Search Results: Children's Books from pacaritambo books

NY: DK Publishing, 1998. 1st American Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Paul Wright color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1998 DK Eyewitness hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket (Problem: tiny repaired tear top DJ edge at spine), first American edition, 4th printing. Wonderful color illustrations (and some color photos) by Paul Wright. CONTENT: Everyone knows the story of this title - so I won't bore you with my rendition. Great adventure tale that all kids should read once in their life - especially if they love science.

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Susanna Natti B&W illustrations. CONDITION: SIGNED BY JANE YOLEN. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1981 Thomas Crowell hardcover (gold boards with gold foil acorn decoration) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Interior clean and very tight, but DJ shows a few minor spots of shelf wear "scuffing" bottom DJ edge. DJ is "double" price-clipped. Signed on half-title page. CONTENT: The dire warning has come: The animals of Woodland will starve if something isn't done. The answer is "NUTS." Or one very special nut, at least. Across the land far away, past a sleeping dragon, in the middle of a Magical Lake is the Golden Acorn that, Wizard Squirrelin tells them, has the power to save the land from famine. The animals packed their knapsacks and set out to find the special nut. Four brave knights prepared for the hunt: Sir Tarryhere the turtle, Sir Belliful the groundhog, Sir Gimmermore the rabbit, and Sir… Read More

NY: Sterling Children's Books, 2012. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Charles Santore color illus.. CONDITION: Kohl's Cares edition. UNREAD 2012 Sterling large hardcover (red decorated boards) and dust jacket, 6th printing. Decorated end pages. Full-page beautiful color illustrations by Santore. Ribbon place marker and a 3-page pullout poster-type artwork. CONTENT: Aesop's wise and witty fables are among the most popular stories ever written-and Charles Santore's richly illustrated version is one of the most gorgeous editions ever published. Unavailable for a number of years, this dazzling interpretation features lavish art that provides a fresh perspective on Aesop's beloved characters. Santore has arranged these timeless tales by animal, making it easy to follow each creature from one situation to the next and gain a better understanding of how its actions parody human behavior.

Little, Brown & Company, 2012. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. David McPhail color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 2012 Little, Brown large hardcover (decorated boards - see scans) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 2nd printing. PROBLEM: The top edge of the DJ shows 2 "repaired" short tears and that's why the DJ & book are rated "As New." The title on the DJ front panel is embossed in multi-colors. The boards are decorated with sleeping animals. I love McPhail's art. CONTENT: This is a book that covers a couple of bases - it's an alphabet book (of animals) and it's a bedtime story. From antlered antelope to zzz-ing zebra, all the awake animals are getting sleepy in this abridged board book edition of a favorite bedtime alphabet book, from an acclaimed author and bestselling illustrator. This exquisite celebration of language and nature is perfect for lulling little ones into a cozy, soothing slumber. Baby to age 3+.

ZonderKidz, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Valeria Docampo. CONDITION: NEW 2014 Zonderkidz large (8X10) shaped board book, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Valeria Docampo. CONTENT: Blow the trumpet, sound the horn, Daddy's princess has been born! The timeless journey of a daughter and father is poignantly captured in the story of a girl's growth from childhood to motherhood. Playful, emotive prose, enriched by the whisper of God's scripture on each beautifully illustrated page, invites girls and dads to see themselves reflected in this keepsake book and to be reminded of the blessings and the bonds between them. Throughout tea parties, soccer games, braces, and boys, a girl is her daddy's princess every step of the way.

Brenham, Tx: Beraam Publishing, 1996. First Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Tammie L. Bissett color illustrations. CONDITION: MIXED!!! Here's the story: child got hold of the book when mom wasn't watching and with a crayola, marked up the back inside board and end page. Actually kind of ugly. I placed 2 TAMU symbols on both of those pages so that the crayola does not show. (See scans or email me for them.) Mom gave it to me. BOOK IS UNREAD. So, Very Good+ 1996 Beraam Publishing hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, assumed first printing but don't hold me to it. Great color illustrations by Tammie Bissett. CONTENT: Reviewer: "This Cinderella version is WONDERFUL!! It is a delightful tale of a young co-ed, who is working her way through school - but while others mock her situation, she gets the Senior Cadet. Oh, who is the Fairy Godmother of the story? Reveille, of course. The pictures in the story are authentic and accurate, and bring back wonderful… Read More

Clarion, 2010. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. David Wiesner color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 2010 Clarion Books large hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 3rd printing. Bright, eye-popping color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Max and Arthur are friends who share an interest in painting. Arthur is an accomplished painter; Max is a beginner. Max's first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various artistic media, which turn out to have unexpected pitfalls. Although Max is inexperienced, he's courageous and a quick learner. His energy and enthusiasm bring the adventure to its triumphant conclusion. Beginners everywhere will take heart. Drawing on such diverse influences as Salvador Dali's work, David Wiesner has crafted a story that goes straight to the essentials-friendship, creativity, and the mysterious point where these two forces intersect.

