Search Results: Children's Books: Stories In Rhyme from pacaritambo books

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1997. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Stephan Gammell. CONDITION: Very good + overall, 1977 Coward, McCann hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket (in mylar jacket), first edition, assumed first printing. The book has been lightly perused on shelf but is overall clean & tight. The dust jacket shows light edge wear top edge. I know, it sounds like less than very good +. The sepia-tone illustrations by Gammell are perfect for the subject and the text. CONTENT: He is a buffalo out of Montana. He has humped shoulders and slits for eyes. . . . Just remember, old blossom eater, you can stare down the wind. This old rodeo ain't everything. Alice Yazzie is eleven, going on twelve, and with each month that passes she is beginning to see, beginning to feel. In January, she carries the smallest lamb into the hogan, because "He's all new and starry. He's too new to be cold." In July, she walks to market. "Six miles for cupcakes and strawberry pop!" In October,… Read More

USA: Macmillan / McGraw Hill, 1993. Reissue 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Garth Williams. CONDITION: NEW 1993 Macmillan/McGraw paperback (school supplemental book), second printing. Lovely soft color illustrations by Garth Williams. Every child should have access to this book. CONTENT: Francisco is a lonely boy. Amigo is a prairie dog. They both live in the desert, and both want someone to play with. Francisco thinks that he's "taming" Amigo, his pet -- but Amigo knows better. Reviewer: "What a delightful story set in the desert of the great Southwest. Francisco, the little boy, works to tame a little desert creature as a pet. What does the little animal think about that? The story is written in loose rhyme, loose so that it doesn't feel restrictive in any way. The illustrations are wonderful, and catch so well the emotions of all the characters, and the ambiance of the setting."

Scholastic Press, 1999. 1st Edition 13th printing. Hardcover. New/New. Greg Shed color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1999 Scholastic Press hardcover (butterfly boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 13th printing. Simply beautiful color illustrations by Greg Shed. CONTENT: A girl saves a caterpillar, "a small black creature/ like a tiny worm,/ ...from a greedy jay/ who wanted it/ for lunch." Her grandpa explains that she has found a larva that will become a butterfly, and the two make a shoebox home for it, decorated with cut-paper flowers and topped with a sky-blue lid and a "curve of rainbow/ like a hug/ to keep her safe." When the caterpillar transforms into a painted lady, the girl lets it go. Many years later, when the granddaughter has reached her grandfather's age, butterflies continue to flock to her garden. Ultimately, the larva forms a chrysalis, undergoes the marvelous metamorphosis into a Painted Lady butterfly, and is set free by the… Read More

Harcourt, Inc., 2002. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Edward Gorey (Rediscovered & Illustrated by). CONDITION: NEW/UNREAD 2002 Harcourt hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, second printing. B&W illustrations by Edward Gorey. Tiny tiny edge wear at top folds of DJ. CONTENT: For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance. Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to wonderful haunting effect by Edward Gorey, these short, funny pieces offer moral instruction for all types of mischief makers-from a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion," to the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death"-and add up to a delightful read for any fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein. Other stories: Henry King: Who chewed bits of string, and was nearly cut off in Dreadful Agonies;… Read More

Sky Pony, 2012. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Stephanie Rohr. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2012 Sky Pony Press hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 3rd printing. Bright, quirky color illustrations by Stephanie Rohr. PROBLEM: 1 bumped corner. CONTENT: "Late last night I lay in bed and found I couldn't sleep. So I scrunched my eyes up tightly and counted woolly sheep." In this amusing bedtime story, a little girl decides she must count sheep in order to fall asleep. Starting at ten, her sheep begin to suffer humorous mishaps as she happily drifts into dreamland. Each number illustrates sheep flying off in different directions, unable to control their skateboards, the slippery floor, or their crazy dance moves. Children will laugh and learn in this combination bedtime and counting book. The sing-songy verse and bright, whimsical illustrations provide a visual counting aid, as well as entertainment in the moments before bedtime. Count the Sheep to… Read More

Orchard/Scholastic, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Joanna Yardley color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2001 Orchard hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Joanna Yardley. Adorable wrap-around dust jacket illustration. CONTENT: In this soothing tale, a resourceful boy finds an alternative to his night light, which burns out just as he is drifting off to sleep. Rather than panic or call for Mom and Dad, Eli looks around his room and realizes there is light everywhere. "The stripes of his wallpaper shone in the dark,/ and so did the frame on his picture of the park," writes Rosenberg in a soft, reassuring cadence. Her understated lyricism takes a particularly nice turn near book's end, when Eli finds comfort in the night sky with "hundreds of stars that would not burn out for a long, long time." Matching the mood of the text, Yardley employs a pastel palette of rich blues ranging from lapis to ink to evoke a… Read More

USA: Orchard Books, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Stephen Alcorn. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Orchard hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Bright colorful illustrations by Stephen Alcorn. CONTENT: From prairies to parks, reservations to ranches, cities to suburbs, this collection of poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins will resonate with readers everywhere. With poems by today's most gifted contemporary poets, including: Alice Schertle, Janet Wong and Jane Yolen, "Home . . . To Me" is a mosaic of traditional and non-traditional dwellings. "Home . . . To Me" creates a place where everyone is welcome. Poems by Dotlich, Bruchac, Joan Graham, Brug, Patricia Hubbe, Hawaway, Yolen, Tony Johnston, Lamm, Janet Wong, Sharon Darrow, Ann Paul, Lillian Fisher, Alice Schertle, and Lee Hopkins.

Candlewick Press, 2012. Reissue 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Maurice Sendak color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Candlewick small hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, reissue edition, first printing. Wonderful fun color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. CONTENT: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." That's what children chant when they are being teased; it's what their parents chanted, and probably their grandparents before them. Collected in this invaluable book are the wit and wisdom of generations of schoolchildren-more than 170 selections ranging from insults and riddles to jeers and jump-rope rhymes. With Iona Opie's introduction and detailed notes and Maurice Sendak's remarkable pictures-vignettes, sequences, and full-page paintings both wickedly funny and comically sad-it offers knowledge and entertainment to all who open it. Grades 2 - 5+.

Scholastic Press, 2019. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Brian Pinkney color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Scholastic large paperback, first PB edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Brian Pinkney. Artist's Reflections; Author's Reflections; Time Line; Sources. This is a beautiful book. CONTENT: This is a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multi-layers of meaning. Andrea's stunning poetic requiem, illustrated with Brian's lyrical and colorful artwork, brings a fresh perspective to Martin Luther King, the Gandhi-like, peace-loving activist whose dream of equality -- and whose courage to make it happen -- changed the course of American history. And even in his death, he continues to transform and inspire all of us who share his dream. Wonderful classroom plays of Martin Rising can be… Read More

Little, Brown, 1994. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Marc Brown color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1994 Little, Brown large paperback, first PB edition, first printing. Tons of horrible, funny, gruesome (not really) color illustrations by the Author. Stories in Rhyme. CONTENT: OK, my favorite is "How to Scare Your Friends" which tells you eyeballs - use peeled grapes; fingers? use green beans, etc. An illustrated collection of spooky stories, poems, and riddles including a humorous array of ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and witches. Reviewer: " This is an excellent collection of poems and rhymes edited and illustrated by that friendly aardvark Arthur's creator Marc Brown. The drawings are in the same style as the Arthur stories and some of Arthur's friends even make appearances lightening the mood even more from scary to silly. The ominous looking but genial Binky Barnes stars in an especially cute poem. My favorite nightmare defeating rhyme "The Adventures of… Read More