Shipping is extra.
EENY, MEENY, MONEY, MO- AND STILL-MO, Lessons in Living from Five Frisky
Red Squirrels, by Sam Campbell, Bobbs-Merrill, 1945, $5
MEET THE AUSTINS by Madeleine L'Engle, hb, xlib, dj, 1960, 8th printing,
well worn copy, 191 pp, ALA Notable Book,"A warm story of a family of six
who accept an orphan girl into their home. The author skillfully captures
many of the emotions of adolescence and family life."$4
ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY, Sydney Taylor, Dell Yearling pb, 189 pp, 1989 ed,
front cover and first 29 pp have a 1cm closed tear, otherwise exc
cond,almost new, $7 ( I have a 1972 ed with yellowed pp, for $4)
MORE ALL OF A KIND FAMILY, SYDNEY TAYLOR, 1954/1963, HB, xlib, Follett
Pub, pictoral cover, oversized, some tears on edges of title page, 5th
printing, clear tape over spine, book is tight, $12
LIZZIE, by May Justus, illus by Chisholm, hb, xlib, 64 pp, 1944/47,
author's note says:" the folk songs in this book are from my own
collections and are the versions sung and played in the mountains of
Tennessee." "a very appealing little book about the friendship between
"Log Cabin Lizzie" and an "outlander" girl, set among the mountain people
of Tennessee." paste-on on front cover, library markings, $12
FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW, by Margaret Sidney, Illust
bySharp, 1963 HB, Grosset/Dunlap, 248 pp, crossed out gift inscription
and other doodles on inside cover pp,nothing written on story pp, blue
boards with children outlined on cover, worn corners and spots on cover,
$4
THE LITTLE BAND AND THE INAUGURAL PARADE, Moore, hb, dj, xlib, 1968,
wonderful story about hometown America, the President, and alot of
determination, $4
THE RIGHTFUL OWNER by Jesse Stuart, hb, xlib, 1960, wonderful author, 110
pp, illus by Henneberger,Relationship of young boy Mike and a stray dog
called Speckles. A good hound dog never forgets his real master," Jim
Richards warned his son Mike. But Mike, wandering day after day in the
hills, was eager to have the lost dog in spite of the chance that the
rightful owner might one day claim him. Jesse Stuart's moving story about
the adventure and love that is shared between a boy and his dog is warm
with wonderful family details. $3
THE SHADOW OF ROBBERS' ROOST, hb, Helen Rushmore, set in Black Mesa
country," A young 12 year old boy lives in the Oklahoma territory, near
the Cimarron cut off of the Santa Fe trail. There are robbers raiding and
taking steers, so far no one has taken his, but he is always frightened
someone will. A real western adventure for young people to read." bce,
World pub, 1960, 186 pp, $3
PRISONERS IN THE SNOW, by Arthur Catherall, illus by Ambrus, "Two
Austrian children, their lame grandfather, and a sick pilot are trapped
inside their house when a plane crash causes a great avalanche to come
down on their farm."128 pp, vg cond, Weekly Reader BCE, HB, $3
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, CHARLEY? by Margaret Hodges, illus by Aliki,
Scholastic pb, 1974, vg cond, yellowing pp, $2
SELECTIONS FROM THE LITTLE OLD WOMAN WHO USED HER HEAD, Hope Newell,
pictures by Margaret Ruse, Scholastic 1971, yellowed pp, vg cond, no
folds or nics, $4
HERR MINKEPATT AND HIS FRIENDS, Ursula Valentin, trans by Roget, illus by
Wilkon, 1965, "Herr Minkepatt has a wonderful relationship with birds
much to the annoyance of his neighbors.Herr Minkepatt looks after the
birds of the woods and must manage to convince his neighbors to help care
for the birds who are visiting him and sharing in his piano concerts.
Josef Wilkon's illustrations are wondrful. He won the Gold Medal for
illustration at the International Book Fair at Leipzig in 1959. "hb, 8 x
11, $8
A BELL FOR URSLI, a picture book from the Engadine,Selina Chonz , Alois
Carigiet, hb, 10x 13, "A young boy, living in the Engadine Mountians of
Switzerland, finds a way to obtain a large bell for the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival is full of fun for all of the villagers. When the
cows come in from the mountains for the winter the bells are taken off
and before they go back out with them to the meadows there is a special
Spring Festival for the whole village to celebrate the end of the winter.