Greenwillow Books, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Deborah Marcero B&W illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Greenwillow small hardcover (green boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Adorable B&W illustrations by Deborah Marcero. CONTENT: A must-have for newly independent readers and fans of Ivy + Bean and Clementine! The first of a new series starring three young girls and a mysterious visitor who appears exactly when you need her-with just the right amount of magic. Sadie has two best friends: Jess and Maya. But Jess can only take one friend on vacation with her, and Sadie is the one who gets left behind. How will Sadie ever survive the days of loneliness and boredom? But wait . . . what is that in her old playhouse in the backyard? A witch has moved in! A kind and funny witch, who's looking for her own two lost friends. Together, Sadie and the witch have a curious adventure, one that makes Sadie see her neighborhood-and herself-with new eyes. Acclaimed authors Ron… Read More

Morrow Junior Books, 1992. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Diane Stanley. CONDITION: What makes this book "like new?" - no DJ nor credits page. UNREAD 1992 Morrow Junior Books hardcover (pictorial boards), NO DJ. Great full-page, historically accurate color illustrations by Ms Stanley. CONTENT: William Shakespeare was the son of a glovemaker, a small-town boy with a grammar school education. Yet he grew up to become the greatest English-speaking playwright in the world. Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare is both his story and that of a great art rediscovered in the modern world. Drama had been forgotten since the days of ancient Greece, but it reemerged in Elizabethan London with the building of the first modern theater. Its impact can still be imagined today. There were the theaters, open to the weather and featuring neither sets nor curtains, but equipped with dramatic special effects. There were the companies of actors--the leading men, the comedians, the boys… Read More

Harper, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Levente Szabo (cover art, B&W illus, B&W map). CONDITION: NEW 2020 Harper hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (multicolor foil cover - in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. The cover art, B&W map, and internal B&W illustrations (very few) by Levente Szabo. CONTENT: Tensions are at an all-time high in the final book of this rip-roaring adventure series about siblings with magical shapeshifter powers. Though Anders and his friends have delayed a war between ice wolves and scorch dragons, their mission is far from over. With adults on both sides looking for them, they've sought refuge in Cloudhaven, a forbidden stronghold that could hold the key to saving their home. Meanwhile, Holbard has been ravaged, and its citizens are reeling. Many have been forced into bleak camps outside the city, and food is running short. To rebuild Vallen and unite scorch dragons, ice wolves, and humans, Anders and Rayna must put everything on the… Read More

Penguin Workshop, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Brett Bean B&W comic illustrations throughout. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Penguin Workshop hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. B&W comic illustrations by Brett Bean. CONTENT: Beasts of Olympus is a series of illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. A bind-up of the first three Beasts of Olympus books, chronicling the hilarious and magical adventures of Demon, Mount Olympus's professional Beast Keeper. Beasts of Olympus fans rejoice: this hardcover collection combines the first three books (BEAST KEEPER; HOUND OF HADES; STEEDS OF THE GODS) in the mythical adventure story Publishers Weekly called "rippingly funny!" Pandemonius, aka "Demon," the half-god son of Pan, cares for the magical beasts on Mount Olympus in this illustrated chapter book series that is the perfect blend of humor, adventure, and Greek mythology!

Kar-Ben, 2010. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Josee Bisaillon color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book AS NEW? very light edge wear front spine edge. Not bad, but there. Otherwise, UNREAD 2010 Kar-Ben paperback, first paperback edition, no printing given, HOWEVER, there is some reason that this might be a 2021 7th printing. Cryptic numbers. Beautiful color illustrations by Josee Bisaillon. CONTENT: Benno was the neighborhood's favorite cat. During the week, he napped in a sunny corner of Mitzi Stein's dress shop and begged scrapped from Moshe the butcher. But one night in Berlin, the Nazis changed everything. Life would never be the same. This cat's-eye view introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this period. "What truly distinguishes this book is the striking multimedia artwork composed of paper, fabric, and drawn images in hues of olive, brown, and red. Interesting… Read More

Scholastic Pess, 1993. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Jacqueline Rogers color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1993 Scholastic hardcover (pictorial boards), but NO DJ (I assume issued with one), first edition. CONTENT: Gilbert Gorilla is so excited about his elephant friend Eddie's slumber party that he forgets to take along his toy clown, in case he can't fall asleep. All goes well until bedtime- -the four friends (including Ricky Rhino and Conner Crocodile) have a splendid time playing games like ``Pin-the-Flies-on-the- Hyena,'' sharing a pizza, and having a humongous pillow fight. Still, once he's snuggled into his sleeping bag, Gilbert can't restrain his sobs. His friends rally round to comfort him: they play him a special song, Ricky loans him his teddy bear, and by morning every thing's fine again. The story holds no surprises- -though it's well told, and making the nurturing male friends is a nice touch--but Rogers's delicate watercolors are… Read More

