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A Joke on Cinder
by Romney Gay

- 1944 - Two children are curious about what their cat is interested in. (hardcover)
$6.00


The Pony Tail That Grew
by Winifred Bromhall

- 1959 - A short-haired little girl named Susan is envious of all the other little girls who have long hair. All she wishes she had was enough hair for a ponytail! Hard to find book!
(hardcover)
$40.00


Safety
by Virginia Parkinson

- 1943 - Roy Raccoon and Rob Rabbit demonstrate how to play safely. (hardcover)
$6.00


Cinnamon Spice
by Helen Bradley Preston
-
1939 - A triplet runs away to try to find her own identity. (hardcover) (Mostly in good shape - one picture was colored in by someone with purple crayon)
$10.00


Forest Friends
by Marceline Dauzet

- 1940 - Short stories and color illustrations about various animals. (hardcover)
$9.00


The Growing Story
by Ruth Krauss
- 1947 - A little boy learns that everything grows. (hardcover)
$4.00

SOLD


Sleepy Forest
by Naoma Zimmerman

- 1955 - Danny Duckling wants to play - but all his animal friends want to sleep! hard to find!!
(hardcover)
$36.00

Our Friendly Helpers
by Elaine Joffman and Jane Hefflefinger

- 1954 - Photos of children visiting the Plice Department of Burbank, the L.A. County Fire Dept., Central Elementary School, and the Children's Hospital Society of L.A., CA. Along with easy text that describes each page. (hardcover)
$8.00


Frankie
by Helen and Alf Evers

- 1941 - A happy little dog just can't stop wagging his tail. (hardcover)
$9.00


The Perky Little Engine
by Margaret Friskey
- 1950 - A spirited and happy switch engine has adventures. (hardcover)
$8.00


Let's Go Riding
by Whitman Publishing Co.

- 1954 - A little boy reflects on all the different kinds of vehicles there are to ride in.
$7.00


ABC and Counting Book
by Phyllis Fraser

- 1946 - Learn the ABCs, how to print, sing, and count!
(hardcover)
$6.00

Nursery Rhymes and Songs
by Helen Dallam

- 1944 - Beautifully illustrated famous nursery rhymes, along with sheet music for some of them. (hardcover)
$4.00


The Sleepy Little Lion
by Margaret Wise Brown, photos by Ylla

- 1947 -A young lion wants to go out and explore the world.
(hardcover)
$8.00


No, No, Taffy!
by Jean McDevitt
-
1952 - Stories about a lovable, helpful, and sometimes mischievious dog. (hardcover)
$6.00

SOLD


Buttons at the Zoo
by Edith S. McCall
- 1954 - The Button Family visit the zoo. One of the "Button Family" series of books. (hardcover)
$8.00

SOLD


Buttons take a Boat Ride
by Edith S. McCall
- 1961 - The Button Family take a boat ride. One of the "Button Family" series of books. (hardcover)
$3.00

SOLD


Buttons and the Little League
by Edith S. McCall

- 1958 - The boys in the Button family decide to try out for Little League. One of the "Button Family" series of books. (hardcover)
$4.00


Let's Go to the Brook
by Harriet E. Huntington
- 1952 -
All about the kinds of things you'll see down at a brook. (hardcover)
$6.00


The True Book of Cowboys
by Teri Martini
- 1955 - All about the life of a cowboy. (hardcover)
$5.00


The Big Book of Real Fire Engines
by Elizabeth Cameron

- 1958 - All about fire engines and how they operate. Wonderful full color illustrations featuring old fashioned fire trucks! (hardcover)$4.00

SOLD


Your World Let's Visit the Fire Station
by Billy N. Pope

- 1966 - Photograph book featuring the City of Dallas Texas Fire Department (hardcover)
$9.00


The Little Puppy Who Learned to Behave
by Charlotte Zolotow

- 1955 - A troublesome puppy outgrows his naughty behavior.
$5.00

I'm Growing
by Sara Klein
-
1950 - A little boy goes with his family to meet his grandmother, and also goes to visit the doctor.
$6.00

The Little Old Train
by Margaret G. Otto

- 1960 - A cow on the tracks prevents a train from going any further. (hardcover)
$5.00

The Cow Who Fell in the Canal
by Phyllis Krasilovsky

- 1957 - A cow is bored with her life on a farm in Holland and sets off to explore. (hardcover)
$5.00

Wobbly Wheels
by Lillian Moore
- 1956 - Two friends learn how to ride their bike and roller skates.
(hardcover)
$4.00

 


Brownie and his Friends
by Arthur I. Gates
and Antoinette Karabin
- 1959 - Adventures with elves. (hardcover)
$5.00


