A New ‘Most Valuable Children’s Picturebook’ Previous to the July 2007 PBA Galleries auction, we had listed Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are, the 1964 Caldecott Medal winning book, as the most valuable picturebook in the The Children’s Picturebook Price Guide. At the PBA auction, a copy of Where The Wild Things Are sold […]
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks The following table lists the second fifty illustrators in the Children’s Picturebook Price Guide with the highest average book value. The value would be for first edition books, with dust jackets. The table also includes the number of books listed in the price guide for each illustrator. Kurt Wiese, the […]
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks The following table lists fifty illustrators in the Children’s Picturebook Price Guide with the highest average book value. The value would be for first edition books, with dust jackets. The table also includes the number of books listed in the price guide for each illustrator. Not surprisingly, Dr. Seuss heads […]
Book collectors hail from a variety of economic backgrounds. For some, twenty dollars is a great deal to spend, while for others, hundreds or even thousands is a reasonable price to add a first edition children’s picturebook to their collection. To each, his or her own. Even with this disparity, there are areas of interest […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks In Chapter 8 of the Children’s Picturebook Price Guide, we list the most valuable picturebooks, followed by a page describing the most valuable picturebooks of each decade. Seven Dr. Seuss books make the list of most valuable picturebooks from the 1950’s, headed by The Cat In The Hat. The true […]
