From yesterday’s USA Today, the most memorable books of the past 25 years: 25 Books that leave a legacy Books
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Collecting Early Readers
Children’s book collectors and many booksellers know of the collectibility of Caldecott and Newbery award winning books. Children’s early readers,
Continue readingNewbery Medal – OCLC Top 1000
There’s an amusing article at Fuse#8, "Fat Insufferable Cats", about the OCLC list we posted a couple of days ago.
Continue readingTop Book Holdings in World Libraries
The "Top 1000" titles most widely held by Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) member libraries—the intellectual works that have been
Continue readingFactors Affecting A Book’s Collectibility
As collectibles, first edition children’s picturebooks are under appreciated by the general population, in part due to the familiarity of
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Links, Links, and more Links Links, links, and more links. 1 Samuel Pepys Diary Blog 17th Century Diary 2 Bookfinder
Continue readingCat in the Hat’s 50th Birthday
John Hersey & Theodor Geisel The following excerpt from Chapter 1, Childrens Picturebook Price Guide (Flying Moose Books, 2006): Prior
Continue readingTop Trader Banned For Life Over Fixed eBay Auctions
eBay’s recent policy change to hide bidder ID’s on auctions over $200 makes it much easier for shill bidders to
Continue readingCaldecott & Newbery Winners Announced!
Every year the American Library Association announces the Caldecott and Newbery Medal winning books at their mid-Winter conference. The event
Continue readingTop Ten Children’s Books Sold on eBay
Elaine Krieg Smith publishes a monthly list of the top ten children’s books sold on eBay. See here for her
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