Searching For The Second Twenty Caldecott Medal Books A couple of months ago we performed an internet search for the
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Newbery, Caldecott Awards Announced Today!
American Library Association Announces Literary Award Winners BOSTON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the
Continue readingDemon Horde of Children’s Books
By nature not an overreactor, but fearing for the lead-free life of my children, their children, and children in near
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Dr. Seuss and the Beginner Books Up until the mid-1950s, there was a degree of separation between illustrated educational books
Continue readingState of the Hobby: Part II
Where Have All The Books Gone? Based upon our experience, there are fewer key collectible picturebooks on the online market
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Earlier we posted a column titled “What Books To Collect,” which provided several categories of books or illustrators for various
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This blog and our website focuses on collecting and valuing first edition children’s picturebooks. We try to stay on subject
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Several weeks ago, we garnered a by being tagged by Fuse #8 Production in the "Someone Believes I Think!" post.
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From Publisher’s Weekly: For Better or Worse, Used Book Sales Grow Trade publishers ambivalent; online businesses prosper by Jim Milliot
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Book collectors hail from a variety of economic backgrounds. For some, twenty dollars is a great deal to spend, while
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