Children's from Black Sheep Books

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pictorial green cloth with black titling, frontispiece, 252 pages plus 6 pages of publisher's advertising. Boards show light shelf wear and a few tiny spots of loss to back cover, age toning to text block. Rare dust jacket shows some shelf… Read more about this item

Toronto, ON: Macmillan, 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Macpherson, Duncan. Title in the "New Historical Series for Young People" of "Great Stories of Canada" This is the full story of the Klondike gold rush from 1896, when gold was discovered, to 1899, when the Nome rush began and the Klondkie rush ended. Amber coloured cloth… Read more about this item

Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Chang, Joe. The story of Lin Lin and her father: they immigrated from China to Canada bringing with them one of their most treasured possessions - a traditional Chinese violin. The difficulties of not fitting in are eased with the help of this violin. One day… Read more about this item

Hungry Tiger Press, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Signed by Editor David Maxine & Assistant Eric Shanower. Some of the stories in this volume: 'Ozma sees herself' by Edward Einhorn, 'Buffalo Dreams' by Jane Mailander, 'King, King! Double King!' by Ruth Plumly Thompson, 'The Glass Dog' by Frank L. Baum and many more. Glossy illustrated soft cover, illustrated… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Books of Wonder, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Bruel, Nick. Originally published in 1901, just one year after Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", this fun-filled, science-fantasy adventure is available illustrated by Nick Bruel. Illustrated glossy soft cover, signed by Nick Bruel to title page, black and white drawings, 151 pages. Minor shelf wear. For… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Beach Holme Publishers Limited, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Tuey, Margaret. A delightful collection of children's poetry about the Cariboo region of nerthern British Columbia. It captures the spirit of what is still very much a frontier. Light brown card cover with red titling and illustration to front, signed by author to half title, illustrated with… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Translated by Richard Lourie. Introduction by Bruno Bettelheim: "This charming story is a delight to read and is worthy of many rereadings by children and adults alike. I know of no other fable like it, in which a little boy, an absolute… Read more about this item

WEDGE, University of B.C., 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/-. White, Chris. A Queen Charlotte Islands Reader. Reading Level 2C. Interest Level: Ages 7-14. The legend was told to Rose Williams by her uncle An-o-wat. Glossy illustrated boards, black titling to front and spine, beautifully illustrated throughout by Chris White, 22 pages. For some international orders we will ask you… Read more about this item

Vernon, BC, Canada: Vernon News Limited, 1945. Card Cover. Good. Brown, J. Topham. Book contains a collection of six stories about wild flowers, written for children by six different authors. Illustrated with woodcuts, "Designed and Executed at the Vernon Studios of Miss J. Topham Brown." Tan card cover with green titling and illustration on front, staple binding, very… Read more about this item

Chicago, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co., 1938. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Wiese, Kurt. This edition of Junior Press Books contains a childrens' story, set in the quaint and picturesque old town near the home of the Brothers Grimm, concerning the big event of the year: the annual chess tournament. Blue cloth with red titling and decoration on spine, colour… Read more about this item

South Perth, Western Australia: Kidz-Fiz-Biz. Soft cover. As New. Rawlinson, Jennifer. Kidz-Fiz-Biz is a user-friendly music and movement programme for early childhood - an essential resource for busy teachers, exspecially those lacking extensive musical expertise. Two volumes, each containing a CD. Colourfully illustrated yellow soft covers with pink and black titling, clear plastic protective cover over each cover,… Read more about this item

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Instructional Fair, TS Denison. Soft cover. Very Good+. Larsen, Val. Subtitled: "The Famous Raffi Songs, Learning Activities, Patterns, Props and Creative-Play Ideas." This book provides sheet music and lyrics for sixteen of Raffi's songs, as well as activities that reinforce and enhance the concepts of each song. The book is filled with patterns that can… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good-. First paperback edition. Translated from the Japanese by John Bester, this is a compilation of twenty-four of the best stories of Kenji Miyazawa, ranging from cautionary tales to small prose poems, from social satire to unmistakable tragedy. Black soft cover with white titling, in a dust jacket illustrated by Keisuke… Read more about this item

London: Max Parrish and Co Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Fair/Good-. Randall, William. Book presumed to be a first edition. Red hard cover with gilt titling on spine, black and white captioned illustrations, bibliography at back, 144 pages. This is an ex-library book; the first free end paper has been removed, library stamps on the title and half-title pages and… Read more about this item

New York: Walker and Company, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Lydecker, Laura. A U.S. military history book written for children, by the author of "A Day No Pigs Would Die," "Path of Hunters," etc. Red hard cover with black titling on spine, illustrated title page, illustrated with black and white maps, black and white portraits of… Read more about this item

Mill Hall, Pennsylvania: Preston Speed Publications, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good-. Margetson, W.H.. An adventure story in which Dick Holland travels, with his mother, to India in the 1700s to find his shipwrecked father. Colourfully illustrated red soft cover with white titling, black and white frontispiece, black and white illustrations in text including a fold-out map, 343 pages.… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding,… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding,… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white… Read more about this item