Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Kitten’s First Full Moon, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow 2004. 2005 Caldecott Medal Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $50 Fine Essential identifying point Copyright page: Number line with “First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.”
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification The Hello, Goodbye Window; written by Norton Juster; illustrated by Chris Raschka; Michael diCapua Books, 2005. 2006 Caldecott Medal Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $50 Fine Essential identifying point Copyright page: Line with “LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER : 2004113496 DESIGNED BY CHRISTINE KETTNER FIRST EDITION, 2005.”
Since the early 1990’s, the collective independent book store population has undergone a significant upheaval, through the advent of the large chains, then followed by the emergence of Amazon and the internet. Still, the financially strong have survived and reached a symbiotic balance between themselves, Amazon, and the Barnes and Nobles of the world. The … Read more
First Edition Identification The Giving Tree, written & illustrated by Shel Silverstein; Harper & Row, 1964 Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $780 VG+ The Giving Tree, first published in 1964, is a children’s book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The story is a short moral tale about a relationship between a young boy and … Read more
Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification In some cases, my research on first edition identification points for Dr. Seuss books differs from that found in the Younger/Hirsch book. Younger/Hirsch describes each book in great detail, and includes images, then concludes the passage on each book with a paragraph “FIRST PRINTING POINTS”, followed by the requisite information … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers, written & illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein; Roaring Brook Press, 2003 2004 Caldecott Medal Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $70 Fine Essential identifying point Copyright page: Must have two complete number lines, as follows ISBN 0-7613-1791-0 (trade edition) 1 3 5 7 9 10 … Read more