Young Kangaroo

Young Kangaroo

Margaret Wise Brown, ill. by Symeon Shimin

William R. Scott, Inc., 1955. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's book club for beginning readers. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 6-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches, 44 pages.

Name inside front cover. Cover faded at top and along spine. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1955
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: William R. Scott Inc.
Author: Margaret Wise Brown, ill. by Symeon Shimin
Pages: 44  

Wu the Gatekeeper's Son

Wu the Gatekeeper's Son

Written and illustrated by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

The story of the life of a little Chinese boy. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Beginning Readers.

William Morrow and Co Inc., Morrow Junior Books, 1955. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 inches, 128 pages.

Dust jacket is rubbed and has some small tears along the top edge. Name inside front cover. Pages have slight darkening. Firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1955
Condition: used
Size: 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: William Morrow and Co Inc.
Author: Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Pages: 128  

Last One Home is a Green Pig

Last One Home is a Green Pig

Edith Thacher Hurd, ill. by Clement Hurd

A funny, easy-to-read , story about a race between a monkey and a duck. An I Can Read book

Harper & Brothers, 1959. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 6 x 8-3/4 inches, 64 pages.

Dust jacket is rather badly torn along the edges. Book is sunned along all edges. Name inside front cover. Text is clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1959
Condition: used
Size: 6 x 8-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Author: Edith Thacher Hurd, ill. by Clement Hurd
Pages: 64  

Sylvester Bear Overslept

Sylvester Bear Overslept

Jan Wahl, pictures by Lee Lorenz

Sylvester Bear desperately wants to escape his wife's snoring but soon realizes it is truly music to his ears.

Parents Magazine Press, 1979. ISBN 0-8193-1003-4. Hard pictorial cover, 6-7/8 x 8-3/4 inches, 37 pages.

Name inside front. covers have some spots and crayon marks. Some corners have small creases.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1979
Condition: used
Size: 6-7/8 x 8-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Parents Magazine Press
Author: Jan Wahl, pictures by Lee Lorenz
Pages: 37
ISBN: 0819310034  

Zoo Babies

Zoo Babies

William Bridges, Curator of Publications, New York Zoological Park

Illustrated with photographs.

William Morrow and Co Inc., 1953. An Approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 6-1/2 inches wide by 10 inches tall, 95 pages.

Dust jacket has tears along top and bottom, with a small piece torn out at bottom of spine. Book has slight shelf wear. Clean and firmly bound.

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Circa: 1953
Condition: Used
Size: 6-1/2 inches wide by 10 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: William Morrow and Co Inc.
Author: William Bridges
Pages: 95  

Willie's Adventures - Margaret Wise Brown

Willie's Adventures

Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Crockett Johnson

Three stories: Willie's Animal, Willie's Pockets and Willie's Walk. A book for beginning readers.

William R. Scott, Inc., 1954, book club for begining readers. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-3/4 inches wide by 7-1/2 inches tall, 68 pages.

Spine is sunned. Paper has darkened. Corners and spine end are slightly bumped. Name in pencil on front fly. Some small white spots on front cover. A small smudge on...
Circa: 1954
Condition: Used
Size: 5-3/4 inches wide by 7-1/2 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: William R. Scott Inc.
Author: Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Crockett Johnson
Pages: 68  

What Every Young Rabbit Should Know

What Every Young Rabbit Should Know

Carol Denison, ill. by Kurt Wiese

Father Rabbit sets out to teach his children about tracks in the snow.

Dodd, Mead & Co., 1948. An approved selection of parent's Magazine's Book Club for beginning readers. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 10 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall, about 64 unnumbered pages.

The cover is very faded. There is a small nick in the spine, and wear to corners and spine ends. Name in pencil on front fly. Text is clean and...
Circa: 1948
Condition: Used
Size: 10 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co.
Author: Carol Denison, ill. by Kurt Wiese
Pages: 64  

The Big Fish

The Big Fish

Barbara Greenough Johnson, ill by Mary Greenough Means

Pierre and his five sisters lived in Quebec. Pierre's father takes him on a fishing trip.