1 is One
by Tasha Tudor

- 1956 - Gorgeous colorful drawings illustrate this young child's counting book. (hardcover)
$4.00


Stop That Ball!
- by Mike McClintock

- 196?? - A boy follows his lost ball all over town. (hardcover)
$6.00


This is Betsy
by Gunilla Wolde

- 1975 - All about a little girl named Betsy. (hardcover)
$20.00



Little People of the Night
by Laura Bannon

- 1963 - A boy goes on a journey with a cat to visit all the creatures that come out late at night.
$5.00


Let Papa Sleep!
by Emily Reed

- 1963 - A mother bunny tries to keep her kids quiet while their dad tries to get some sleep...with disastrous results! AWonder Books "Easy Reader". (hardcover)
$8.00


How Medicine Man Cured Paleface Woman
- 1956 - A story told in authentic American Indian picture writing. (hardcover)
$4.00


Daisy Tells
by Joan Potter Elwart

- 1966 - A little girl learns a trick about how to keep herself from telling secrets. (hardcover)
$6.00


Blaze and the Indian Cave
by C. W. Anderson

- 1964 - A "Billy and Blaze" series book. A boy goes to explore an interesting Indian cave...but then his horse Blaze gets stolen! (hardcover)
   $4.00 (some coloring on some pages)

Blaze and Thunderbolt
by C. W. Anderson

- 1969 - A "Billy and Blaze" series book. A boy and his horse make friends with a wild black horse named Thunderbolt. (hardcover)
$5.00


Willie Waddle
by Katharine J. Carter

- 1959 - A baby duck is embarassed about his big feet - until he finds out that they are good for swimming! (hardcover)
$3.50


Barbapapa's Ark
by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor

- 1974 - Barbapapa creatures and all the animals decide to leave Earth until humans put a stop to all the pollution. (hardcover)
Two copies:
       $14.00

         $12.00


Barbapapa's School
by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor

- 1978 - The school system is a mess, so Barbapapa steps in with ideas about how to make learning fun! (hard to find!)
$35.00


A Child's Book of Do's and Don'ts
by Oscar Weigle
- 1972 - A board book with helpful behavior tips illustrated with photos of puppets. (hardcover)
$4.00


The Mouse Book
by Helen Piers
- 1970 - Mouse is looking for a house and a friend. Illustrated with full color photographs.
$4.00


Good Morning, Farm
by Betty Ren Wright

- 1964 - A LARGE sized picture book about a dog who greets all the farm animals. (hardcover)
$17.00


Things To Love
by Rebecca Ecklund

- 1978 - A photograph book showing lots of things kids enjoy.
$20.00


Rabbit and Skunk and the Scary Rock
by Carla Stevens

- 1969 - What is hiding behind the big rock making scary noises?
$4.00 (last page is missing but doesn't seem to interefere with story)


Adventures of Johnny and Jill
- 1965 - Two kids must journey across the jungle to visit their aunt and uncle. (hole punched through top of book - doesn't interefere with reading it)
$6.00


A Good, Good Morning
by Bonnie and Bill Rutherford

- 196? - A happy little girl wakes up and says good morning to everything. (hardcover board book)
$8.00


Baby's House
by Geolo McHugh

- 1976? reprint of a 1950 book - A child's first book about his house. Hard to find!
$25.00


Don and Donna Go To Bat
by Al Perkins

- 1966 - A girl must fill in for her twin brother when he is sick the day of the big baseball game.
(hardcover)
$8.00


The Color Kittens
by Margaret Wise Brown

- 1958 -A BIG Golden book about some cute kittens who teach you all about colors! (hardcover)
$7.00


Who's in The Egg?
by Alice and Martin Provensen

- 1970 - A BIG Golden book all about different animals who come from eggs. (hardcover)
$5.00


Sleepy Time
by Gyo Fujikawa

- 1975 - An adorable bunch of friends get ready for bed. . (hardcover)
$5.00

Betty Bear's Birthday
by Gyo Fujikawa

- 1979 - A bear thinks all her friends forgot her birthday. (hardcover)
$7.00


Tell Me, Cat
by Ellen Fisher
-
1965 - Large sized photograph book with poetry about all sorts of cats. (Hardcover)
$5.00


Ranger Don and Indian Cave
by Robert Whitehead

- 1978 - #4 in the "Ranger Don" series of books.
(hardcover)
$12.00


Cleveland is a Warm, Fuzzy Place
by Dave Cockley

- 1978 - Benjamin Bear explores his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio in this adorable photo-storybook!
$16.00


Cleveland is a Wild, Woolly Place
by Dave Cockley

- 1978 - Benjamin Bear explores his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio in this follow-up adorable photo-storybook! Autographed by the author!!
$20.00


