Spirit of America Bookstore

Children's Department

small boy in an Uncle Sam costume             

here on page 1:

coded pages

children's authors

books for children
anthologies
non-fiction / guides

links

top of page 2:
classic book series
non-series children's classics

top of page 3:
timeless fun
family movies multi-packs
subjects for kids

'Best In Children's Books' Series Page


The building of the Nordell Books Group websites over time accumulated several clumps of books & movies (on Spirit of America Bookstore
& the four companion bookstore sites) that just belonged on a Children's Department Page. So here is that page, begun in mid-2011.
New content continues being added, and the page grew large so it was split in twain in May 2017; the 'Best In Children's Books' Series
section also got huge, and so was split off in late 2021.

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
~~ C.S. Lewis [1898-1963]


Back To School Essentials Dept. at Amazon

'Kindle For Kids' Department at Amazon

Amazon's Kindle Bookstore Bestsellers in Children's Ebooks

Nordell Bookstores Group Kindle Hardware & Content Page
with FREE Kindle Apps for PC, Mac, iPhone/iPod, iPad, Android & BlackBerry

shop the Amazon Kids' Store by age
ages zero to 24 months   e   ages 2 to 4 years   e   ages 5 to 7 years   e   ages 8 to 12 years - and up

The Week Junior Magazine [2015] for kids 8 to 14   The Week Junior Magazine [U.K. 2015, USA 1/2020]
The Week Junior is a 32-page weekly magazine for smart, curious kids
ages 8 to 14; started in U.K. in November 2015, the U.S. edition started
in January 2020; subscription not yet available thru Amazon
subscribe directly: 25 issues for $37.49 (1/2020)
magazine website • "The Week" entry at Wikipedia
The Week Junior U.K. Annual for 2019
Dennis Publng U.K. 11¾x9 single-issue magazine [10/2018] for $11.86
National Geographic Kids Magazine [est. 1975] subscriptions  National Geographic Kids Magazine [est. 1975, renamed 2002]
National Geographic Kids is a magazine for readers ages 6 to 14 that focuses
on animals, science, nature, technology, exploration, and adventure
subscribe at Amazon with auto-renewal: 5 issues/6 months for $8.00
subscribe at Amazon: 10 issues/year for $20.00
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [10/2018] 10 issues/year for $15.00
magazine website • entry at Wikipedia
National Geographic Little Kids Magazine [est. ??] subscriptions  National Geographic Little Kids Magazine [est. ??]
National Geographic Little Kids is a spin-off magazine targeted toward
children under kindergarten age.
subscribe at Amazon: 6 issues/year for $20.00
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [10/2018] 6 issues/year for $12.00
magazine website • no separate entry at Wikipedia


toddler with a laptop computer

Coded  Pages
scattered across the five websites of the Nordell Bookstores Group

"The Boxcar Children" [est. 1924] Books & Movies Page

Hopalong Cassidy Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Cisco Kid & Pancho Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Spirit of America Bookstore's "Classics Illustrated" Comic Books Page + "Classics Illustrated Junior" Section

Nancy Drew Mystery Series [est. 1930] Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

silent movie cowboy star William S. Hart [1864-1946] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Magic Lantern's 'Godzilla' Movies Page

The Hardy Boys Mystery Series [est. 1927] Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

"Ivanhoe" [1820] Novel & Movies Page

King Arthur Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

King John, King Richard & Robin Hood

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. [1929-68] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Magic Lantern's 'Lassie the Dog' Page

"Little Women" Books & Movies Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Lone Ranger & Tonto Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

silent movie cowboy star Tim McCoy [1891-1978] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix [1880-1940] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Magic Lantern's 'Rin-Tin-Tin' Page

Spirit of America Bookstore's Nostalgic Toys, Dolls, and Games Page

Western Movies Film Festival Pages at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

'El Zorro' Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore


year-old girl with a typewriter
Children's  Authors

Once Upon a Time in Great Britain Travel Guide book by Melanie Wentz  "Once Upon a Time In Great Britain: A Travel Guide To the Sights and Settings of Your Favorite Children's Stories" [2002]
by Melanie Wentz

Each chapter visits the literal geographic background for classics such as "Peter Rabbit", "Paddington Bear", "Alice In Wonderland", "Kidnapped", "The Secret Garden", "The Wind In The Willows", "Mary Poppins", "Peter Pan", and the "Harry Potter" books; read about the real chocolate factory that made such an impression on the young Roald Dahl, the cozy pub where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien introduced their friends to Narnia and hobbits, the real '100 Aker Wood' that helped A.A. Milne create "Winnie The Pooh", and the railway station where "Thomas the Tank Engine" lives.
Kindle Edition from St. Martin's Griffin/Macmillan [5/2014] for $7.99
St. Martin's Griffin 8¾x5 pb [8/2002] out of print/used


Ζsop of Ancient Greece [620-564 B.C.E.]
"Aesop's Fables" entry at Wikipedia
'Aesopica' fansite [est. 2002] - the fables in English, Latin & Greek
25 free online etexts at Project Gutenberg

Spirit of America Bookstore's
"Aesop's Fables" Stories, Books, Stageplays & Movies Page

