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Peachblossom
by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

- 1943 - A little girl's life in China during a time her country was at war. (hardcover)
$14.00


Toby Tyler
by James Otis

- 1947 - A little boy runs off and joins the circus, finding out how hard life can be there. (hardcover)
$6.00


Honey Bunch Her First Trip in an Airplane
by Helen Louise Thorndyke
- 1931- One of the books in the "Honey Bunch " series about a little girl and her adventures. (hardcover)
$7.00


The Young Prince
by A. Hamilton Gibbs
- 1937- A modern fairy tale about an English prince and his lady, based on reality. (hardcover)
$5.00


Skookum and Sandy
by Richard Bennett

- 1935 or 1948? - A little boy receives a pet goat from an old Indian man. (hardcover) (Cover edges and spine are pretty worn but pages in good condition)
$7.00


The Adventure Girls
At K Bar O by Clair Blank

- 1936 - The Adventure Girls visit an Arizona ranch and go horseback riding and camping, and capture bandits. (hardcover)
$5.00


Around the Caribbean
by Nora Burglon
- 1941- One of the "New World Neighbors" series - Stories about kids living in Cuba, Columbia, & El Salvador. (hardback)
$4.00

Along the Inca Highway
by Alida Malkus
- 1941- One of the "New World Neighbors" series - All about the Incas of South America. (hardback)
$7.00

Letters From Guatemala
by Delia Goetz
-
1941 - One of the "New World Neighbors" series. An American boy living in Guatamala writes letters home to his friend about what it's like living there. (hardback)
$7.00

Up Canada Way
by Helen Dixon
- 1942 - One of the "New World Neighbors" series -A boy lives in Western Canada and learns all about the country. (hardback)
$5.00

Riches of Central America by V. Wolfgang Von Hagen - 1942 - One of the "New World Neighbors" series -A boy learns of all the products
made in the Central American countries. (hardback)
$7.00

Kimbi, Indian of the Jungle by Henry Lionel Williams - 1941 One of the "New World Neighbors" series- A story about a boy named Kimba, who was a Jivaro Indian in Ecuador in South America. (hardback)
$7.00


Around the Year in Iceland
by Elizabeth Yates
- 1942- One of the "New World Neighbors" series - Stories about kids living in Iceland (hardback)
$5.00


Pioneers of Puerto Rico
by Muna Lee

- 1944 - One of the "New World Neighbors" series - Stories about kids living in the early days of Puerto Rico. (hardback)
$4.00

Mrs. McFinny and her Friends
- 1947 - A kindly old lady lives in a cottage with her pets and makes various friends. (hardcover)
$6.00

Billy and the Bear
by Laura Bannon

- 1949 - A boy enjoys watching a circus bear learn his act for a travelling show.
(hardcover)
$7.00


Little Feather and the Mystery Mine
by Bernard Palmer
- 1948 - One of the books in the 1940s "Little Feather" series, about an American Indian boy. (hardcover)
$6.00


Nicky's Bugle
by Jane Rietveld

- 1947 - A little boy in the 1800s really wants a bugle. (hardcover)
$5.00


The Sugar Creek Gang digs for Treasure
by Paul Hutchens

- 1948 - A group of friends play in the woods and find treasure!
$5.00

Treasure Mountain
by Evelyn Sibley Lampman
- 1949 -Orphaned Native American siblings leave their reservation boarding school to spend the summer with their great-aunt on the Oregon Coast, learning the ways of their people. (hardback)
$9.00

SOLD


The Great Quillow
by James Thurber

- 1944 - A clever villager named Quillow manages to outfox a demanding giant who has the townsfolk in an uproar about what to do! (hardcover) (Cover shows a lot of wear but pages themselves are in great shape!)
$3.00


Cubby Returns to Yellowstone
by Frances Joyce Farnsworth

- 1955 - A story about a family of bears. (hardcover)
$7.00


Robin Hood's Arrow
by Eugenia Stone

- 1948 - The adventures of Robin Hood are told through the eyes of a small boy named Dickon. (hardcover)
(Cover has tape on it but pages themselves are in great shape!)
$5.00

SOLD


Mr. Popper's Penguins
by Richard and Florence Atwater

- 1938 - Mr. Popper, an interior decorator, suddenly finds himself the owner of a bunch of penguins!
(hardcover)
$2.50