The Lonely Doll
by Dare Wright

- 198? - reprint of the classic 1957 photograph book about the lonely doll who gets adopted by a family of stuffed bears.
$4.00


My Egg Book
by Wonder Books

- 1966 - A "Sturdi-contour" board book. A group of bunnies paint their Easter eggs different colors. (hardcover)
$6.00


Trucks
by Wonder Books

- 1966 - A "Sturdi-contour" board book (hardcover)
$6.00


Jimmy's World
by Mabel Bruce

- 1970 - Psychedelically illustrated (reminescent of Peter Max) story of a boy who lives in a house in a city in a country in a continent on a planet in a solar system in a universe! Very hard to find!
$15.00


Snow
by Roy McKie

- 1962 - Two kids discover all they can do in the snow. (hardcover)
$3.00


My Schoolbook of Picture Stories
by Eleanor Mill

- 1967 - A nicely illustrated picture book of a day at preschool. (hardcover)
$5.00


Together
by June Behrens

- 1975 - A book about friendship. With photographs of the kids from Park Western Place School in San Pedro, CA and Monte Vista School in Santa Ana, CA. (hardcover)
$4.00


Come to See The Clowns
by Ruth M. Tensen

- 1963 - Silly clowns do silly things. (hardcover)
$3.00


I Want to be a Ship Captain
by Carla Greene
- 1962 - The things you must learn to some day become the captain of a ship. (hardcover)
$4.00

I Want to be a Service Station Attendant
by Eugene Baker
- 1972 - All the details of the job every parent dreams of for their young child. (hardcover)
$6.00


Hurry Hurry
by Editch Thacher Hurd

- 1960 - A little girl is tired of her babysitter always being in such a hurry - and helps her to learn to slow down. An "I Can Read" book. (hardcover)
$4.00


Tom Thumb
illustrated by Alfredo Osorio

- 196? - The classic fairy tale in toddler board book form. (hardcover)
$6.00


Let's Find Out About Houses
by Martha and Charles Shapp
- 1962 - The kinds of houses people live in the world over. (hardcover)
$3.00


Let's Take a Walk
by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America
- 1975 - Colorfully illustrated guide to taking a walk around your neighborhood.
$5.00


My Bible Book
by Janie Walker

- 1965 - Simple Bible verses adorably illustrated in a Rand McNally Giant Book. (hardcover)
$3.00


The Owl and the Pussycat
by Edward Lear

- 1967 - The classic poem, adorably illustrated by Nan Pollard
$10.00

The Telephone Book
by Joe Kaufman

- 1968 - All about various things you may use around the house. A "Golden Shape Book".
$5.00


Let's Walk Up the Wall
by Ryerson Johnson

- 1967 - Interesting questions to ponder about what animals can do as opposed to people...and how people can figure out ways of doing them too!
$4.00

Ann Likes Red
by Dorothy Z. Seymour

- 1965 - A little girl loves the color red and wants all her things to be red! An "Early-start preschool reader" (hardcover)
$8.00


The Crate Train
by Dorothy Z. Seymour

- 1966 - A sister and brother argue over how to play train. An "Early-start preschool reader" (hardcover)
$6.00


The Sandwich
by Dorothy Z. Seymour

- 1965 - How to make the perfect sandwich! An "Early-start preschool reader" (hardcover) (Cover shows lots of wear, but pages are in pretty good condition)
$8.00


The Lion and the Deer
by Annie DeCaprio

- 1965 - A deer outsmarts a lion who wants to eat him. An "Early-start preschool reader" (hardcover)
$8.00 (crayon on a few pages but mainly good condition)


Scuffy the Tugboat
by Tibor Gergely

- 1972 - A toy tugboat swims off to explore. A "Golden Shape Book".
$4.00

The Hat Book
by Leonard Shortall

- 1965 - All kinds of jobs have all kinds of hats! A "Golden Shape Book".
$3.00 (2 copies)

The Car Book
by William Dugan

- 1968 - All about all kinds of cars, from toy cars to race cars! Cool illustrations of now-vintage automobiles! A "Golden Shape Book".
$4.00


Tootle
by Tibor Gergely

- 1974 - A little train loves leaving his track to have fun. A "Golden Shape Book".
$6.00


The Sign Book
by William Dugan

- 1968 - All about various signs you may see around town. A "Golden Shape Book".
$7.00


The Dinosaur Book
by Robert J. Lee

- 1976 - All about various dinosaurs. A "Golden Shape Book".
$12.00


The Me and You Book
by Britannica Discovery Library

- 1974 - A book about you and your family and about friends and sharing. (hardcover)
$4.00


