For the stories that are beautiful in unique and diverse ways.

Stephen Mitchell

Hans Christian Anderson

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Virginia

Graceful and full of rich humor, Stephen Mitchell’s retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s THE NIGHTINGALE is paired with impeccably researched, astonishingly beautiful paintings by Bagram Ibatoulline. The Emperor of China lives in the most marvelous palace in the world, made entirely of porcelain, and his garden is full of the rarest flowers. But loveliest of all - so say visitors to his realm - is the song of the nightingale in the forest by the sea. Though his bustling courtiers can’t find her, a clever kitchen maid can, and the nightingale soon enchants the Emperor with her song. But will the gift of a bejeweled bird with a mechanical tune replace the humble nightingale in his heart? Warmly and accessibly retold by master translator Stephen Mitchell, this definitive edition features breathtakingly intricate artwork by Bagram Ibatoulline, illustrator of CROSSING.

The Nightingale

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William Miller

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

When Sonny's mother loses her job in New Orleans during the Depression, Smilin' Jack, a jazz musician, tells him how to organize a rent party to raise the money they need.

Rent Party Jazz

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Jane Cowen-Fletcher

On market day in a small village in Benin, Yemi tries to watch her little brother Kokou and finds that the entire village is watching out for him too.

It Takes a Village

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All the Children of the World

Steve Metzger

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Leaves Are Falling One by One

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Suzanne Gruber

A chipmunk looks for a place to hide the nuts he likes so much.

Chatty Chipmunk's Nutty Day

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Carin Berger

This is a story for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown--and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap.

As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I'm not ready yet.

As the seasons change all around, Little Yellow Leaf holds on to the tree. Still not ready.

Will Little Yellow Leaf ever be ready?



The Little Yellow Leaf

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Autumn ahead! 🌽🍁🐿️

Titles about the experience of elementary! 🍎📕

Jessica Spanyol

When Carlo the giraffe and Crackers the cat visit the new library, they meet Mrs. Chinca, a very friendly and helpful librarian.

Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian

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Edith Baer

Describes, in text and illustrations, the many different modes of transportation children all over the world use to get to school.

This Is the Way We Go to School

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Norman Bridwell

Join Clifford as he spends the day with Emily Elizabeth in kindergarten!Emily Elizabeth is starting kindergarten and she's a little nervous. Good thing that the teacher sent a note home that says each child can bring something from home to make the transition a little easier. But the teacher didn't bet on a child bringing something -- or someone -- as big as Clifford!Featuring a full page of stickers!

Clifford Goes to Kindergarten

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Back to School!

Books featured on Beautiful Feet book recommendations

Geoffrey Chaucer

King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom.
Winner, 1959 Caldecott Medal

A Caldecott Award Winner

King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom. Winner, 1959 Caldecott Medal Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA) Winner, 1992 Kerlan Award

Chanticleer and the Fox

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Joan Richards Wright

Sixteen insects are described in lively couplets, illustrations, and diagrams.

Bugs

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Barbara Cooney

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan.  This beloved classic and celebration of nature--written by a beloved Caldecott winner--is lovelier than ever!

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.

The illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Miss Rumphius

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Beautiful Feet Titles

Emily Kleinman

Mudpuppy

Slight wear to box, but amazing condition set of four extra sturdy board books.

Mudpuppy's Little Feminist Board Book Set is comprised of colorful illustrated portraits of real women who have made historical impact on the world. Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and words by Emily Kleinman introduce children to these important people in history with images that are fun for youngsters and also realistic. The Board Book Set includes 4 mini board books (Pioneers, Artists, Leaders, and Activists.) - Size: 4 x 4 x 4" - Includes Artists: Maya Angelou, Lucille Ball, Frida Kahlo and Ella Fitzgerald - Includes Leaders: Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, Indira Gandhi and Hillary Clinton - Includes Activists: Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinem and Malala Yousafza - Includes Pioneers: Marie Curie, Sally Ride, Amelia Earhart and Billie Jean King

Little Feminist Board Book Set

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Eloise Wilkin

Random House is thrilled to be bringingEloise Wilkin's Poems to Read to the Very Youngback in print. Wilkin's beloved illustrations capture the poetry of childhood, and bring out the magic of over 30 poems that have delighted generations of children, including works by Langston Hughes, Aileen Fisher, A. B. Shiffrin, Christina Rossetti, Sarah Coleridge, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kate Greenaway, and many more.

