - Based on actual historical events, this is the story of a young Obijwe girl who lives with her family on an island in Lake Superior in 1850. Sequel to her National Book Award finalist, 'The Birchbark House.' Illustrated with drawings by the author. Author's note and glossary. 256 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Pacific View Press, (1997). Hardcover - Large format book full of information on the Philippine Islands, their festivals, legends and history. Colorfully illustrated by Ileana C. Lee. 48 pp. ISBN: 1881896153.

New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1887. Hardcover first edition - An uncommon first edition of this long children's novel by this very prolific - and in her time, very popular - writer from Bristol, England. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 5 plates. 396 pp.

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A rhyming alphabet book, colorfully illustrated for younger children, but with informative sidebars on each 2 page spread for older children or adults. This celebrates the diversity, history and beauty of Nevada from the glitter of the Las Vegas strip to the natural beauties of Lake Tahoe and the desert and the wildlife found there, from the pioneers who crossed by wagon train to those who built monuments like the Hoover Dam. Oblong format, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, bound in glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated (40 pp.). ISBN: 1-585361178.

New York: Norton, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - The story of the explorers of the Pacific, including the Spanish, Russians, English, New England whalers, and more, written for older children. Illustrated throughout, Index,. 191 pp

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on the story of his own mother and the journey she made as a young woman and how she met her husband - "After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with ther parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place." Illustrated in full color. Large square format. 31 pp. ISBN: 0-395904951.

Los Angeles: J. F. Rowny Press, (1926). Hardcover first edition - Once a month, Granny meets with her own four grandchildren and eight overs, all between 5 and 12 years old to answer one question from each child, answers based on her dreams - the questions range from "is there a Santa Claus?" since it opened at Christmas " to "did all the soldiers who died in the Great War go to the same place?" Topics include vegetarianism, reincarnation, death and dreams and visions. Frontispiece portrait. 104 pp.

Creston Books, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book - although she left Vietnam as a child with the exodus of boat people, this story is inspired by her ancestral village of An Bang. Beautifully illustrated in full color by artist April Chu, this storyÕs poetic language brings emotion and longing to the simple tale of a fishermanÕs family, who wait for him by the sea. SIGNED on the title page by both the author and the illustrator. Slightly oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1939527156.

Creston Books, (2015). Hardcover - The author's first book - although she left Vietnam as a child with the exodus of boat people, this story is inspired by her ancestral village of An Bang. Beautifully illustrated in full color by artist April Chu, this storyÕs poetic language brings emotion and longing to the simple tale of a fishermanÕs family, who wait for him by the sea. Slightly oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1939527156.

New York: Putnam, (1964.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Stories of nine men who were important in the exploration and history of Africa, from the slave Cinque who led a shipboard uprising, to Howard Carter, the archeologist who discovered the tomb of Tuthankhamen and empire builder Cecil Rhodes. Illustrated by Steele Savage. Written for older children. Index. 155 pp.