Search Results: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE from Grinning Cat Books

First Edition, First Printing. A fantastic children's tale by the renowned author, James Thurber. First issue with illustrator Marc Simont's first name spelled "Mark" on the title page. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket, with small chips on the top and tail of the spine and closed tear on front top edge of the jacket; otherwise a very bright with no fading. Includes wonderful illustrations by Marc Simont. Signed by Simont on the title page, and including a letter from Simont to a fan discussing his collaboration with Thurber. Octavo.124 pp. A beautiful copy, one of the best we've seen.

First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A marvelous 1947 Newberry Award Winner. First state with only one date (April 1947) listed on the copyright page and no award medal on the cover. Previous owner's inscription on free endpaper in pencil. The dust jacket is beautiful with vibrant coloring and only slight edge wear and one small closed tear on the rear bottom. Quite rare in this condition. Occasional light foxing along the margins. As a writer, du Boise won the highest award for children's books for this The 21 Balloons. As an illustrator, he was twice the runner-up for the Caldecott Award. A truly talented man! This is his most sought-after book and extremely collectible.

First Edition, First Printing. Signed boldly by Robert Sabuda on the front page. Design and paper engineering by Robert Sabuda. Fully illustrated in color. Near fine in original glossy illustrated boards, slightly bowed. A fantastic gift!

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Signed by the amazing illustrator, Jerry Pinkney, on the title page. Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout. A lovely copy.

First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the artist, Barry Moser, on the title page. Fine in 1/4 royal blue buckram and light blue paper covered boards with metallic blue text stamping on the spine. inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. This is first trade edition of 'The Pennyroyal Edition'' as designed and illustrated by Barry Moser. 167 pages of text over two dozen beautiful illustrations throughout by Barry Moser. Folio. 13 3/8 by 8 3/8. A lovely copy!

First Revised Edition thus. A fine copy in publisher's printed board slip-case. Published in 2015 as a large limited edition; reissued in this smaller format with new binding and slip-case, and with water color added by renowned children's artist, Charles van Sandwyk. Fine in a fine publisher's slipcase. As new. Color frontispiece, title-vignette, numerous color and monochrome illustrations, many full-page, and with illustrated endpapers; red cloth, upper board framed and blocked in gilt enclosing mounted illustration. A beautiful edition of Alice.

Fine in a fine dust jacket. The beautiful Trade Edition, limited to 1,000 copies (although not stated). Second edition. New. Signed by the artist on title page; scarce thus. One of the most creatively rendered Alice's since Dali, with color illustrations throughout, including four (4) amazing fold-out illustrations. Includes both stories, bound back-to-back; beautifully bound back-to-back in a "mirror" image binding (so, when you finish reading Alice, you turn the book over and move onto Through the Looking-glass) In full black cloth stamped in gilt, filled with the exquisite, vivid and ornate artwork of Anne Bachelier. In a fine pictorial dust jacket. 4to, 216 pages total - 105 pp. numbered from the front and 111 pp. numbered from rear in mirror printing. An absolutely amazing edition for the Alice fan and collector!

First Trade Editions, First Printings. Vol. 1 Alice in Wonderland: Inscribed by the artist, Barry Moser, on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket. This book is hard-bound in purple paper covered boards, with a red cloth spine with purple stamping. The contents are bright and clean with wonderful illustrations throughout by Barry Moser. Vol. 2 Through the Looking Glass: Signed by the artist, Barry Moser, on the title page. Fine in 1/4 royal blue buckram and light blue paper covered boards with metallic blue text stamping on the spine. inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. These are the first trade edition of 'The Pennyroyal Edition'' as designed and illustrated by Barry Moser. 147, 167 pps. of text, each with over two dozen beautiful illustrations throughout by Barry Moser. Each a folio measuring 13 3/8 by 8 3/8. A wonderful set for the Alice and/or Barry Moser collector!

First Trade Edition; First Printing. Inscribed by the artist, Barry Moser, on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket. This book is hard-bound in purple paper covered boards, with a red cloth spine with purple stamping. The contents are bright and clean with wonderful illustrations throughout by Barry Moser. This is first trade edition of 'The Pennyroyal Edition'' as designed and illustrated by Barry Moser. 147 pages of text over two dozen beautiful illustrations throughout by Barry Moser. Folio. 13 3/8 by 8 3/8. A lovely copy!

First Edition, First Printing. Signed by Sabuda on front pastedown, wishing you "Happy Adventures in Wonderland!" Quite rare thus. Fully illustrated with color pop-ups by Robert Sabuda after the fashion of John Tenniel, with a text faithful to its inspiration. Fine in original illustrated boards. Quarto. 8.25 x 10.25 in. Unpaginated. A stunning popup.

First Edition thus. Fine in original green cloth and fine pictorial dust jacket. Signed by Barry Moser on the title page. Full page color illustrations by Moser. Translated by George Makepeace Towle. Large octavo. 17.5 x 23.5 cm. 242 pp. A wonderful copy of this timeless classic.

First Edition, First Printing (stated first edition by Growell-Collier Press, 1965). An enchanting story by poet Robert Graves of a mischievous little boy names Jack who, after finding a big green book in his uncle's attic, learns a number of handy magic spells that launches a fun-filled adventure for Jack and his family. Graves' first children's book. Part of a then well-known series of books for children featuring renowned artists, this being the only title illustrated by Sendak. First printings from 1962 are quite scarce. A wonderful copy of this vintage classic!

