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USED BOOKS DIVISION: HC = hardcover, PB = paperback. Books with a dust jacket have a "(dj)" after the title. We examine each of the books and rate nearly all of their inside pages as very good to excellent. Books with "flaws" are noted and affect appearance only unless otherwise stated after the title. Outer wear may include a sticker, light soiling, rubbed /bumped corners or edges, library reinforcement tape on the spine or corners and or ID markings. To obtain a detailed description of a title, please email and we will be happy to provide this and any available photos. Great value - you won't be disappointed! CONDITIONS: See Definitions Below.
A - K
The After-Christmas Tree - PB - ISBN
0140541918 - $1.00
Family members take their Christmas tree into the back yard and decorate it with edible trimmings for the wild birds and animals
0823407543
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$2.00
When the tooth that she was saving for the tooth fairy disappears, Ora Mae sets out to find the thief and send him "airmail to the moon!"
0374403589
- $1.00
On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers
0803710402
- $4.00
Grace rightly thinks she can be anything or anyone she wants to be: Joan of Arc, Hiawatha, Helen of Troy, Mowgli from The Jungle Book... and Peter Pan in the school play. But when her classmates tell her she can't play Peter Pan because she's a girl, and because she's black, Grace gets downhearted. When Grace's grandmother proves, through a positive black role model, that Grace really can be anyone she wants to be, Grace believes in herself once more--just in time for the auditions.
Published: 1989. By The Penguin Group/Picture Puffins (Golden Book Club Ed.) Description: Like New, Crisp, Tight Softcover, Clean - no markings.
After spending his allowance at Harvey's Toy Shop, Arnie steals a set of markers and suffers the consequences of his action., Arnie is so tempted by the super-duper marker set that he will go to any extreme to get it.
0316112453
- $1.00
Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still
has all his baby teeth, waits impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out
B
0140509143 - $1.00
A little boy and his father enjoy a full assortment of sporting events together
In a bedtime story to his son a father explains that the brightest star in the sky is the baseball which he hit into outer space against pitcher Killer Magoo.
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$1.00
Synopsis: When he discovers a bear with a toothache outside his window, a little boy tries to think of ways of removing the tooth.
Sister Bear watches Dr. Bearson fill Brother Bear's small cavity. Then it's her turn in the chair to have a dangling baby tooth removed. An entertaining story for preschoolers of a cheerful and informative visit to a dentist.
When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
ISBN 0590444395 - $2.00
A frog learns the truth about his self-importance when he meets a bird whose simple song brings the sun's light to the world., A frog takes a bird to "see" his underground kingdom but because it is so dark no one can see anything. The frog boasts about his home's elegance and then commands the bird to bring a ray of sunlight into his dark palace. Will the frog's kingdom be as wonderful as he imagines?
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son., In this story, Lazy Taro gets what he wants, but so does his hard-working mother.
ISBN 0803709048 - $14.00
A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.
C
A caterpillar is rejected by various groups of animals, until he achieves his beautiful wings and is able to befriend a similarly unhappy caterpillar., Charlie the caterpillar is lonely when all the other creatures refuse to play with him because they think he is ugly. Soon Charlie metamorphoses into a butterfly and all want to be his friend...but does Charlie really want to be friends with such mean creatures? Color illustrations accompany the text.
A retelling of a traditional Korean tale in which a mirror brought from China causes confusion within a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger.
When a duckling is hatched by a chicken, it thinks she is its mother. What will happen when it joins its brothers and sisters in the pond? Paul Adshead's second book about birds in his garden. 11" x 10" For children ages 3-10 years.
A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees.
Until Chrysanthemum started kindergarten, she believed her parents when they said her name was perfect. But on the first day of school, Chrysanthemum begins to suspect that her name is far less than perfect, especially when her class dissolves into giggles upon hearing her name read aloud. That evening, Chrysanthemum's parents try to piece her self-esteem back together again with comfort food and a night filled "with hugs, kisses, and Parcheesi.
ISBN 0590431706 -$3.00
Clever Tom Fitzpatrick thinks his fortune is made when he captures a leprechaun and forces him to reveal the hiding place of his gold, but the leprechaun is clever too.
ISBN 0689707495 - $2.00
Grab your plates! In the land of Chewandswallow, meals - rather than rain or snow - fall from the sky. But something goes awry: the food falling from the sky gets larger and larger, causing the residents to make an escape before being squashed by giant pancakes or rolls. Ron Barrett dishes up some droll art work in this zany tall tale.
ISBN 0590303848 - $2.00
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The story of young Mayzie McGrew, who suddenly sprouts a daisy on the top of her head and becomes a nationwide sensation. Dr. Seuss wrote the story in the 1960s but never published it; his widow discovered the manuscript after his death., Young Mayzie McGrew becomes a worldwide sensation when a daisy grows out of the top of her head, and everyone attempts to get rid of it.
Because of a pooka spirit, Daniel O'Rourke embarks on a fantastic journey.
Everywhere he goes, Daniel sees different kinds of dinosaurs--until he visits an aquarium. Includes a brief dinosaur glossary.