Mountain Boy
by Thelma Harrington Bell

- 1947 - A 7 year old boy who lives in the wilderness with his family begins homeschooling lessons with his mother.
(hardcover)
$3.00


Christmas Tree Farm
by Gischler and Hayden
-1951 - A family moves from Texas to Oregon. (hardcover)
$5.00


The Poetic Parrot
by Margaret Mackay
- 1951 - Percy is a 150 year old parrot who speaks in rhymes and lives and the Central Park Zoo. (hardcover)
$6.00

SOLD


The Little Wooden Doll
by Margery Williams Blanco

- 1953 - An old forgotten doll is rejected by children who find her and winds up making friends with animals outside. (hardback)
$7.00


Kidlik's Kayak
by Terry Shannon

- 1959 - An eskimo boy is now old enough to ride in his own kayak during river trips. (hardcover)
$4.00


Little Chief of the Gaspe
by Ruth Hepburn Protheroe

- 1955 - A tale of an Canadian Indian boy in Eastern Canada. (hardcover)
$5.00

SOLD


The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
by Laura Lee Hope

- 1940? - #3 in the series of books about the siblings. (hardcover)
$4.00


The Bobbsey Twins
by Laura Lee Hope
- 1950 - #1 in the series of books about the siblings. (hardcover)
$3.00


Bobbsey Twins Stories to Read Aloud
by Laura Lee Hope
- 1963 - Various adventure stories about the famous twins.
$5.00


A Dog for Davie's Hill
by Clare Bice
- 1957 - A Scottish boy inherits a dog named Fly.
(hardcover)
$6.50


Ellen Tebbits
by Beverly Cleary
- 1951 - A third grade Oregon girl's adventures with friends, school, and dance class. (hardcover)
$3.00

Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm
- 1954 - A collection of 32 of their famous and not-so famous tales. (hardcover)
$5.00


Rocky Point Campers
by Jane Rietveld

- 1950 - A family move from their home in Nebraska to work picking cherries in Wisconsin - but have plenty of fun as well! (hardcover)
$5.00


The Runaway Flea Circus
by Patricia Lauber
- 1958 - A couple of kids decide to put on a flea circus. (hardcover)
$5.00

Jim Forest and the Mystery Hunter
by John and Nancy Rambeau

- 1959 - A boy lives with his uncle, a forest ranger. (hardcover)
$4.00

SOLD


Dot For Short
by Frieda Friedman

- 1959 - The adventures of a young girl growing up in New York City
$5.00


The Troublemaker
by Irma Simonton Black

- 1959 - When a boy moves into an apartment, his large dog proves to be too noisy. (hardcover)
$5.00


Flivver, the Heroic Horse
by Lee Kingman

- 1958 - A story about a horse who wanted to be helpful
(hardcover)
$5.00


Sidi, Boy of the Desert
by Alida Malkus
- 1956 - A young Arabian boy's valuable horse is stolen by a prince.(hardcover)
$5.00


A Chimp in the Family
by Charlotte Becker
- 1961 - A family adopts a baby chimp.
$5.00

 


That Summer on Catalpa Street
by Louise Pliss

- 1961 - A family moves onto the street and their yard becomes a world of adventure for the neighborhood kids.
(hardcover)
$6.00

Sensible Kate

by Doris Gates

- 1959 - An orphan girl wishes she could be described as pretty rather than "sensible" all the time!
$4.50


Larry Two-Feathers
by Virginia Struble Burlingame

- 1967 - The story of a young American Indian boy, son of Canadian Blackfoot and Crow parents. (hardcover)
$5.00


Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars
by Ellen MacGregor
- 1962 - One of the "Miss Pickerell" series of books. Here, she investigates a rocket that landed in her cow pasture!
$5.00


Billy Brown: The Baby Sitter
by Tamara Kitt
- 1962 - A little boy must babysit his baby brother and they get into all sorts of mishaps! #5912 in the "Easy Reader" series of books. (hardcover)
$6.00


More Jokes and Riddles
by Jonathan Peter

- 1963 - Silly jokes for young children. #5929 in the "Easy Reader" series of books. (hardcover)
$2.00


