Search Results: Picture Books Ages 1-9 from D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Group, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line), 2010. Laminated pictorial covers. 4to. 32 pp. Illustrated pastedowns and free endpapers. Bright covers with a tad of spine head wear and two corners with minute wear. Dust jacket with light edge wear in some small areas and some light edge wrinkling. Rubbing. Synopsis:This is an African version of The Three Little Pigs with dassies and an eagle replacing the pigs and the wolf. Daissies are small furry animals that live in Africa.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books for Children, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Wendell Minor. 1st edition, 1st printing, full number line. Paintings by Wendell Minor. 32 unpaginated pages. Not ex-library, no remainder mark, no writing. Slight rubbing on spine ends. Light indent at top of two leaves. Jacket has a bottom scratch, light edge roughness and rubbing. Summary: A young Alaskan boy is given an Eskimo name and learns about Eskimo ways and culture.

New York : Scholastic Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 2000. The book has glossy illustrated paper over boards. Pages are clean with no writing. Price corner unclipped. dust jacket protected by a new lined Mylar cover. The book appears new unless closely examined. The book has one corner tip with a little wear and some spine tail corner tip rubs. A few page finger indents. The dust jacket has spine head crimping and a little flap fold corners' wear. One light narrow scrape at top of back jacket, approximately .75". Synopsis: Originally this armadillo had tall and wide ears; however, due to his spying and tattling an alligator cut them down until they were teenie, weenie, itsy ears. Humongous and hilarious illustrations. An obvious lesson is that one should be considerate and respectful toward others.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2007. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Eric Carle. Ages 2-4. No. Line 10-2. Stated First Edition. Glossy illustrated covers with matching dust jacket. Poster included on rear pastedown. Unpaginated. Large print. Partial1 line school stamp on first free endpaper (not easily seen). Lovely illustrations by Eric Carle. Very nice pastedowns and endpapers.

London, England: Transworld Publishers Ltd/ Doubleday, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blythe, Gary. Ages 6 +. 1st Edition, possible 1st printing. No other printing information. Unclipped price corner intact. Not ex-library. 28 pages. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Bright panels. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Light scratches on back cover, one bump line, and minuscule tip wear. Dust jacket with less than .5" closed tear. Back cover scratching and rubbling. Slight edge wear. " The classic story of Beauty and the Beast is dramatically brought to life by the Geraldine McCaughrean's exciting retelling and Gary Blythe's outstanding oil paintings." -- The publisher.

Chicago New York San Francisco: Rand McNally, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st printing, Oct. 1968 (stated). Unpaginated. Matte covers. Original price $2.95. Heavy stock paper. Sewn book. Stitches or stitch openings are visible on some pages. No loosely bound pages. This books covers, spine, and pages have only negligible wear. (See photo.) Synopsis: Benjamin has a lavender lion that only he can see or hear. He also can imagine something and it will appear. However, no one can see whatever he imagines. His lion is a favorite and is always with him even when burglars break into his house. How can his imaginary lion help frighten the burglars if no one can see the lion?

New York: Macmillan Company, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Berta and Elmer Hader. Copyright 1948. 19th printing (No. line 20,19)). No other dates or printings listed on copyright page. Dust jacket flap states " Awarded Caldecott Medal 1949". Gold foil medal on front cover. Blue cloth covers with 3 snowflakes on front cover. White spine print. Publisher series no. on bottom of back cover. Unpaginated. 48 pp. 10 1/8" x 8 6/8". Snowflake illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Original price of $4.95 on dust jacket flap. Book has no writing. Panels are unworn aside for the corner tips' and spine ends' wear. The book was from a church nursery school. The teacher probably read the book to the children. The teacher treasured the book; so she stamped it 7 times (See photo for stamp at bottom margin.) The dust jacket has many open and closed tears and large chips or chunks missing. Obvious wear everywhere on the jacket.… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1968. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Robert McCloskey. 1968 Viking Seafarer Edition. Original price $.50 at top on cover. 55 numbered pages. No ISBN. A clean book with no writing. Not ex- library. A tad of slight edgewear and a corner crease. Pages with slight corner tip creasing. Tanning and toning. One mended closed tear, not easily observable.

New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good + +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gisela Kalow. Good ++. Morrow Eagle Library Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing (Number line1-10). Translated from German. No indication that it was ever in a library. Unpaginated. 4to. Clean with no writing. Bright covers. One very small piece of cover edge material mended on cover edge bottom. Wrinkling of spine material. Spine ends' creasing. A closed tear mend at page bottom - approximately .5". Synopsis: Bruno, a frugal individual, wants to take a trip to see his best friends. He uses his ingenuity to travel as cheaply as possible with Hans, his pet raven. What will his friends think about his mode of transportation?

np: Laura Geringer/imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joyce, William . Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing, 1997. Ages 6-9. Blue paper over boards with cloth quarter binding. Bright copper foil print on front cover and spine. Original price intact. Book is clean with no writing or remainder/overstock mark. Not ex-library. No tears. Fresh pages. Book has a spine tail bend which is not easily observed A few edge indents. Light warp, apparent only if looking at book sideways. Dust jacket with no tears. A tad of edge roughness and rubbing. Entertaining episodes for adults as well as children. Summary: This book is based on the true story of Gertrude Lintz. Set in the1930's in New York City, Gertrude believed that animals should not be caged. Her animals wore clothes, ate at the table. played croquet and even went to the World's Fair. She kept one gorilla named Buddy until she… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking/Penguin Group, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ages 3-6. Paper over boards with matching glossy dust jacket. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Unpaginated. Clean with no writing or remainder mark. Original corner dust jacket price intact. 3/4 " closed jacket back tear with small spine head crush to jacket and light edge roll. Book with small bottom edge cut and spine ends' bumping. Synopsis: Max and his sister Ruby disagree on which toys to bring to their Grandmother's birthday party.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1968. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Esphyr Slobodkina. Ages 5-8. Copyright 1940, 1947. Renewed 1968. No other printing information.No dust jacket. Unpaginated. 10.5" tall.

