Neighbors by M. B GOFFSTEIN - 1979

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing of this heartwarming story of neighbors slowly growing closer. M. B. Goffstein imbued her children's books with her personality - editor Susan Barba reflects that Goffstein "found the right art form, the right structure and patterning, to distill her life experience [...] she managed to compress an entire philosophy into a single line - or two lines rather, the line of the drawing and the line of the text." Her skillful combination of story and image earned her a Caldecott Honor in 1977, among other accolades. 8.5'' x 7''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($6.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. [32] pages.

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this heartwarming story of neighbors slowly growing closer. M. B. Goffstein imbued her children's books with her personality - editor Susan Barba reflects that Goffstein "found the right art form, the right structure and patterning, to distill her life experience [...] she managed to compress an entire philosophy into a single line - or two lines rather, the line of the drawing and the line of the text." Her skillful combination of story and image earned her a Caldecott Honor in 1977, among other accolades. 8.5'' x 7''. Original color pictorial boards. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. [32] pages. Inscribed by Goffstein on front free endpaper: "To Mary's Best Friend, with all good wishes, / M.B. Goffstein." A bit of wear to jacket extremities only.