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PICTURE BOOKS AND BOOKS FOR EARLY
READERS ON SALE
Alligators All Around: An Alphabet, by
Maurice Sendak. This, a little larger than an index card, is full of very active
alligators. It is also full of great examples of participles modifying nouns that can
liven up grammar discussions for all ages. There are some slight signs of shopwear in
these books -- a bend or crease in the cover here or there, but all-in-all they are in
good condition. The going rate at Amazon is 3.96 for a later edition. These are on sale for 3.25-S
Andrew's Own Place, by Nancy
Riecken, a home school mom. A picture book about a preschooler's introduction to changes
in his routine when his family takes him on an outing into the woods for the first time.
hardcover. Was 14.95. Now only 8.50-S.
 Chester's Way, by
Kevin Henkes. There was only one way for Chester to do things -- his own way. His best
friend Wilson also did everything the way Chester did, and people considered them two of a
kind. They were inseparable. But then Lilly moved into their neighborhood, and she had her
own way of doing things. The boys tried to ignore her, but she finally succeeded in
proving that she could be a good friend even though she did things differently than
Chester and Wilson. Hardcover. Was16.00. Now only 11.00-S
A Children's Book of Verse. A
large hardbound picture book, beautifully illustrated in color by Eric Kincaid. Contains
poems from the ridiculous to the sublime, from Lewis Carroll to Alfred Lord Tennyson. You
will find a lot of your favorites If you don't want anything about fantasy creatures or
any Halloween themes, don't buy this book, because there are a few pages out of the 154
devoted to the spooky stuff, such as "The Hag" by Robert Herrick and "The
Witches' Call" by Clive Sansom. To counteract this you will also find "The Three
Kings" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. You will find "Sea Fever" by
Masefield, "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes, and "Lochinvar" by Sir
Walter Scott. There are many poems by Robert Lewis Stevenson, and many poems about
animals. In other words, there's a wide variety here, and if fairies and giants and
monsters and Halloween don't bother you, it's a lovely boo and a good buy. Was 9.98. Now only 5.98-S.
A Country Far Away, by Nigel
Gray. This wonderful picture book has reinforced library binding and a jacket. With only
one sentence per page, the top of each colorful double-page spread shows how that sentence
would be experienced by a boy living in an African Village, and the lower mural-like
picture shows how his counterpart of the same age in the United states would experience
the same sentence. Example: "My mom had a baby. We can't decide what to call
her." The top spread shows a nurse coming on a donkey to the village, the family
being asked to wait outside the hut, and then the family coming in to see Mom and the baby
after it is born. The bottom spread shows Mom-to-be in the labor room, family in the
hospital waiting room, and family visiting Mom and baby in hospital room afterwards. Other
topics include an ordinary day at home, chores, school, bike riding, swimming, going to
town to shop, a celebration for the new baby sister (the Americans are having a baptism),
playing soccer, visit from a cousin, and looking at pictures in a book of a country far
away. Reg. price, 12.95. Now only 5.95-S. In at least one of these books there are a couple of wrinkled pages before the
story actually starts. If that doesn't bother you, you can have the book for 4.95-S if
there's one like that left. Inquire before sending check.
Crictor, by Tomi Ungerer. Harper
Trophy paper. Crictor, a pet boa constrictor who lives with Madame Bodot, turns out to be
very helpful when there are burglars in the neighborhood. A reading Rainbow book. Top
corner is bent. 4.95 2.50-S
Emperor's New Clothes, adapted
from Hans Christian Anderson and illustrated by Janet Stevens. Hardcover, jacket has tear.
In this book, the emperor is portrayed as a pig, the tailors as crafty foxes, and the
subjects as various other animals. It was a little bear who was the first to utter the
"naked" truth. Was 15.95. Now only 9.95-S.
Everything from a Nail to a Coffin, by
Iris Van Rynbach. I originally bought a quantity of these because I read it at the library
and decided I wanted to use it with a study guide I'm going to write someday. and someday
I hope I will. It's on my "to do" list. But meanwhile, I don't need so many.
This unusual but true story is in a library-bound picture book and traces the history of
one building in one town, a commercial building on Main street in Glastonbury,
Connecticut, from its construction in 1874 to the present day. (If you happen to live in
that town, the building is Katz Hardware, or it was in 1991 when the book was written.)
The title of the book is taken from a slogan one of the store owners used. The book is
valuable in providing a context for seeing how things change in 100 years. Was 13.95. Now only 6.95-S.
Fables, by Arnold Lobel. This is
a Caldecott Medal book. Paper, tall and narrow. Covers are a tad dog-eared at corners, and
they don't want to lie flat against the pages on the edges. The binding is fine. Regular
price is 5.95. Now only 4.50-S.
Flying, by Donald Crews. Paper.