All boys march through the streets to chase away the winter blues.
Villagers fill up these upturned bells with candy and other goodies for
the boys who carry them. The bigger the bell, the more treats received.
Ursli has always had a little bell as do they other little boys, but this
year he vows he will get himself a big bell and lots of goodies. See how
he accomplishes his task in this wonderful look at foreign lands and
cultures of old Switzerland. "beautiful book, 1980, $14
WALTER DE LA MARE'S ANIMAL STORIES,hb,xlib, selected, edited and in part
re-written by Walter de la Mare, Scribner's, 1940, 420 pp, includes: Puss
in Boots, Henny-Penny, the Hare and teh Hedgehog, the Morus, bird and the
Sausage, the three little pigs, the Three Bears, the wolf and the fox,
the cat and the mouse, all gone, Knurre-Murre, the fox and the geese,
Mr.s Fox, Tom Tit tot, Juniper Tree, Ashputtel, Six Swans, Seal Man,
Derby Ram, Chitterabob, fatal mermaid, ay me, alas, Heigh Ho!, and so
many more, $7
THE FORGETFUL BEARS, Weinberg, xlib, Clarion Books, hb, 1981, first page
has a peice missing, well used, $2
DEAR FATHER, Warm and Witty Writings about Fathers, hb with dj, Hallmark,
60 pp, 1970,$1
TUCKER'S COUNTRYSIDE, George Selden (author of The Cricket in Times
Square), hb with dj, exc cond, illus by Garth Williams, 1970, 167 pp, $4
CADDIE WOODLAWN, HB, Carol Ryrie Brink, illus by Hyman, 1973, Simon and
Schuster books for young readers, 276 pp, nice b & w illustrations, white
pages, first inside blank page missing, strong and tight book in exc
cond, $6
THE GREAT WHEEL, by Robert Lawson, 1957, hb xlib, dj, Viking Press,
Chicago and the World's Fair theme,ferris wheel on cover, "Junior
Literary Guild selection, chosen as an outstanding book for older
readers."BCE, 188 pp, great illustrations, $6
PETUNIA, by Roger Duvoisin, 9 x 12, HB, Knopf, 1950, Petunia is a goose
who is filled with pride because she carries wisdom in a book, and she
learns that she must get wisdom in her mind and heart by learning to
read, colorful and many animals in the story too, $3
THE SNAKE THAT WENT TO SCHOOL, by Lilian Moore, hb, illus by Mary
Stevens, 1957, Gateway books, exc cond, 5 x7 , 99 pp, $4
PIPPI GOES ON BOARD, HB, Astrid Lindgren, xlib, 1957, VIking Press, vg
cond, solid, tight library strong hardback, $3
THE SECRET GARDEN, Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor,
pb, Harper Trophy, scribbles on title page, 1987, $2
THE MYSTIC BALL, JUDY BOLTON Mystery HB,1934 Grosset and Dunlap, by
Margaret Sutton, exc cond, $3
HOLIDAY AT GREENFIELD FARM, a 1977 small pb on the farm, all the animals
of a typical farm are illustrated well with this story, Lowe co, a Sunny
Book,quite cute, #1982,$1
RUFUS M. BY ELEANOR ESTES, hb, xlib, 1943, HBJ, 320 pp, $7
MRS. 'ARRIS GOES TO PARIS, Paul Gallico, hb with dj, xlib, 157 pp, 1958,
cover is loose from book, $4
THE RUNAWAY FLYING HORSE by Paul Jacques Bonzon, illus by William Pene du
Bois, hb, 8 x 11, transl by Kotta, parents magazine press, 1976, merry go
round theme, unpaginated, beautiful, outstanding illustrations, $6
CLASS RING, Rosamond Du Jardin, hb, a Tobey Heydon Story, LIppincott, 207
pp, 1951, $2
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