Eloise Wilkin's Poems to Read to the Very Young

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Terry Baddoo

Construction Site Friends

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Board Lit 👶🏻📔

Patricia A. Pingry

This little board book gently introduces young children to the meaning of Christmas, using only about 200 words. From the Annunciation by the angel, to the birth of Jesus, to the appearance of the angels to the shepherds, the events of the first Christmas are explained in simple words and illustrated with bright, colorful artwork. This book, here in a fresh size and updated design, is a new edition of an enduring Christmastime classic. Ages 2-5.

Christmas Story

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Gennady Spirin

According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke from the King James Bible. The story of the birth of Christ, celebrated around the world at Christmas, is one of the most beautiful in the New Testament. From Mary's meeting with the angel Gabriel to the birth of baby Jesus in a stable, to the visit of the shepherds and the three wise men, the story is rich in imagery and symbolism. Here, in a triumph of glorious art, is that wondrous story excerpted from the Gospels of Luke and Matthew from the King James Bible. Gennady Spirin has been described in the Boston Globe as an artist who "truly represents the picture book as an object of art." In The Christmas Story, his paintings are luminous and reverent. Drawing on both his classical training at the Stroganov Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow and his Orthodox Christian faith, Mr. Spirin has created a work of art to be passed from generation to generation.

The Christmas Story

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Jane O'Connor

The Snow Globe Family

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Holiday Reading

Barry Denenberg

A Revolutionary War Patriot

William, a twelve-year-old orphan, writes of his experiences in pre-Revolutionary War Boston where he joins the cause of the patriots who are opposed to the British rule, in a boy-narrated companion to the Dear America series.

The Journal of William Thomas Emerson

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Ann Cameron

The Life of Olaudah Equiano

Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Cameron has modernized and shortened it while remaining true to the spirit of the original. It's a gripping story of adventure, betrayal, cruelty, and courage. In searing scenes, Equiano describes the savagery of his capture, the appalling conditions on the slave ship, the auction, and the forced labor. . . . Kids will read this young man's story on their own; it will also enrich curriculum units on history and on writing.

The Kidnapped Prince

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Autographed by both writer and illustrator! Amazing copy. 

AUTOGRAPHED BY BOTH

The fourth book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal–winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal–winning artist Brian Floca. Erethizon Dorsatum—better known as Ereth, the self-centered, foul-tempered old porcupine—is having a birthday. And he fully expects his best friend Poppy, a deer mouse, to help him celebrate in a grand manner. But Poppy has gone off somewhere with her husband, Rye, and it appears she has forgotten all about it. "Belching Beavers," says Ereth, "I am not angry!" (Though perhaps he is—and more than just a little.) Ereth knows his special occasion deserves a special treat—even if he has to get it for himself. And what treat could be more special than tasty salt? But the nearest salt is located deep in the forest, in a cabin occupied by fur hunters, who have set out traps to capture the Dimwood Forest animals. In one of the traps, Ereth finds Leaper the Fox—who, with her dying breath, begs the prickly porcupine to take care of her three boisterous young kits, Tumble, Nimble, and Flip. "Jellied walrus warts!" Ereth exclaims, but reluctantly agrees. Certainly this day is not going as he planned—and it's only just the beginning! Not only does Ereth suddenly have a rambunctious new family to take care of, but he's being stalked by Marty the Fisher, the one creature in Dimwood Forest who can do him harm. And Bounder, the father of the three little foxes, remembers all too well the nose full of quills he got a while back from the grumpy old animal who now fancies himself the leader of the den. He too sets out to show Ereth who's boss. Throw in an unexpected snowstorm, and all in all, it adds up to one birthday Ereth the porcupine is never going to forget, not even if he lives to be a hundred and twenty-two!

Ereth's Birthday

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Juvenile Chapter Books📚

Jennifer W. Day

What is a Tree, “”” Fruit, “”” Mammal, and “”” Flower

Simple text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of various types of flowers.