Giant black print and colorful bold pictures introduce very young readers to the
adventures of plane passengers from boarding to landing. Book is bent toward front on
right side, but is still very readable. 4.95 2.00-S
 The Folks in the
Valley: A Pennsylvania Dutch ABC, by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Stefano
Vitale. This is one of my favorite alphabet books. The bold folk art and rhyming lines,
and oversize print vividly let young readers share in the daily activities of a
Pennsylvania Dutch farm. Hardcover. Was 15.00, now only 10.95-S.
Follow the Moon, by Sarah Weeks.
illustrated by Suzanne Duranceau. Hardcover. Free tape so you can hear the song while you
read the book. A rocking narravtive ballad with an upswing tropical beat and an uplifting
message about friendship and a child's bond with nature. A newborn sea turtle, whose
instinct is "to follow the moon" is confused by a glittering mirrored ball in a
crowded dance club, and is rescued by a young boy. 15.95. $10.93-S
Georgia Music, by Helen V.
Griffith. Pictures by James Stevenson. (A sequel to Granddaddy's Place. A
young girl goes to visit her Grandpa in Georgia for the summer, and the two of them have a
wonderful time living in the old man's cabin, and working in his garden, and listening to
the sounds of nature all around. Both hate to see the summer end, and during the rest of
the year the little girl looks forward to going back. But when her mother takes her to
Grandpa's this summer, something is dreadfully wrong. Grandpa is too sick to stay in the
cabin, and his daughter takes him back to her home in Baltimore. But Grandpa has lost any
interest he once had in life until his granddaughter brings back the familiar sounds of
Gerogia with the old man's harmonica. Reg. price 3.95. Now only
2.95-S
Going to a Horse Farm, by Shirley
James. This jacketed hardcover picture book is beautifully illustrated by Laura Jacques,
and the story is about two children's visit to a friend's horse farm to see a tiny new
foal. The owner then shows the children around, let's them help with the chores, and the
oldest is allowed to ride an old mare. There is very little text, and the pictures are
gorgeous. It has been a popular book, but it came out in paperback (available for 7.95)
and do I'm dumping the hardcovers since no one buys them. This book has a crease on the
inside flap of the jacket. Regularly 15.95. Now only 10.95-S.
From Seed to Plant by Gail
Gibbons. Hardcover. Jacket is torn in several places and repaired with tape. The book
itself is still like new under the jacket. Gail Gibbons explains through her bold
instructive pictures and brief text all young children want to know about how plants grow
from seeds. Was 15.95. Now just 9.95-S.
Hail to Mail, by Samuel Marshak.
A hardcover picture book poem about mail. Go along with the series of mailmen who chase
John Peck around the world trying to deliver a certified letter. Can be related to units
on poetry, community workers, and geography. Was 10.95. Now only
4.50-S.
Harbor, by Donald Crews. Great
book for little people in preschool or learning to read who are interested in ships. has
colorful, bold graphics and no more than two large print sentences per double-page spread.
List price, 3.95. On sale for 1.95-S
Hello, Crow, by Jeff Marion,
illustrated in colored chalk by Leslie Bowman. This story of a farm boy's friendship with
a crow nestling his grandfather had brought home. His presence enlivens the boy's days.
But one day the crow lies away, and the boy misses and never quite forgets him. Hardcover
with jacket. Was 12.95. Now only 4.95-S
. How My Parents Learned to Eat, by
Ina Freeman, illustrated by Allen Say. Hardcover with Jacket.
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's
way of eating, so as not to embarrass themselves should they go out to dinner together. A
delightful multi-cultural tale. Was 14.95. Now only 11.25-S
Inch by Inch: The Garden Song, by David
Mallett. Pictures by Ora Eitan. Hardcover picture book that shows a little boy planting
his garden as his imagination soars and he breaks into song: "Inch by inch, row by
row, gonna make this garden grow!" Music to song is included.`A bright, optimistic
book for young children. Was 13.95. Now only 8.50-S.
I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art, devised
and selected by Lucy Micklethwait. Open the book, study the great works of art, and find
the animals and birds named in the giant print text on the facing page. Hardcover, good
condition. List, 19.00. On sale for 10.00-S.
Mojave, by Diane Siebert. A celebration of the
Mojave Desert for readers and nature lovers of all ages. Illustrated by Wendell Minor.
Paper. Some creases on wraps and some small wrinkles on several pages. 4.95,
3.50-S
One Hundred Hungry Ants, by Elinor J. Pinczes,
humorously illustrated in earth tones by Bonnie Mackain. This has always been one of my
favorite counting books, but this hardcover gem has been around awhile and the jacket is
beginning to show it. In this story, one hundred hungry ants hurry single file to sample
the delights of a picnic, but that seems an awfully slow way to move. One enterprising ant
suggests they could get there faster in two rows of 50...four rows of 25... and so the
division begins. The ants' lively marching verses combined with Bonnie Mackain's whimsical
ant (and animal) pictures make this book a comically delightful way to learn division.
Regular price, 14.95. Now O/P This one with the torn dust jacket is only
10.95-S.
 One Potato,
A Book of Potato Prints by Diana Pomeroy. Fruits and vegetables are used to
teach counting, and they are illustrated with potato prints. Counting goes up to 100, some
of it in tens. there are also directions for making potato prints. Hardcover. Was 16.00. Now only 12.00-S
Poppas's New Pants, by Angela
Medearis, illustrated by John Ward. A delightfully humorous story of an African-American
family solving a problem of what to do with a pair of pants that would fit a giant -- not
the man who expected that his wife could hem them to fit. The illustrations are gorgeous
paintings that fully capture the mood of the story and bring the characters to life.
Hardcover with jacket. Was 15.95. Now only 9.95-S if perfect, or
8.95-S if jacket has tear.
Red Fox Running, by Eve Bunting.
Now available in paper for 5.95, but I have a couple of hardcover editions left, with
slightly shop-worn dust jackets.. This definitely qualifies as a family treasure to pass
from generation to generation. Wendall Minor's spectacular paintings of the fox hunting
food for her family dramatize the poem. An excerpt: "Red fox, hungry fox, Listening
to hear The scrabble scrabble scrabble Of a white-tailed deer, The rustle of the cranes As
they lift into the sky, The sad, lonely echo Of a last loon's cry." Tie this in with
study of wildlife or the food chain. Was 15.95. Now only
11.95-S.
A Red Wagon Year, by Kathi
Appelt, illustrated by Laura Kvasnosky. An imaginative hardcover picture book that shows
how a brother and sister use their red wagon in a special way during each month of the
year. Each double-page spread has the name of the month at the top, the picture of the
children using their wagon in a seasonally appropriate but unique way, and a one line
descriptive phrase. Regular price is 11.00. Now only 6.50-S
Rockabye Crocodile, by Jose
Aruego and Ariane Dewey. A Folktale from the Philippines. The theme is that of reaping
what one sows and the importance of kindness. Was 4.95. Now only
2.95-S.
Rocket Book, by Peter Newell. The
famous novelty "hole" book where the reader can watch a rocket mount through the
holdes in the pages. Fritz sets off a rocket in the basement of an apartment building, and
it climbs up through every apartment leaving lots of havoc behind. Paper, originally
published in 1912. Each full color picture is faced on the opposite page with a verse
summary of what the rocket is doing in that scene. For all ages. List, 3.95. Sale, 2.75-S.
Seashore Book, by Charlotte
Zolotow, paintings by Wendell Minor, paper. Book was bent in shipping and so there are
some light creases on wraps and on some pages. If your children are hard on books anyway,
in a couple of weeks you won't know the difference. 5.95, 3.00-S
Three Billy Goats Gruff, retold
and illustrated by Glen Rounds. Two hardcover copies with torn dust jackets. One of the
two has a smeared letter on one page. Regular price is 15.95. Sale
price is 10.95-S.
Take off an extra dollar is you'll settle for the one with the smeared letter.
Three Stalks of Corn, by Leo
Politi. In this picture book, young Angelica learns from her grandmother how important
corn is to her people. Young readers will also learn how tortillas are made and about the
legends of the Tarahumares and Quetzalcoatl the plumed serpent. Children will share the
fun of a fiesta, and the recipes for the tacos and enchiladas the children learned to make
are also given. Some of you may object to the little cornhusk witch doll that is part of
the collection Angelica loves to play with. Was 4.95. Now only
3.50-S.
Truck, by Donald Crews. Young
readers can follow a big, red big rig from the loading dock, down city streets, through a
tunnel, over a bridge, and on towards its destination. No words except on signs. Regular
price, 3.95. Now only 2.50-S.
Usborne First Stories, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright,
retold by Heather Amery. Easy to read timeless tales. I have one copy of Three
Little Pigs and a few more than that of Rumple-stiltskin,
Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella Hardcover. Reg. price is 3.95. Now only 1.95-S.
 Usborne Upside Down Books: These are
hard-cover books containing two folk/fairy tales each. You turn the book upside down to
read the second story in the book. These are over-sized picture books at about 2nd/3rd
grade reading level. Titles available are Toads and Diamonds/The Pancake That
Ran Away; King Midas/The Emperor's New Clothes; How the Elephant Got its Trunk/Cinderella;
and The Frog Prince/The Pear Tree. Were 5.95. Now only 2.99-S each.
The Underbed, by Cathryn Hoellwarth,
illustrated by Sibyl Gerig. Hardcover. It's a rare child that hasn't been afraid of that
terrible thing that lives under his bed. His parents have never seen it, but he knows it's
there. Tucker's mother tells him she has heard of those "Underbeds," and,
indeed, his sounds like the one that used to live under her bed when she was little. She
shares how her own mother used a flashlight to get rid of it, since "Once an Underbed
sees that you know how light works, he won't even try to come back." So Tucker and
his mother got the old camping flashlight and got rid of that old Underbed for good. The
pictures in this book of the warm relationship between mother and child are alone worth
the price of the book -- especially while it's on sale. List price is 12.95. On sale for 9.75-S
Nonfiction Children's Books on Sale
Used Books
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