I Made a Line
by Leonard Kessler

- 1962 - A boy shows all he can make while drawing a line. . #5917 in the "Easy Reader" series of books. (hardcover)
$3.00


Fly-Away at the Air Show
by Leone Adelson
- 1962 -A new little airplane tries to do exciting things like the bigger planes at the air-show. An "Easy Reader" book. (hardcover)
$5.00


What Happened to Jenny
by Edith Heal
- 1962 - A little girl adventures with some magical dogs. (hardcover)
$5.00


The Halliway Boys on Forbidden Mountain
by Bernard Palmer
- 1962 - One of the exciting books in the "Halliway Boys" series.
$6.00


The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
by Julilly H. Kohler
- 1962 - A 12 year old boy doesn't want an elephant to be kept in a cage.
$5.00


Cappy and the River
by Lynn Avery

- 1960 - The adventures of a 12 year old boy and his dog in 1798.
(hardcover)
$4.00


Small Clown
by Nancy Faulkner

- 1960 - A little boy wants to be a clown in the circus - just like his dad is!
$4.00


Shawneen and the Gander
by Richard Bennett
-
1961 edition of a 1937 tale about an Irish boy, a leprechaun, and a gander. (hardcover)
$4.00


The Talking Snowman

by Mary Christian

- 1962 - A story about a Korean boy and missionaries. Part of the "Foreign Mission Series".
$10.00


The Toy Shop Mystery
by Flora Gill Jacobs
- 1960 - A girl and her cat think an old dollhouse is haunted. (hardcover)
$4.00


Room To Grow
by Loula Grace Erdman

- 1962 - Based on a true story, the Danton family comes to Texas from France.
(hardcover)
$4.00


The Secret Valley
by Clyde Robert Bulla
- 1962 - A family travels west during the gold rush of 1849.
$3.00


The Road to Agra
by Aimee Sommerfelt
- 1964 - An Indian girl who is going blind travels to a faraway hospital with her brother.
$4.00


Emily San
by Barbara Leonard Reynolds
-
1962 - An American girl moves to Japan with her family.
$4.00


The Mystery of the Empty Room
by Augusta Huiell Seaman

- 1963 - Two orphans are sent to live with a guardian in a mysterious old house.
$4.00


The Silver Spoon Mystery
by Dorothy Sterling
- 1962 - A group of pals try to figure out who stole the valuable old silver spoons from a display at the library.
$3.50


The Cabin Faced West
by Jean Fritz
- 1963 - A girl misses her hometown of Gettysburg after her family moves to the wilderness of western Pennsylvania.
$3.50

SOLD


Tim and Ginger
by Edward Ardizzone

- 1965 - A tale of two little boys who were friends and lived by the sea. (hardcover)
$5.00


Five Children and a Dog
by Renee Reggiani
- 1965 - Five orphans try to survive in the city of Milan after growing up in Sicily. (hardback)
$7.50


The Ghostly Trio
by Nancy Woollcott Smith
- 1965 - 3 kids form a secret club that explores deserted houses.
$3.00


A Visit to Toyland
by Sullivan Press

- 1966 - A little boy visits a wonderful toy store. (hardcover)
$6.00


The Happy Year
by Margaret Cabell Self

- 1963 - A girl rides horses as a member of the New Canaan Mounted Troop. Lots of photos! (hardcover)
$5.00


Mystery of Morgan Castle by John and Nancy Rambeau
- 1962 - #1 in the "Morgan Bay Mysteries" series of books (hardcover)
$4.00


Mystery of the Midnight Visitor
by John and Nancy Rambeau

- 1962 - #3 in the "Morgan Bay Mysteries" series of books (hardcover)
$4.00


Amy Moves In
by Marilyn Sachs
- 1967- A young girl moves into a big-city neighborhood of rowhouses and learns to make friends there.
$4.50


Amy and Laura
by Marilyn Sachs
- 1972- Two sisters cope with life when their mom comes home from a hospital. stay. Sequel to "Amy Moves In".
$3.00


Joey's Horse - Katie's Zoo - Jamie's Dog
- 1973 - 3 different stories about children and their pets, with photographs on every page!
(hardcover)
$6.00

SOLD


The Secret Hide-Out
by John Peterson

- 1965 - Two boys find an old book detailing a secret club from the 1930s - and use it to try to find the club's secret hide-out!
$4.00