Harcourt, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. David McPhail color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Harcourt hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. PROBLEM: Remainder mark bottom edges at spine. Clean & very tight. Adorable and fun color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Bear is big, and bear is brown, and bear lives all alone. And then one day, Bear discovers he has a small, gray problem. RAT! When Big Brown Bear wakes up and sees his slipper moving across the floor, it's not magic, it's a mouse. Or rather a rat, as Rat corrects Bear. He wants to use Bear's slipper as a bed, but Bear gets the shoe back--for the moment. So begins a tug-of-war between the big brown bear and the small gray rat, vying for ownership of the shoe. A growing affection between the two (and a box of old stuff, including a single slipper) leads to a happy ending. Big Brown Bear benefits from the oversize format here, which… Read More

Harcourt, 2007. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. David McPhail color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2007 Harcourt hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 3rd printing. PROBLEM: in the publishing process a drop of glue attached a small area of the back loose end page to the DJ back flap. I have removed it, but the removal is obvious on the end page. The rest of the book is clean and tight. Adorable color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: To celebrate Big Brown Bear's special day, his friend Rat has planned a lovely picnic on the riverbank. All is going swimmingly, complete with cucumber sandwiches, warm sunshine, and even a surprise gift from Rat. But when Big Brown Bear is suddenly distracted by an empty boat floating past on the river, Rat's plans for the afternoon take a watery turn. Bear forgets his birthday comes on the same day every year, but his friend Rat has not forgotten the special day. Their picnic by a… Read More

Templar Books/Candlewick, 2013. First American Edition 32nd printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Levi Pinfold color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2013 Templar paperback, first American edition (it appears), third printing. Fascinating color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Reviewers: "The author wrote and illustrated this ingenious book portraying the ideal of fear from various perspectives. This charming tale of a young family literally rocked by the appearance of a black dog on their property, is sure to grip young and old readers alike from the first page. The simplicity and kookiness of the tale combined with the quite literally stunning illustrations make this book and absolute must buy. I will definitely be looking out for any books written or illustrated by Levi Pinfold." Beautifully illustrated, a delight to roam around the details of each scene and a really nice story too - I don't want to give a lame summary but it was a very pleasing metaphor for how your fears can distort… Read More

Houston: Bright Sky Press, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Joy Fisher Hein. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Bright Sky Press (Houston) large paperback, first printing. Dazzling color illustrations by Joy Fisher Hein. Wildflower legends range from Colonial times (imports) to Native American legends (Comanche) to Texas legends. The history of the legends is addressed in an afterword and a short discussion of each wildflower from the book is also provided. The inside back cover shows a map of North America with climate zones noted. CONTENT: There's a world at our feet few even notice, full of untamed beauties with bizarre names and even more bizarre stories. A book for children of ALL ages, Bloomin' Tales brings the history of these ultimate survivalists - the wildflowers - to life with exciting legends passed down from those who settled the land: the French, Scottish, Mexican, and English, along with the original settlers, the Native Americans. Let award-winning author and garden… Read More

Philomel Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. S. Saelig Gallagher color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1999 Philomel Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. PROBLEM: light edge wear top DJ and bottom edge (working on that). Beautiful color illustrations by S. Saelig Gallagher. CONTENT: This is a legend revolving around the china dinnerware (oddly, an English design); it is a bit "wordy:, but worth it. When love strikes Kung Shi Fair and Chang the Good on the banks of the Wen River, they feel bound together, yet Kung Shi Fair refuses to let them be together and works to end the special romance that has just started to bloom. Grades 3-5.

Voyager Books, 2005. 1st Paperback Edition 10th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Kurt Cyrus color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2005 Voyager paperback, first PB edition, 10t printing. Delightful color illustrations by Kurt Cyrus. CONTENT: Stories in Rhyme deluxe. "There's a skeleton high in our sycamore tree,/High as high can be./He was hung up there by my sister and me,/High in our sycamore tree." With this spooky refrain, Bunting opens her ambiguously creepy tale. Strange things have been happening since the children brought the skeleton home, named it, and hung it up. The dog and rooster won't go near the tree, and the bones rattle and chatter in the dark, gusty night wind. The story, told in rhyme, keeps readers on the edge of their seats: is the skeleton made of plastic, as the children believe, or is it real? Cyrus's detailed, realistic illustrations, done in scratchboard and watercolor, are appropriately dark and are a perfect complement to the subtly scary mood of the text. Though… Read More

USA/London: Ticktock/Octopus, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Colin Ashcroft & Lee Gibbons. CONDITION: NEW 2013 Ticktock/Octopus hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first thus, first printing. Decorated end pages. Excellent bright, detailed color illustrations by Ashcroft and Gibbons. Covers monsters of the "new world" also. Title on cover in raised gold foil. CONTENT: Those with the courage to open this book will find trapped within its pages the foulest, fiercest, and most fantastical creatures to have ever sent shivers up a mortal's spine. Incredible lineups show the beasts in all their hideous glory; learn about their crimes against moral land mythical foes; and get up close with amazing, action-packed battle scenes. Ages 8+, IMHO.