What Is a? Children’s Science Bundle

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David M. Schwartz

If You Made a Million, How Much Is a Million?(autographed by the author), Best Friends, Jack and the Beanstalk (child’s drawing on inside back cover), The Missing Mitten Mystery, Sally Ann Thunder and Whirlwind Crockett, Give the Dog a Bone, The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash.
Most gently used —some wear on binding/corners of a couple titles. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

8 titles - 2 hardcover, 6 paperback

If You Made a Million Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts -- as well as the mystery and wonder -- of earning money, investing it, accruing dividends and interest, and watching savings grow. Hey, you never know! An ALA Notable Book A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Teachers' Choices Selection

Steven Kellogg Bundle

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James Marshall

Two lovable hippos impart lessons on the meaning of friendship in five short stories by the picture book master James Marshall.
Five additional stories about the friendship between two hippos: "The Box, " "The High Board, " "The Trick, " "The Job, " "The Book." "Marshall's new collection of stories about the hippo friends sparkles with the warm feeling that bind George and Martha inseparably." -- Publishers Weekly

George and Martha, George and Martha Back in Town, George and Martha Round and Round

In this picture book classic that belongs on every reader's shelf, two lovable hippos impart funny lessons on the true meaning of friendship.

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan.

A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world's two best friends. Each of these five brief tales is filled with humor, and James Marshall's drawings are guaranteed to spark feelings of empathy, delight, and self-recognition.

George and Martha Bundle

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Jack Prelutsky

A collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.

Something Big Has Been Here

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Charlotte Foltz Jones

40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be

Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.

Mistakes That Worked

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Nonfic for Kids📖

these copies are large enough for easy picture-viewing and will keep the kids attention!

Adam Rubin

Explores the love dragons have for tacos and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa. By the award-winning team behind Those Darn Squirrels!

Dragons Love Tacos

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Andrew Clements

Dogku

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Simon James

Even though the new baby of Mr. and Mrs. Brains is very intelligent, they realize that he is still just a baby.

The Smartest Baby in the Whole World

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Read Aloud 👩‍👧‍👦📚

Olivier Dunrea

Goslings are on the prowl in this holiday board book from the popular Gossie&Friends series! While Gossie, Gertie, Peedie, and BooBoo are tricking and treating, Ollie is thinking about how sharing is better than scaring. With shiny foil on the cover, a gentle Halloween story, and Olivier Dunrea's signature adorable artwork, this book is the perfect one to share with the littlest trick-or-treaters this October!

Ollie's Halloween Board Book

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Sara Gillingham

Turn the colorful die-cut pages of these irresistible board books to discover just what makes little mouse's pumpkin patch so cozy. Is it the curling pumpkin vines? No, it's their loving families! Bright pictures, sweet reassuring messages, unique layered pages, and an adorable finger puppet combine to create interactive reading and playtime fun!

In My Patch

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Ltd. Make Believe Ideas, Ltd.

"The ten little pumpkins are excited for Halloween. Count down from ten as each pumpkin disappears."--Page 4 of cover

Ten Little Pumpkins

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Spooky Szn 🕷️🎃

Ann McGovern

…If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War and If You Sailed on the Mayflower

What if you sailed on the Mayflower?

A different time...a different place...What if you were there?

If you sailed on the Mayflower
--What could you take with you?
--How would you keep clean?
--What would you do when you first got to shore?

Get ready to go back in time to 1620 to discover what it was like to sail the Mayflower!

“….If You” Bundle

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Kate Waters

Russell Kendall

A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl

Text and photographs of Plimouth Plantation follow a pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Sarah Morton's Day

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Jean Marzollo

A family of cats celebrate Thanksgiving by growing lots of vegetables, raising turkeys, making pies, preparing a feast, giving thanks and enjoying the holiday meal.

Thanksgiving Cats

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Thanksgiving 🙏🏻🦃

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Russell Hoban

Famed for her many adventures, Frances made her debut with this title over thirty years ago. In this first Frances book, the little badger adroitly delays her bedtime with requests for kisses and milk, and concerns over tigers and giants and things going bump in the night. Long a favorite for the gentle humor of its familiar going to bed ritual, Bedtime for Frances is at last available with the warmth of full color enriching Garth Williams's original nuanced and touching art. 'Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day.'--Kirkus Reviews (pointer).

Bedtime for Frances

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Harry McNaught

Vintage copy from 1977. Only wear is slight scuffing to front and back cover in one place. 

This easy-to-read text briefly describes 20 baby animals including a joey, a foal, and a fawn.

Animal Babies

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Robert McCloskey

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

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