Milford, Connecticut: Roaring Book Press, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Mordicai Gerstein. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (10-1). Glossy illustrated covers with matching jacket. 40 unpaginated pages. Book with slight spine ends' bumping. Dust jacket with a small tear - approximately .25". Slight spine ends crimping. A clever tale of the unrequited love of a giant for an icy moon. The heroine, a little girl, who loves noise awakens the giant, but is able to put him to sleep with her singing and the aid of the towns' people who sing him lullabies. A story of love, the power of music, and self-expression told with captivating illustrations. The author is the 2004 winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.

Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Small, David. 1st Aladdin Paperback edition, Oct. 2001, 1st printing - full number line. Approximately 11.5" tall. 40 unpaginated pages. Tight binding. Clean, no writing, no remainder marks, not ex-library. Two small creases extending from spine to back cover. Finger indents on back cover and a few leaves. Back cover tiny tip crease. Top corner tip bends to some pages. Summary: "A very hungry crocodile is mistakenly delivered to the wrong address and thoroughly disrupts the Christmas celebration of Alice Jayne and her family." --Publisher. A delightful tale with hilarious, detailed illustrations by Caldecott Medalist, David Small.

London: Gallimard Jeunesse, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. McNaughton, Colin . 1st French Edition, 1st printing, 2000. No dust jacket. Title original: Shh! Don' Tell Mister Wolf. No price indicated. A flap book. 17 unpaginated pages. Large text with many flaps. Book has no easily observable wear, other than spine bumping. Book is securely bound. Flaps work well. Summary: Mister Wolf (Monsieur Loup) is determined to creep up on Preston Pig and catch him. However, Preston continually "outpigs" the wolf who is a buffoon. Preston has cleverly hidden in numerous places. Children will be entertained as they discover his hiding places. This British author has written over 70 children's books. Preston the Pig, a series book, also has a TV series based upon the Preston the Pig series.

New York: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. G. Brian Karas. First Edition, 1st printing, no. 10-1. Ages 4-8. No writing or remainder mark. In stock. Unpaginated. Pictorial book with matching dust jacket. Book with paper over boards. Illustrated pastedowns and free endpaper. Light wear to spine ends. Dust jacket with slight top edge roll. Original price on back of dust jacket. G. Brian Karas is a prolific illustrator of over 110 books. His noted whimsical signature style is shown also in this book. Synopsis: A tale about a young poor boy who has nothing to bring to a princess's gala 10th birthday. Not to be deterred, Jack trades for the ingredients for a splendid birthday cake. Along the way to the event, he encounters unsavory characters who each take a part of his cake. Arriving with nothing, he relates his honest tale to the birthday princess and wins her favor. A tale of resourcefulness,… Read More

New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Inc., 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Spanish Edition, 1st printing (full no. line 12-1). Originally published in English. 6 original stories. No dust jacket. No writing or remainder mark. Stories: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford at the Circus, Clifford Gets a Job, Clifford Takes a Trip, Clifford's Good Deeds, and Clifford's Tricks. Larger print. 182 pp. Heavy book. Minimal indication of wear, likely due to weight of book resting on shelf.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Chihiro Iwasaki. LCCCN: 68-13357. 10.25" tall. Unpaginated. No printing indicated. Matte covers. In addition to the usual pastedowns and free endpapers there are extra bright pinkI free end papers. No dust jacket. No remainder mark or writing. Reinforced binding. Heavy stock paper pages with lovely watercolored illustrations. Some smudging to pastedowns and white free endpapers. Soil dusting to back cover. Wear to boards on corner tips and spine tip ends. One leaf with closed margin tear approximately 3/4". A crane maiden repays an elderly couple for their gift of hospitality even though they had not kept their promise.

New York : The New York Review 0f Books, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 5th printing. Ages preschool +. Unpaginated. Blue cloth quarter binding. Issued without dust jacket. Bumped top corners. Accordian fold pages. Colored pages on one side and black and white on back side. Illustrated cover with information about the book on the back of the cover. See back cover for information.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gris Grimly. Ages 6-9. Stated First Edition, 1st printing (no. line 1-10. Unpaginated. Book with matching dust jacket. Unclipped flap price. Library edition but no indication of ever being a library book. Clean, no writing or remainder mark. Tiny spine ends' indents. Light crackle heard with book opening - book securely bound. Two young children along with their pet gazelle sneak out of their house to explode the monsters and pirates below their city. They may have got more than they bargained for with evil private and monster characters lurking everywhere. The alphabet rhyming is on all pages with evil-looking creatures in pursuit and about. All ends well. Older children may like this book, too.