Julie discovers that her new friend's father is a giant.
E
ISBN 0152004483 - $5.00
Before revealing the awful thing she did, a child tries to get her mother's assurance of love, no matter what.
F
ISBN 0448407280 - $15.00
ISBN 0811467406 - $30.00
The sister of the Three Little Pigs comes to visit and tries to persuade her brothers, who have been hermits since an episode with a wolf, to overcome their fears and go outside.
G
Published: 1993 1st Sandcastle Books Edition
Published: 1994. 1st Scholastic Printing.
Published: 1993 1st Scholastic Printing. Like new, soft cover and pages crisp, clean, and no markings.
H
ISBN 0590440667 - $3.00
Grover is distressed that he has no present to give his mother for Mother's Day, not realizing that she already has the best present of all.
Harry was a white dog with black spots who liked everything, except getting a bath." Taking matters into his own paws, he buries his family's scrubbing brush in the backyard and runs away from home before they can wrangle him into the tub. Harry gets dirty playing in the street, dirtier at the railroad, and dirtier still playing tag with the other dogs. When sliding down the coal chute, he actually changes from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots!
Uh-oh! Hazel has made a wrong turn on her way home from town, and three bullies have stolen her carriage and her beloved doll, Eleanor. Through a surprising twist, Hazel's mother comes to her rescue and shows the bullies a thing or two about the remarkable power of love. Ages 4-8
The king has the perfect idea for the queen's birthday present?a new bed! The carpenter's apprentice is chosen to build it, but how big must it be? The king takes off his shoe, measures around the queen (including her crown), and gives the measurements to the apprentice. But when the little apprentice builds the bed, he uses his own feet as a standard, and the bed is too small! How to solve the problem? How measurements became standardized is cleverly told in this amusing fable.
PB/1st Scholastic Edition 1992, LN - ISBN 0590455257 - $20.00
When the Hungry Thing orders bapple moose, spoonadish, and bench flies at a fashionable restaurant, who can guess what he really wants to eat?
I
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers, Date Published: 1991
Softcover. Binding is tight - nearly new condition. Appears unread . All pages are crisp and clean. No writing. One sticker page missing. The last sticker page is completely in tact.
As a child explains the many happy, loving things Mommy does, many different animal mothers are shown caring for their young., In words and pictures readers will learn the similarities of how their human parent cares from them in much the same way as animals care for their offspring. Color illustrations accompany the text.
ISBN 0803704348 - $5.00
A wise dragonfly helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way.
ISBN 0064431592 - $6.00
"Sometimes it looked like a Sheep. But it wasn't a Sheep." So what was it? In this imaginative book, a cloud appears to be a bird, a tree, an ice-cream cone, and other objects familiar to children. The white images set against a deep blue background are striking. This wonderful book can be used as a guessing game or gentle read-aloud.
ISBN 0590443488 - $4.00
J
A young girl names all the clothes that she must wear to play in the snow., In a cumulative rhyming text, a young girl lists all the clothing she has to wear on a cold and snowy day. Unfortunately, once she is dressed in all those layers of clothing she can hardly move. Color illustrations accompany the text, which substitutes a picture for each item of clothing once the word has been introduced.
ISBN 039922257X - $9.00
"Jamie O'Rourke is the laziest man in all of Ireland." So begins well-known children's book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola's retelling of a popular Irish folktale. Jamie is accustomed to his wife doing all the household and garden chores, so when she injures her back, he figures he's sure to starve to death. But as luck would have it, he chances upon a leprechaun. The elfin man offers Jamie the biggest "pratie" in the world in exchange for letting him go.
A boy named Jim wakes up one morning to find an enormous beanstalk growing outside his bedroom window. Ever the adventurer, Jim climbs up the beanstalk and discovers a castle and a giant, along with some very modern problems that are nothing like the sort encountered by that other beanstalk-climber, Jack. Color illustrations accompany the text., Jim climbs the beanstalk and discovers a toothless old giant who can no longer eat little boys.
Hard bound, Copyright 1986, 1st US edition, 9th printing. Scholastic book club edition/w-envelopes containing "mail". Crisp, Clean, Tight.
The Jolly Postman must surely be one of the most innovative and interactive books for young children. Accompany the Jolly Postman on his rounds as he delivers post to classic children's characters, all of which happily live within his delivery round. Meet the Three Bears, Cinderella (now happily married to her Prince Charming), Goldilocks and many more.
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
With Hanukkah about to begin, Rivkeh is worried because her family is so poor, but when a poor stranger comes to the door, her generous family cannot turn him away.
Mercer Mayer's popular Little Critter has a little-bit-scary adventure in this picture-book tale. When he goes to the busy, crowded mall with his mother, he loses track of her. "My mother is lost!" he tells the nearest security guard, bravely trying not to cry. Little Critter is taken to the security office and watches for his mother on the tv screens that are all around. It isn't long before Little Critter's mother rushes to the office to reclaim her son.
Father and son go camping, but who is really taking care of whom?
K
Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as "a king who rained" and "the foot prince in the snow."
A - K
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