The Circus is Coming
by Hilary Knight

- 1978 - Elaborate colorful illustrations on each page depict exciting circus acts which are coming to town! (hardcover)
$7.00


Big Bird's Look and Listen Book
by Sharon Lerner

- 1978 - #8 in the "Fisher-Price Talk-To-Me" series of books. It has a tiny "record" on each page which can be played if you have a "Talk-to-Me Player" - but can also be read without it. The 70s version of those "Leap Pad" books of today!
$7.00


Sleeping Beauty
The Elves and the Shoemaker
by Tadasu Izawa and Shigemi Hijikata

- 1968 - The classic tales. With a 3-D cover pic! A Twin Puppet Storybook.
$7.00


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Fun with the Alphabet
by T. Izawa S. Hijikata
and Oscar Weigle
- 1968 - The classic tales. With a 3-D cover pic! A Twin Puppet Storybook.
$7.00

I am Five
by Louise Fitzhugh

- 1978 - A little girl describes herself on the day after her fifth birthday. (hardcover)
$6.00

The Read-it-Yourself Storybook
by Leland B. Jacobs

- 1971 - A large-sized book full of easy to read stories. (hardcover)
$6.00

Richard Scarry's Storybook Dictionary
- 1969 - A large-sized dictionary for children, illustrated with Richard Scarry's adorable characters. (hardcover)
$4.00 (spine taped up and some coloring on a couple pages)

Richard Scarry's Things to Know
- 1971 - A large-sized compilation of many of Richard Scarry's famous stories. (hardcover)
$5.00

Who Will Wake up Spring?
by Sharon Lerner

- 1972 - A tree goes through the seasonal changes. (hardcover)
$4.00


The Generous Cow
by Bijou Le Tord

- 1977 - Sweetly illustrated book about all the things a cow does to help people. (hardcover)
$6.00


A Walk in the Woods
and
The Perfect Picnic Spot
by Lisa Ann Marsoli

- 1997 - 2 Winnie the Pooh "Lift the Flaps" board books for toddlers!
$4.00 for both!

Moe Q. McGlutch, He Smoked Too Much
by Ellen Raskin

- 1973 - Moe pays no attention to advice from his cousin. (hardcover)
$4.00

A Mother Goose Treasury
by Kate Greenaway
- 197? - Familiar and not-so-familiar nursery rhymes, each illustrated by the charming art of Kate Greenaway. (hardcover)
$5.00

Things That Go!
by Stella Williams Nathan

- 1977 - A child's first book of words with picture-stories and other activities.
$6.00

Disney's Mickey and Friends on the Railroad by Colour Library International Ltd. - 1980 - Photo book of Mickey driving the train at Disneyland.
(hardcover)
$5.00

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club
- 1980 - A story centering around the Mouseketeers.
$4.00

Have You Ever Seen a Monster?
by John McInnes

- 1974 - This silly monster can do a lot of things! (hardcover)
$5.00


The Story of Babar
by Jean De Brunhoff

- 1960 - The first in the series of books about the charming elephant king. (hardcover)
$4.00


Babar and His Children
by Jean De Brunhoff / The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter

- 1938 - Two classic books in one! (hardcover)
$4.00


Babar Learns to Cook
by Laurent de Brunhoff

- 1978 - An elephant chef comes to the palace to give cooking lessons.
$2.00


Babar The Best Present in the World
by Laurent de Brunhoff

- 1990 - The family want to give Queen Celeste something special for her birthday.
$3.00


The Raggedy Ann Book
by Jane Fulton

- 1971 - A day in the life of Raggedy Ann and her friends. A "Golden Shape Book".
$3.00

The Teddy Bear ABC
by Laura Rinkle Johnson

- 1982 - A reprint of an original children's alphabet book from 1907. A cute rhyme and adorable vintage illustration on every page!
$4.00

Uncle Sam's 200th Birthday Party
by Irwin Shapiro

- 1975 - The country gets ready to celebrate the bicentenniel. (hardcover)
$4.00

We Want to Obey
by Ruth McNaughton Hinds

- 1968 - All about why God wants young children to do just as their parents say.
$3.00


Strawberry Shortcake and the Winter that would not End
by Alexandra Wallner

- 1982 - Strawberry and her friends must figure out how to get Spring started.
$3.00


Who's That Tug?
by Lisa Findlay

- 2001 - A "lift the flap" board book starring PBS' Theodore Tugboat and friends.
$5.00

City Song
by James Steel Smith

- 1970 -
All the many things that can be found in a city!
(hardcover)
$4.00

Captain Swifty and his Happy Hearts Band
- 1983 -A lion gets together a group of animals who each play an instrument (hardcover)
$5.00

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