Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification Scrambled Eggs Super, 1953 Childrens Picturebook Price Guide: $1600 VG+ Scrambled Eggs Super was the fifth post-war children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel, and ninth overall. At this point in his career, Seuss was considered one of the top children’s book illustrators. From the back dust jacket … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Frog Went A-Courtin’; written by John Langstaff; illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; Harcourt Brace, 1955. 1956 Caldecott Medal Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide value – $800 VG+ Rojankovsky illustrated several books in the 1930’s under the pseudonym ‘Rojan’. He illustrated a number of the early Little Golden Books, including the … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Prayer For A Child; written by Rachel Field; illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; Macmillan; 1944. 1945 Caldecott Medal Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide value – $360 VG+ A year earlier, Elizabeth Orton Jones won a Caldecott Honor award for her illustrations in Small Rain (Viking, 1943, $280). Twig (Macmillan, … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks This list is dominated by the Caldecott Medal award books, headed by David Wiesner’s Tuesday. Tuesday is becoming moderately difficult to find, and Wiesner’s regard within the market place has been enhanced by winning a third Caldecott Medal with Flotsam. Wiesner has also won two Caldecott Honor awards. In our … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks With regard to the ‘most valuable by decade’ lists that have been posted, we’ve been asked to provide some reference information from the price guide. The following is a table showing number of books in the price guide from each decade, and the average estimated market price. Not surprisingly, … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks The two Chris Van Allsburg Caldecott Medal books are at the top of the most valuable books from the 1980’s. Of the two, Jumanji is more difficult to find in fine first edition condition, however there is more demand for the Polar Express, therefore its higher market value. Since the … Read more
eBay’s recent policy change to hide bidder ID’s on auctions over $200 makes it much easier for shill bidders to bid up the price on auctions. The new policy is harmful to buyers and sellers. The eBay user community must build a ground swell of protest. The topic is plastered all over the eBay discussion … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks Chris Van Allsburg’s first book, The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi, won a Caldecott Honor award, and leads the list of most valuable picturebooks published in the 1970s. It is difficult to find in first edition, collectible condition, as is Gerald McDermott’s Caldecott Medal winning book, Arrow To The Sun. All … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks In Chapter 8 of the Childrens Picturebook Price Guide, we list the most valuable picturebooks, followed by a page describing the most valuable picturebooks of each decade. Where The Wild Things Are, the most valuable picturebook in the Price Guide, obviously heads the list of most valuable books from the … Read more