Massachusetts: Vineyard Stories, 2007. Susan Convery Foltz. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The book, with accompanying CD, is based on the life of a young girl named Laura Jernegan, who lived aboard her captain/father's whaling ship for three years in the 1800s and kept a journal about her adventure.It also is a......

New York: Doubleday and Company, 1972. First Edition, Thus. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE --The husband-and-wife team of Edgar Parin and Ingri d'Aulaire are pillars of the children's literature pantheon, perhaps best known for their Caldecott-winning 'Abraham Lincoln'. Their work is characterized by a deep commitment to traditional printmaking techniques that were already.....

San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich:, 1986–1987. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT —Joel Chandler Harris’s Brer Rabbit stories remain central — and often contested — works within American folklore studies, reflecting complicated intersections of African American oral tradition, Reconstruction-era Southern publishing, and later reinterpretation. By the 1980s, new illustrated editions such as.....

New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1987. Cover Art by Rowena Morrill. Second Printing. Illustrated Wraps. Part of the author's Time Quintet. The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.Rowena Morrill is an American artist known for her.....

New York: Stein and Day, 1959. Illustrated by Lowitz, Anson. Hardcover. An illustrated biography of Columbus that relates how he developed an interest in sailing and describes the journey that resulted in the discovery of America and proof that the world was round. First published in 1932 and has remained.....

New York: Aladdin Books, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Seven Brave Companions introduces seven key historical figures from the American Westward Expansion, highlighting their bravery and resilience. Written for young readers, the book blends biography and historical fiction, emphasizing adventure and exploration. It offers an accessible.....

New York: Hyperion Books, 2000. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A beautifully crafted historical children's book that captures the resilience of the human spirit during the Great Depression. Wells, known for her heartfelt storytelling, pairs with Selznick’s evocative color illustrations to create a......

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1993. Illustrated by Peter Sis. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. An illustrated story based on the exploits of a Czech folk hero, Jan Welzl sets out on a thirty-year odyssey to explore the Arctic wilderness, in an adventure that.....

Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2014. Second Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A heartwarming and imaginative story that follows Stella, a young rabbit with big dreams of adventure. As she embarks on a journey aboard a fantastical spaceship, Wells beautifully captures themes of self-confidence, exploration, and the wonder of the unknown.....

New York: Clarion Books, 1996. Illustrations by David Wisniewski, First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —David Wisniewski emerged during the late twentieth-century renaissance of visually ambitious picture books that treated children’s literature as a serious artistic form. ‘Golem’ became his signature achievement, recognized with the Caldecott Medal in 1997 for.....