B is For Betsy
by Carolyn Haywood
 -
1967 edition of a 1939 book - Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm. #1 in the Betsy series.
 $5.00

Betsy and Billy
by Carolyn Haywood

 - 1979 edition of a 1941 book - Betsy and her friend Billy experience good times but also often get into trouble! #2 in the Betsy series
 $2.00


Back to School With Betsy
by Carolyn Haywood

- 1971 edition of a 1943 book. Third-grader Betsy and her friend Billy seem to be always getting into scrapes both inside and outside of school. #3 in the Betsy series.
$5.00

SOLD


Betsy and the Boys
by Carolyn Haywood
- 1978 edition of a 1945 book - Betsy decides she wants to play football with the boys.
$5.00

SOLD


Betsy and Mr. Kilpatrick
by Carolyn Haywood
- 1967 -
The children are sad when their beloved neighborhood policeman is transferred away. (hardcover)
$8.00


Eddie's Green Thumb
by Carolyn Hawood
- 1964 - Eddie's teacher decides to have his class plant gardens for a project. (hardcover)
$4.00


Ginnie Joins In
by Catherine Woolley

- 1951 - Ginnie and her friends have fun. One of the "Ginnie and Geneva" series of books. (hardcover)
$10.00

SOLD


Ginnie and the Mystery Doll
by Catherine Woolley

- 1960 - Ginnie and Geneva go away on a beach vacation. One of the "Ginnie and Geneva" series of books. (hardcover)
$5.00

SOLD


Ginnie and the Mystery House
by Catherine Woolley

- 1968 - Ginnie and her friends explore a rumored haunted house! One of the "Ginnie and Geneva" series of books.
$6.00

SOLD


Ginnie and her Juniors
by Catherine Woolley

- 1963 - Ginnie takes on a babysitting job. One of the "Ginnie and Geneva" series of books. (hardcover)
$5.00


Cathy's Little Sister
by Catherine Woolley

- 1964 - Adventures with Cathy and her sister Chris. One of the "Cathy" series of books. (hardcover)
$6.00

No Boats on Bannermere
by Geoffrey Trease
- 1965 - A family inherits a house in northern England and the kids stumble upon a mysterious island a neighbor warns them not to go to. (hardcover)
$6.00


Thursday's Child
by Noel Streatfeild

- 1999 - A girl who lives in an orphanage wants to be famous some day.
$5.00


Ching-Ting and the Ducks
by Marjorie G. Fribourg

- 1957 - A Chinese boy is unhappy with the chores he must do around his home.
(hardcover)
$4.00


Shan's Lucky Knife
by Jean Merrill

- 1974 - A Chinese boy from the countryside wants to sail with a sly boatmaster.
$4.50


Fly Homer Fly
by Bill Peet

- 1969 - A country pigeon decides to try life in a big city - only to find nothing but trouble there! (hardcover)
$3.00


Leave it to Herbert
by Marie Bloch
- 1963 - A boy and his pet mouse are interested in electricity.
$3.00


Herbert Again
by Hazel Wilson
- 1966 - A boy gets into all sorts of wild adventures. (hardback)
$5.00 (good condition except for a medium-sized stain on first few pages)


Hobby Horse Hill
by Lavinia R. Davis
- 1959 - A girl spends the summer with her cousins and their horses.
$2.00

SOLD


Casey the Utterly Impossible Horse
by Anita Feagles

- 1965 - A stubborn talking horse enters the lives of some children.
$4.00

SOLD


Mystery of the Carrowell Necklace
by Eugénie C. Reid

- 1967 - A girl tries to find the diamond necklace that had been buried on the grounds of her great-aunt's house.
$5.00


A Horse Like Mr. Ragman
by Rachel Rivers-Coffey
- 1977 - A 12 year old girl doesn't get the kind of horse she thought she wanted.
(hardcover)
$8.00


Blue Ribbons for Meg
by Adèle De Leeuw
- 1950 - A girl is upset to have to go live at a rugged U.S. calvary post - until she gets her own pony! Cute illustrations! (hardcover)
$7.00


Blue Ribbons for Meg
by Adèle De Leeuw
- 1964 - A girl is upset to have to go live at a rugged U.S. calvary post - until she gets her own pony!
$4.00


