A West African Tale retold by Verna Aardema. Pictures by Leon and Diane Dillon. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board decorated in blind, the cloth faintly marked; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; The Dial Press... More about WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS
Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper with Caldecott Medal sticker on front panel; Knopf, New York, 1988. Second printing. *Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1989. More about SONG AND DANCE MAN
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Faber & Faber, London, 1989. First U.K. edition. *Winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, and a Notable Book selection of the American Library Association. More about THE INCREDIBLE PAINTING OF FELIX CLOUSSEAU
Pp. [vi]+190(last blank); boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper; Viking, Melbourne, 1986. First edition. White 99. *Winner of the Ethel Turner Prize for young people's literature in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards 1986. More about THE TRUE STORY OF SPIT MACPHEE
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper with CBCA prize sticker on front panel; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. Third printing. White (Volume 2) 140, footnote. *Signed by the author (dated 26.7.83) on the title page. Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year 1983. More about WHO SANK THE BOAT?
Pp. [48], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards; price-clipped dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper; Oxford University Press, London, 1965. Fifth printing. [Alderson 55]. *Signed by the author (dated Feb 1968) on the upper free endpaper. The fifth Tim... More about TIM ALL ALONE
Illustrations by James Barkley. Pp. [x]+118(last colophon), full page illustrations; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, grey papered boards; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and a trifle split; Harper & Row, New York, 1969. First edition. *Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1970; the basis for a.... More about SOUNDER
Pp. 112; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1984. First Australian edition. White (Volume 2) 662. *Signed by the author on the upper free endpaper. Winner of the 1983 Kathleen Fidler Award for new authors of fiction for children in the 8-12 age... More about ADRIFT
Pictures by Jane Tanner. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled; Puffin Books, Melbourne, 1991. First Puffin edition. White (Volume 3) 589. *Joint winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year award in 1989. More about DRAC AND THE GREMLIN
Pictures by Jane Tanner. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Viking Kestrel, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. White (Volume 2) 680. *Joint winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year award in 1989. More about DRAC AND THE GREMLIN
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, bottom fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded and with short split at head; Collins, Sydney, 1978. First edition. White (Volume 2) 1180. *Inscribed and signed by the author [to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin... More about TIMOTHY AND GRAMPS
Illustrations by Alison Kubbos. Pp. [32], printed and illustrated in colour; square 4to; pictorial papered boards; Box Press Publication, Sydney, 1996. First edition. White (Volume 3) 2229. *Winner of the APA Scholastic Award for the best designed illustrated children's book, 1997. More about THE DAY MY FATHER DANCED AGAIN
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; roy. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly scuffed; Walker Books, London, 1994. First edition. *Winner of the Smarties Book Prize (0 to 5 Years category) and the Kurt Maschler Award, both in 1994. The Kurt Maschler Award was established in... More about SO MUCH
Pp. [vi]+186(last blank), two-tone papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Margaret K. McElderry Books, New York, 1997. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated June 29, 1997) on the upper free endpaper. Sequel to The Boggart. Best known for the acclaimed... More about THE BOGGART AND THE MONSTER
Drawings and reconstructions by M. Maitland Howard. Pp. 64(last blank), illustrated in red & black, index; small cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Phoenix House, London, 1960. First edition. *Winner of the... More about THE MAKING OF MAN
A novel. Pp. [vi]+186(last blank), 2 text illustrations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, a little light foxing; William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3242. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page... More about STRANGE OBJECTS
A novel. Pp. [vi]+186(last blank), 2 text illustrations; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. *Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers, 1991. More about STRANGE OBJECTS
Pp. 128; dust wrapper; Methuen, London, 1986. First edition. *Winner of the Carnegie Medal for 1986. More about GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL
Illustrated by Kim Gamble. Pp. 48, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1991. First edition. White 3, 4526. *With signed inscriptions (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) from the author, dated 31/7/'92, and illustrator (not dated) on the... More about THE MAGNIFICENT NOSE AND OTHER MARVELS
Pp. [48], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, patterned endpapers; wide post 4to; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in white; dust wrapper with Caldecott Medal sticker on front panel, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, n.d. Twenty-third impression. *First published in 1948... More about THE BIG SNOW
An Armenian folktale. Pp. [32], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers; square 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled; edges of leaves faintly browned; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977. First U.K. edition. *A Caldecott Honor book for 1977. More about THE CONTEST
Illustrated by the author and Lucille Webster Holling. Pp. 88(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; demy 4to; green cloth, lettered and decorated in yellow, edges a trifle discoloured and rubbed, corners lightly worn; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip worn, with large piece torn from... More about PAGOO
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with CBCA Short-listed Book sticker on upper board, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1996. First edition. White (Volume 3) 6357. *Winner, Picture Book of the Year, Children's Book Council Awards, 1997. More about NOT A NIBBLE!
Pp. [32](including endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with Hans Christian Andersen medal printed on the upper board; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 1986. First edition. White (Volume 2) 4343. *Inscribed and signed by the author [to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated Sept '86] on the title... More about THE IDLE BEAR
Pp. [70], illustrated (many full page), pictorial endpapers printed in yellow; demy 4to; pictorial boards, lettered and decorated in red; price-clipped dust wrapper with Caldecott Medal sticker on front panel, silverfished and faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed and chipped; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Viking Press, New York, 1959. Tenth... More about THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD