Search Results: Children's Books: Magic from pacaritambo books

USA: HarperCollins, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Michael Hague. CONDITION: NEW 2000 HarperCollins hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Light blue boards. Beautiful, as always, colorful illustrations by Hague. The text on the DJ is in red foil. Lovely and detailed decorated end pages. CONTENT: Fairies come alive in stories, songs, and poetry. Only Thumbelina will be familiar to most readers; there is an excerpt from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens , but this title is different from the more familiar tale. The pieces, some of which feature fairies who are more crotchety than fey, have an old-fashioned air, and Hague's lush, highly detailed artwork enhances the feeling. The most beautiful spreads are the ones in color, but even the line drawings are so intricate they deserve more than one look. Notes about the eight pieces will be very interesting for children wanting a bit of knowledge with their whimsy. Contents: Lock-out Time (Barrie); Thumbelina… Read More

Minedition, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/New. Robert Ingpen color illus.. CONDITION: "Mixed condition." Gently pre-read or perused (Very Good +) 2006 Minedition hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (NEW), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Beautiful, as always, color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Using spells and magic, the Dreamkeeper^B catches bad dreams as they escape to become real and carries cages and baskets to trap nightmare monsters and transform them. Ingpen, recipient of the 1986 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, melds a wild, chatty, sometimes deliciously scary narrative created for his granddaughter. Beautiful, meticulously detailed pictures show where magic happens, including sepia-toned double-page spreads crowded with storybook people, dragons, knights, animals, and partially clothed characters--all acting out their destinies. There's contemporary magic as well as the old-fashioned sort: the Dreamkeeper's tiny,… Read More

Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition 6th Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Brien Pinkney color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this AS NEW? INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on Title Page. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1999 Aladdin Paperbacks large softcover, first paperback edition, 6th printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Brian Pinkney, for which he won the Coretta Scott King award. CONTENT: A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful, Caldecott Honor-winning retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. Clement and Hippolyte are best friends who live together on the lush tropical island of Martinique. They set off together toward the woman Clement loves so he can propose, but her uncle-a quimboiseur, a wizard-doesn't approve of the match. When his niece flees with the two inseparable friends, the vengeful man sends evil magic after them. Hippolyte may be able to protect the young couple-but will he lose his own life in the process? Set in… Read More

Macmillan, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Laszlo Gal color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1988 Macmillan hardcover (maroon boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Laszlo Gal. Tiny edge wear DJ bottom edge at spine. CONTENT: A stirring picture-book rendition of the Norse myth of how Iduna's apples kept Odin and the other gods from growing old, until Thiassi, a monstrous giant in hideous bird shape, plotted to kidnap her and gain the power of the apples. After evil black insects, evolved from Thiassi's cast-off feathers, sting Iduna with their poisonous venom, she becomes alarmingly weak. This provides the opportunity for the god Loki, succumbing to treachery as a condition for saving his own life, to deliver her to Thiassi. The Everlasting Garden begins to die as winds, rain, and snow battle it. The gods themselves begin to age and decline, until they coerce Loki to rescue Iduna. The text is a… Read More

New York: Barron's Educational Series, 2004. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Susanna Lockheart. CONDITION: NEW (still in mfg's shrink-wrap) 2010 Barron's Educational books hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), no printing given. While this is still sealed, I haven't seen the workings or illustrations for myself, but if these graphics are true to the book's illustrations, they are spectacular. Color illustrations by Susanna Lockheart. CONTENT: Lockheart's big and beautiful color illustrations are filled with details that change as if by magic when this book's pages are lifted and turned. The illustrations incorporate an innovative paper-engineering technique that literally transforms each picture's details before the reader's eyes. The double-page illustrations complement the retelling of two favorite tales of magic. Aladdin is a story of high adventure and narrow escapes from an evil sorcerer. The hero is Aladdin, a boy who can fly through the air on his magic… Read More

Dial Books for Young Readers, 1996. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Gary Kelley color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Dial Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, second printing. Gary Kelley color illustrations. CONTENT: A traveling cobbler has lost his way. When he stumbles upon a cottage where a lovely young woman lives, Jonathan Dowse is smitten, for Rebecca Wyse is as fair a maiden as any he has ever set eyes on. In exchange for food and shelter, Jonathan offers his services as a shoemaker. But when Rebecca pulls out a pair of worm shoes with red heels, Jonathan is frightened. It is rumored that red heels are the sign of a witch. Entranced by Rebecca's charms, however, he overcomes his doubts and agrees to restore them. That night when Rebecca puts on her red-heeled shoes, something magical occurs, and Jonathan has an amazing adventure as he learns the truth about this mysterious woman who has captured his heart. Drawing upon the… Read More

Sandpiper/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Emily Arnold McCully color illus.. CONDITION: NEW 2005 Sandpiper paperback, first PB edition, printing unknown Wonderful color illustrations by Emily Arnold McCully. CONTENT: What do leprechauns do? They bury a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, of course. But as Mrs. Bally Bunion's ox, Miss Maude Murphy's hen, and Old Jamie soon find out, they can't resist having a little fun along the way. For, besides burying pots of gold, mischief is what leprechauns do! From this amazing picture book duo comes a lively fun tale that's perfect for mischief makers of all ages! Reviewer: "This is one of the cutest books I've ever read, full of mischief and great illustrations. There are not many St. Patrick's Day books that are this good for a young child, and this certainly tops the bunch for creativity and mirth. But it is also a wonderful book at any time… Read More

Aladdin Paperbacks, 2000. 1st Paperback Edition 7th printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Ruth Sanderson beauciful color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Aladdin 2000 paperback, first paperback edition, 7th printing. Beautiful artwork by Ruth Sanderson. CONTENT: Long ago unicorns lived in a haven of sun-dappled glades and flower-filled dells. But as civilization spread over the ages -- with its fierce knights, its chugging trains, its thick smogs -- unicorns had to find a new sanctuary. But where? Jane Yolen finds a magical answer in the traditional unicorn myth. Her rhythmic, rhymed text is irresistible to read aloud. And Ruth Sanderson's brilliant artwork gives unicorns a bold reality in everything from ancient cave paintings to their secret, present-day home. After reading this tribute to the mystical, mysterious unicorn, children will enjoy looking for these elusive creatures in the world around them.