New York: Schwartz & Wade Books (2008) dj. First edition - A poem first read by Maya Angelou at the White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony in 2005 - "it is Christmas time, a halting of hate time" - illustrated with beautiful full color illustrations, each spreading over a page and a half, by Johnson and Fancher. Oblong format. Unpaginated.

New York & London: Hyperion, (2003). Hardcover first edition - A small square board book for little children, and illustrated with photographs of jolly babies. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-786819200.

n.p. Allan / Ottenheimer Publishers. (1991). Hardcover - A slim book with three double page pop-up scenes.

Tiburon, CA: Waters Edge Press, (1997). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated throughout in full color.Everything imaginable about this plant, from his history in Aztec days to how it became a symbol of Christmas and how to care fro the plants. Bibliography, index. Square format, 63 pp. ISBN: 0-965622495.

New York: Greenwillow Books, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The colorful illustrations - made from cut paper collages - follow the carolers as they go from house - while along the bottom of every page appears the words and music to the traditional Christmas carols they are singing. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-688097731.

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: 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.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first collaboration between this mother and daughter team. SIGNED on the title page by both authors. 202 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-12002.

New York: The Century Co., 1921. Hardcover first edition - Six short stories with Christmas themes, illustrated with a frontispiece and six inserted plates by George Avison. 242 pp.

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.

New York: Harper Collins, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Moore's hilarious take on the week before Christmas when "all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing and generally getting into the Christmas spirit." Features the return of Raziel, who first appeared in "Lamb." SIGNED on the title page. 306 pp. First issue in white boards with a red cloth spine, pale green endpapers and a pale yellow dust jacket. ISBN: 0-06-0590254.

New York: ChickenHouse / Scholastic, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Early story by the author of "The Thief Lord" and "Inkheart," originally published in Germany in 1994, translated by Oliver G. Latch and illustrated with numerous black and white drawings by Paul Howard. SIGNED on the left title page. Illustrated endpapers. 167 pp. ISBN: 0-439-78204x.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully designed (by Rita Marshall) and illustrated version of this classic. The text is based on the 1886 translation by Ewing. Large format (11 1/2" by 10 1/4"), 136 pages, glossy stock throughout. ISBN: 0-15-1002274.

New York Dutton, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A charming Christmas story, with a delightful surprise, Illustrated by the author in beautifully detailed paintins in striking hues, the paintings have a sense of glowing light. This is a beautiful children's book. ISBN: 0-525-460799.

New York: St Martin's, 1999. SIGNED - A delightful story, at least partly based on facts, about the writing of 'A Christmas Carol' by Dickens. Author's first novel.

Minneapolis: Redpath Press, 1987. A title in the Perfect Present series - an uncommon presentation of this classic Dicken's story, illustrated with woodcuts, some full-page, by Michael McCurdy. Not the full text of the story: this is adapted from a version which appeared in 1923 in a book called 'Christmas Tales for Reading Aloud.' 32 pages. ISBN: 1-55628-0246.

Bellingham, WA: Capstone Publishing, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Story of a carousel pony which comes to life and transports two children to the land of dragons and to the Forbidden City of ancient China. Richly illustrated in full-color by Hansen, including one two page spread. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper "to... with much love, may all your dreams come true' and dated Christmas 1993. Winner of the Children's Book Award for the Northwest Center of the Arts. ISBN: 1-880450-046.

New York: Henry Holt, (1991.) dj. Originally published in 1971, this edition features new illustrations by Gilchrist. ISBN: 0-8050-15493.

New York: Henry Holt, 1991. Originally published in 1971, this edition features new illustrations by Gilchrist.