Stan Zielinski The Cat In The Hat: First & Later Editions Identification The Cat In The Hat, written & illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel Random House, 1957 This article is to help Dr. Seuss booksellers and collectors to identify the various printings of The Cat In The Hat from its initial first printing in 1957 through its … Read more
Every year at it’s mid-Winter Conference the American Library Association presents the Caldecott Award “to the artist of the most distinguished American picturebook for children.” In addition to the Medal award, several Caldecott Honor awards are presented to the runner-ups in the category. The awards were announced this past Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. The day … 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 Winner Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $70 Fine The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers In 1974 Philippe Petit walked across a high wire between the two World Trade Center … Read more
Searching For The First Fifty Newbery Medal Books Beginning in 1922 the Newbery Medal has been awarded annually by the American Library Association "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." The Newbery Medal is a writer's analog to the Caldecott Medal, which is awarded by the ALA to the … Read more
Every year at it's mid-Winter Conference the American Library Association presents the Caldecott Award "to the artist of the most distinguished American picturebook for children." In addition to the Medal award, several Honor awards are presented to the runner-ups in the category. The awards were announced this past Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. The day of … Read more
Searching For The First Forty Caldecott Medal Books I recently performed a search for first editions of the first forty Caldecott Medal books (covering the award years 1938-thru-1978) to determine the number of books currently being offered for sale. The search was identical to an internet search I completed a couple of years ago, and … Read more
First Edition Identification Points – Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar, A Seriously Rare Edition A first edition of Eric Carle’s 1969 The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a very difficult book to find. Prior to 2013, in twenty years of collecting children’s picturebooks, I had never seen a first edition copy for sale. Sadly, … Read more
Every year at it's mid-Winter Conference the American Library Association presents the Caldecott Award "to the artist of the most distinguished American picturebook for children." In addition to the Medal award, several Honor awards are presented to the runner-ups in the category. The awards were announced this past Monday, Jan. 26, 2014. The day of … Read more
2013 Caldecott Medal Winner The 2013 Caldecott Medal winner is This Is Not My Hat illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press). This Is Not My Hat is Raschka's second Caldecott Medal, having won the 2006 award for The Hello, Goodbye Window. This Is Not My Hat is a wordless picturebook. From the American Library Association's … Read more
Searching For The First Fifty Newbery Medal Books A bit of a transition for the blog today. To date this site has dealt solely with contemporary American picturebooks, the genre beginning with Wanda Gag's 1927 Millions Of Cats. Since there is little formal information readily available on the internet, I'm going to begin providing first … Read more