The Biggest Bear (1952)

Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification The Biggest Bear; written and illustrated by Lynd Ward; Houghton Mifflin; 1952 1953 Caldecott Medal Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value:  $1000 VG+ Essential identifying point Dust jacket: Front flap top right, line with “$2.75”, followed by line with “4–8” Book: Title page, three lines, as follows HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO.  Boston … Read more

My Friend Rabbit (2002)

Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification My Friend Rabbit; written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann, Roaring Brook Press, 2002. 2003 Caldecott Medal Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value:  $90 Fine Essential identifying point Copyright page:  Line with “First edition”followed by line with “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.”

Kitten’s First Full Moon (2004)

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.”

The Hello, Goodbye Window (2005)

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.”

The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers (2003)

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

Abraham Lincoln (1939)

Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Abraham Lincoln; authored and illustrated by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire Doubleday, Doran & Co. ; 1939 1940 Caldecott Medal Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $1,600 VG+  Essential identifying pointCopyright page:  Line with "FIRST EDITION".   Non-essential identifying point: Front DJ flap price "$2.00" 

Madeline (1939)

First Edition Identification Madeline, written & illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans; Viking, 1939 1940 Caldecott Honor Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value:  $4,000 VG+ Essential identifying point Title page:  Line with “Simon & Schuster” followed by line with “1939.” Non-essential DJ flap price “$2.00” The myth has propagated on the internet that the first printing book … Read more