Little Brown & Co., 1959, first edition. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 7-3/4 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall, 42 pages.

Dust jacket has tears at top and bottom. Book cover has faded edges, and a name inside front. Clean and firmly bound.

...
Circa: 1959
Condition: Used
Size: 7-3/4 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Little Brown & Co.
Author: Barbara Greenough Johnson, ill. by Mary Greenough Means
Pages: 42  

Elephant Herd

Elephant Herd

Miriam Schlein, ill. by Symeon Shimin

Two very young wild African elephants decide to be a herd by themselves, only to learn that they need the herd as much as the herd needs them.

Illustrations in black white and green by Symeon Shimin are an accurate introduction to a land very different from our own..

William R. Scott, Inc., 1954. Parents Magazine Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 8-1/2 inches wide by 9-3/4 inches tall,...
Circa: 1954
Condition: Used
Size: 8-1/2 inches wide by 9-3/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: William R. Scott Inc.
Author: Miriam Schlein, ill. by Symeon Shimin
Pages: 40  

Picco the Sad Italian Pony

Picco the Sad Italian Pony

Louis Slobodkin

Pico was a sad little pony until the children went to work to make him happy.

The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1961. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 8-1/4 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall, 31 pages.

Dust jacket has tears at top and bottom edge, and a crease down the center back. Book is clean and firmly bound.

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Circa: 1961
Condition: Used
Size: 8-1/4 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: The Vanguard Press Inc.
Author: Louis Slobodkin
Pages: 31  

A Good Place to Hide - Slobodkin

A Good Place to Hide

Louis Slobodkin

Where could Susan hide where her brothers could not find her? When she found a place to hide, she did not tell anyone.

Macmillan Company, 1961. An approved selection of Parent's Magazine's Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 7-1/4 inches wide by 9-1/4 inches tall, 32 pages.

Dust jacket has several small tears along top and bottom. Book has slightly bumped corners. Clean and firmly bound.

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Circa: 1961
Condition: Used
Size: 7-1/4 inches wide by 9-1/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Macmillan Company
Author: Louis Slobodkin
Pages: 32  

The Biggest Bear - Ward

The Biggest Bear

Lynd Ward

When Johnny went bear hunting, he brought back a bear cub for a pet. But Johnny's bear was always in trouble.

Houghton Mifflin - Riverside Press, 1952. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 7-3/4 inches wide by 10-1/2 inches tall.

Cover has some soil on front and a moisture stain on back. Corners are bumped. Text pages are clean and firmly bound. Name in pencil on front fly. Good reading...
Circa: 1952
Condition: Used
Size: 7-3/4 inches wide by 10-1/2 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin - Riverside Press
Author: Lynd Ward  

Something for You, Something for Me

Something for You, Something for Me

Mabel Watts, ill. by Abner Graboff

Alfred traded his favorite book away and after many trades, he finally traded back for it.

Abelard Schuman, 1960. An approved selection of Parent's Magazine's Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 7-1/8 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall, about 42 unnumbered pages.

Water stain on front cover, with water mark along top edge of pages. Still good reading copy.

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Circa: 1960
Condition: Used
Size: 7-1/8 x 10-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Abelard Schuman
Author: Mabel Watts, ill. by Abner Graboff
Pages: 42  

The Expeditions of Willis Partridge

The Expeditions of Willis Partridge

Harvey Weiss

Harvey dreams so many dreams of what he can do, that he is late for school.

Abelard Schuman, 1960. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine Book Club for Beginning Readers. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 7 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall, 41 pages.

Very lightly bumped corners. Small knick in back edge of spine. Name inside front cover. Clean and firmly bound.

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Circa: 1960
Condition: Used
Size: 7 x 10-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Abelard Schuman
Author: Harvey Weiss
Pages: 41