Internally fine with near fine publisher's original green pictorial boards lettered in black and white; Sendak cover illustration in lime green. Some light scuffing to spine tail, corners lightly bumped. No jacket as issued for the first printing. Quarto. Unpaginated.

First Edition, First Printing, Fine. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. A wonderful copy.
Brooklyn Pops Up celebrates the diverse borough of Brooklyn, New York, with pop-ups by the world's best illustrators and paper engineers. In this dimensional tour of Brooklyn icons you will visit: Brooklyn Children by Maurice Sendak; Brooklyn Brownstones by David A. Carter and Tor Lokvig , Grand Army Plaza & Brooklyn Public Library by Bruce Foster; Brooklyn Museum of Art & Brooklyn Children's Museum by Robert Sabuda; Brooklyn Botanic Garden by Ken Wilson-Max and Keith Finch; Prospect Park & the Carousel by Biruta Akerbergs Hansen; Brooklyn Bridge by Iain Smyth; Flavors of Brooklyn by Kees Moerbeek and Carla Dijs; Coney Island by Chuck Murphy. 8vo - over 7¾. A great copy.

First Edition, First Printing (News Publishing Co., Mississippi, 1972). Inscribed by both Helen Tiegreen (author) and Alan Tiegreen (illustrator) on the front free endpaper. A lovely and very rare copy of this classic. The best copy we've seen and only one signed.

Wonderfully illustrated throughout by renowned artist, Alan Tiegreen, in bold collage-inspired, watercolors juxtaposed with black, white and gray. Carter Rabbit is the story of a young rabbit who is unhappy because he can't make noises like other animals. He becomes cheerful and self-confident, however, after he learns about all the special things bunnies can do, such as being a good listener, working with magicians, and one day becoming an Easter Bunny to the delight of children everywhere!

Alan Tiegreen is was a well-known artist and illustrator of children's books, including the beloved Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary. Tiegreen received the Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1957 and continued his… Read More

Charles Perrault. Group of Eight Assorted French Versions of Perrault Fairytales. All from the collection of renowned children's literature collector, Justin G. Schiller. Beautifully and uniquely bound. An incredible, one-of-a-kind set for anyone who loves classic Fairy Tales and their history like we do. Paris: ca.1826-1944. Two copies of Lettres sur Les Contes de Fées et sur l'Origine de la Féerie. Paris: Baudouin, 1826. One copy is the first edition, first printing. First edition with paper wrappers bound into later marbled binding, other copy in original paper wrappers. Some dampstaining, foxed, edges untrimmed and toned, minor edgewear, first edition with library bookplape to front free endpaper verso. Good. Collin de Plancy. Oevres Choisies de Ch. Perrault, de l'Académie Française. Paris: Peytieux, 1826. Corners bumped, moderate edgewear, spine sunned, somewhat rubbed, somewhat foxed. Very good. Contes des Fées par Charles Perrault. Paris: Théodore Lefèvre, no date [ca.1850]. Minor… Read More

Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia: 15 Volume Set: Super Questions and Answers and Amazing Facts (Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia , Super Questions and Answers and Amazing Facts. First Edition (Funk & Wagnalls, New York, 1980. Complete, including the extremely rare book holder! Each volume illustrated throughout with a mix of Peanuts cartoons, photos, maps, diagrams, and charts. Very clean and bright. Rare, the only one on the market thus. A wonderful set and a must have for fans of Charlie Brown the Peanuts gang!

Each volume fine or near fine, with only slight wear in a few places. Internal content fine. Boards fine or near fine, with slight wear, single small smudges on vols. 7 and 8; and very mild corner bumping in a few places. Housed in a near fine book holder, with a bit of wrinkling and edge wear to the Snoopy sticker pastedowns. 4to. Continuous paginations through Volume 15 for 720 pp + Index.

Volumes in order: #1: Featuring Your Body, #2 Featuring All Kinds of Animals From Fish to Frogs, #3:… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. A fine copy in fine dust jacket, one of the best we've seen of this enduring classic. The first issue book and dustjacket (stated "First Edition/ 1-B" on copyright page, unclipped price on from wrapper fly). A true collector's copy of this timeless children's tale!

First Edition, First Printing. Quite rare. A year in the life of two Lapp children. Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white throughout. One of the D'Aulaires' most desirable titles. Ingri d'Aulaire (1904-1980) was an American children's artist and illustrator, who worked in collaboration with her husband and fellow artist, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. Born Ingri Mortenson in Kongsburg, Norway, she studied art in Norway, Germany and France, and met Edgar Parin d'Aulaire when she was a student in Munich. They married in 1925, and immigrated to the USA shortly thereafter, settling in Brooklyn in 1929. After pursuing separate careers initially, the couple turned to illustrating children's books together, releasing their first collaborative effort, The Magic Rug, in 1931. They settled in Wilton, Connecticut in 1941, and lived there until their deaths in the 1980s. Awarded the 1940 Caldecott Medal for their picture-book biography of Abraham Lincoln, the d'Aulaires published other children's… Read More

Fourth Edition (1908). A beautiful, near fine copy in original pictorial cloth and very good lightly chipped printed dust jacket. Complete with color and black-and-white reproductions of illustrations by Bessie Collins Pease. Quite rare in the dust jacket. Octavo. 110 pages. A lovely copy.

First edition (1985). Profusely illustrated in black-and-white. Fine in original cloth-backed boards and fine pictorial dust jacket. With Newberry Honor seal on front cover. Quarto. 144 pages. A lovely copy.