The Pieces of Home
by Miska Miles

- 1967 - A family must deal with the aftermath of the 1906 San Franciso Earthquake. (hardcover)
$3.00


Buzzy Bear Goes Camping
by Dorothy Marino

- 1964 - A little bear goes camping with his cousin. (hardcover)
$6.00


Mister Penny's Circus
by Marie Hall Ets

- 1961 - Mr. Penny doesn't like the way animals are being treated at the circus and tries to buy two of them. (hardcover)
$3.00


The Toymaker's Daughter
by Ursula Moray Williams
- 1968 - A mysterious girl comes to stay with a family who takes her in. (hardcover)
$5.00


Lillian
by Gunilla B. Norris

- 1970 - A 10 year old Swedish girl has trouble adjusting to her parents' divorce.
$4.00


Twin Spell
by Janet Lunn
- 1971 -
(a.k.a Double Spell)Twin sisters move into the old family home and start feeling haunted by a mysterious girl who lived there long ago.
$5.50


Flight of the Doves
by Walter Macken
- 1971 - Two abused English children run away to their Grandmother's in Ireland. Later made into a movie starring Jack Wild.
$5.00

Myrtle Albertina's Secret
byLillian Pohlmann
-
1968 - A girl's friend's father has been taken to prison. Can she help him without revealing this secret?
$3.00

SOLD


The Riddle of the Lonely House
(original title: "The Strange Pettingill Puzzle")
by Augusta Huiell Seaman

- 1968 - 3 kids are determined to find out the secret of a lonely old mansion.
$3.00


The Christmas Dolls
by Carol Beach York

- 1967 - For Christmas at an orphanage for girls, everyone will be getting a new doll! (hardcover)
$4.00


Mystery of the Green Cat
by Phyllis A. Whitney

- 1969 - A family of kids befriend a mysterious lady who lives in the San Francisco home above theirs - and try to find something she lost.
$4.00


Mr. Egbert Nosh
by Paul Groves

- 1972 - A man tries to figure out how to stop his house from following him everywhere he goes! (hardcover) (Very hard to find book!)
$75.00

SOLD


Irma's Big Lie
by Carol Ryrie Brink
- 1973 - (original title: The Bad Times of Irma Baumlein) A girl tells everyone she owns the biggest doll in the world!
$4.00


The Two Christmases
by Aleda Renken
- 1974 - The Haley children spend their Christmas on their grandparents' Iowa farm, while their friend must spend his in a Chicago hotel room with his dad.
$3.00

Wacky Witch and the Mystery of the King's Gold
by Jean Lewis

- 1973 - Wacky Witch must figure out where the King's gold went.
$5.00


Matthew Looney and the Space Pirates
by Jerome Beatty, Jr.
- 1974 - One of the books in the Matthew Looney series, where he sets off to explore a new planet.
$6.00

Trina
by Patricia Miles Martin

- 1972 - (originial title: Trina's Boxcar) A girl travels from Mexico to Wyoming with her family to work on a sheep ranch and live in a boxcar.
$3.00


Letitia Rabbit's String Song
by Russell Hoban

- 1973 - Letitia Rabbit is supposed to be in a Spring play, but worries that winter won't end in time. (hardcover)
$4.00


Mystery of the Secret Stowaway
by Jean Lowery Nixon
-
1974 -A boy stows away on an ocean liner and wonders about the strange things that start to happen.
$3.00


The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting

- 1988 - The doctor and his friends visit the incredible Spidermonkey Island. With added illustrations never before published!
$2.00


Doctor Dolittle Tales
by Hugh Lofting
- 1968 - Tales from the famous books about the doctor who talks with the animals.
$2.00

SOLD


How I Went Shopping and What I Got
by Eleanor Clymer

- 1972 - A 12 year old girl wants to go shopping with her friends, but is stuck babysitting her sister - whom they decide to take along with them. (hardcover)
$3.00

SOLD


The Land of the E*erf
by James Tobin
-
1975 - A play about children in a very psychedelic land. Very weird.
$4.00


A Wish on Capitol Hill
by Esther Wood Brady
- 1978 -(Formerly titled The Toad on Capitol Hill) In 1814, a girl has a hard time adjusting to her new stepmother and stepbrother until a crisis happens.
$5.00

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