Most people, when asked about their favorite book, will invariably include a book they read as a child. Hemingway famously proclaimed that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn". Twain's book, like its predecessor, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, were books whose intended audience was young readers. Such books speak to us on multiple levels. As literature, they are well-crafted and clever with memorable characters and conflicts, but they matter to us for more than these reasons because we discovered them at a formative period of our lives. Their ideas helped to form our own, and so they are more personal ...
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(c. 1970s-80s). Pictorial Arabic alphabet poster, each letter of which is presented beside an image of an object beginning with that letter, with the full word beneath. The full word is written with the harakat or tashkil phonetic aids, which provide the correct pronunciation for children who are learning to..... More about Arabic Alphabet Poster
Prado, Marseille: (c. 1930s). A black four-flap enclosure containing materials for a children's pochoir alphabet. The enclosure was sealed with a paper label printed in red and green. Inside is a seven-part accordion-fold piece of card, printed in color on one side. Each letter has a cutout stencil, as well... More about Toujours je dessine, colore et m'amuse avec mon Alphabet Pochoir. Modèle. Déposé (cover title
NY: American Tract Society, 1848. 32mo. A collection of eight tracts bound together, each 16 pages long, with separate title pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, including a title-page vignette for each story, by Johannes Oertel and Edward Bookhout. Included here are the stories "Elisha," "Little Dave," "The Stolen... More about Elisha, and Other Books for Children
NY: American Tract Society, (n.d.). 32mo. 16pp. Engraving on the title page and full-page engraving on the title-page verso. A narrative following the persistent purity and faith of Mary Jones throughout her life, with firm encouragements that readers adopt a similar devotion. Crisp in engraved paper wrappers with repair work..... More about Mary Jones; or, the Soldier's Daughter
2005. Original watercolor from A Horse Named Funny Cide. Signed. Framed. (18 1/4 by 24 1/4 in.). More about He Looked Like a Million Dollar Horse, pp. 8-9
NY: Putnam, 2006. First edition. Signed by Moser. The tale of Funny Cide's improbable Triple Crown, written by the Funny Cide Team and with vibrant illustrations by Moser. Very fine in pictorial boards with matching dust wrapper. More about A Horse Named Funny Cide
1988. Original watercolor from In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton. Signed Framed. (21 1/4 by 17 1/4 in.). More about The Feathered Serpent
2000. Original watercolor from Those Building Men. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 24 3/8 in.). More about Bridging, Bridges
NY: Blue Sky Press, 2001. First edition. Signed by Moser. A celebration, written by Angela Johnson, of the workers who built America's bridges, skyscrapers, and railroads. Moser's watercolor illustrations are just as laudatory, lionizing carpenters, steelworkers, and welders against the vastness of the American landscape. Very fine in pictorial boards... More about Those Building Men
2000. Original watercolor from Those Building Men. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 24 3/8 in.). More about Working Men
2000. Original watercolor from The Three Little Pigs. Signed. (20 by 24 in.). More about B.B. Wulff All Blown Out
2000. Original watercolor from The Three Little Pigs. Signed. (20 by 24 in.). More about B.B. Wulff Pays a Visit to his New Neighbor, Lowe I.Q. Pigg, with the Intention of Having Dinner
2000. Original watercolor from The Three Little Pigs. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 24 3/8 in.). More about B.B. Wulff, A'huffin' & A'puffin
2000. Original watercolor from The Three Little Pigs. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 24 3/8 in.). More about Les Trois Porceletes Set Out - One Meets a Man with a Bundle of Straw
Boston: Little, Brown, & Co., 2001. First edition. Signed by Moser. A whimsical, vibrant take on a familiar children's tale. Bound in pictorial boards with matching dust wrapper. Very fine. More about The Three Little Pigs
2000. Original watercolor from The Three Little Pigs. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 24 3/8 in.). More about The Three Little Pigs
NY: Jump at the Sun Books, 2010. First edition. Signed by Moser. A charming and hopeful tale of small-town Christmas magic, authored by Jerdine Nolen and illustrated with touching watercolors by Moser. Red boards with green spine and pictorial dust wrapper, very fine. More about Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee
2009. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. Framed. (18 3/8 by 14 1/4 in.). More about The Day After Thanksgiving
2009. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. (18 by 14 in.). More about Ellie Hearing the News of a Baby Brother, Cat Couldn't Care Less, Dog Howls in Joy
2009. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. Framed. (18 3/8 by 14 1/4 in.). More about Ellie Joyful Knowing Her Mamma is Pregnant and Maybe She'll Have a Brother
2010. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. (18 by 14 in.). More about Ellie Opens Billie Lee's Gift
2009. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. Framed. (18 3/8 by 14 1/4 in.). More about Ellie's Cutting Paper Snowflakes as Carolyn and Evan Look on
2010. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 24 3/8 in.). More about Ellie's First Snow Commences as She and Her Friends Sleep
2010. Original watercolor from Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee. Signed. (18 by 14 in.). More about Grandma Tucker Explains to Ellie about Secrets within Snow
2003. Original watercolor from The Three Silly Billies. Signed. Framed. (20 1/4 by 16 1/8 in.). More about Big Mama Not Too Happy About This Troll's Toll