Aesop's Fables in Kindle format  

"Aesop's Fables" [1867 edition]
'the standard English edition' of 1867 translated by Rev. George Fyler
Townsend [1814-1900] includes 313 fables and 'A Life of Aesop'

Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [8/2014] for FREE {sic}
Doubleday & Co. hardcover [1968] out of print/used
free online 1867 etext at Internet Archive

Aesop's Fables in Kindle format  "Aesop's Fables" for Kindle [1912 edition]
Kindle Illustrated Edition from Maplewood Books [8/2014] for 99’ {sic}
over 280 fables, with classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham


author Louisa May Alcott [1832-88]
"Little Women" Books & Movies Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Rudolfo Anaya of New Mexico

Hans Christian Andersen [1805-75] of Denmark

L. Frank Baum [1856-1919] and 'The Wizard of Oz'  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014

British children's author Enid Blyton [1897-1968] Pages

Lewis Carroll [1832-98] and 'Alice In Wonderland'  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014  BLUE CHECK: listed #78 on U.K. Telegraph Best 100  Novels (8/2014)  listed #1 on American Mensa mini-survey to  choose the Top Ten Favorite Children's Books (8/2014)

children's author Beverly Cleary [1916-2021] and 'Ramona'

British children's author Roald Dahl [1916-90] Page

Jean de Brunhoff [1899-1937] of France and 'Babar the Elephant'  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014

Franklin Folsom [1907-95]


Grace Gilmore of Ithaca, New York
browse books at Amazon • no entry at Wikipedia

"Tales from Maple Ridge" children's book series [since 2015]
published by Simon & Schuster; written by Grace Gilmore; illustrated by Petra Brown
publisher's 'Tales from Maple Ridge' homepage • no entry at Wikipedia

Tales from Maple Ridge #1 - Logan Pryce Makes A Mess         Tales from Maple Ridge #2 - The Lucky Wheel         Tales from Maple Ridge #3 - The Big City         Tales from Maple Ridge #4 - The Ghost of Juniper Creek         Tales from Maple Ridge #5 - Lost In The Blizzard         Tales from Maple Ridge #6 - The New Kid


The Brothers Grimm [circa 1785-1860] of Germany
Brothers Grimm of Germany Page
"Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales" [1812 & 1815] Pages
Brothers Grimm Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store


Joel Chandler Harris [1848-1908] and 'Uncle Remus'

A.A. Milne [1882-1956] and 'Winnie-the-Pooh'  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014

J.K. Rowling and 'Harry Potter'  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014

Dr. Seuss {Theodor Geisel 1904-91}  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014

Robert Louis Stevenson [1850-94] and "Treasure Island"  PURPLE CHECK: listed on Amazon Editors '100 Children's Books To Read In A Lifetime' in August 2014

Mark Twain [1835-1910]

Leonard Wibberley [1915-83]

Laura Ingalls Wilder [1867-1957] and 'Little House On The Prairie'


toddler with glasses reading a book

Books  for  Children
browse Children's Book Dept. at Amazon
browse 'Kindle For Kids' Department at Amazon

Top 100+ Children's Books Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

this section: anthologies {just below} • non-fiction & guides

on Page 2: classic children's book series • non-series children's classics

Selected Classic Anthologies

Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table book by Andrew Lang  "Tales of King Arthur and The Round Table" [22 stories 1905]
by Andrew Lang, 20 illustrations by H.J. Ford

Kindle Edition from anboco [8/2016] for 99’
Kindle Edition from Dover Publns [2/2012] for $3.99
Dover Children's Evergreen Classics 8¼x5 pb [8/2002] for $5.99
Cornell Univ Library 7½x5 pb [8/2009] for $18.99
anboco 9x6 hardcover [8/2017] for $5.99
Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories anthology edited by Franklin K. Mathiews  "The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories" [1921]
Edited With Introduction & Notes by Franklin K. Mathiews

Twelve stories for older boys (ages 10 & up): "When Lincoln Licked A Bully" by Irving Bacheller; "The Weight of Obligation" by Rex Beach; "Dey Ain't No Ghosts" by Ellis Parker Butler; "Hydrophobic Skunk" by Irvin S. Cobb; "Christmas Eve In A Lumber Camp" by Ralph Connor; "Wild Horse Hunter" by Zane Grey; "That Spot" by Jack London; "The End of The Trail" by Clarence E. Mulford; "The Story That The Keg Told Me" by Adirondack (W.H.H.) Murray; "The Night Operator" by Frank L. Packard; "Silverhorns" by Henry van Dyke; and "The Ole Virginia" by Stewart Edward White
1933 facsimile Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2011] for FREE {sic}
1933 facsimile Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [6/2012] for $2.99
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [7/2014] for $6.99
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [3/2013] for $8.96
D. Appleton & Co. 8½x5½ hardcover [1923] out of print/scarce
read FREE online etext {multiple formats} at Project Gutenberg

The Gateway To Storyland book edited by Watty Piper  "The Gateway To Storyland" [1925]
Edited by Watty Piper, Illustrated by Eulalie

A collection of twelve familiar nursery stories and poems, including "Chicken Little", "The Gingerbread Boy", "Little Black Sambo", "Mrs. Tabby Gray", Robert Louis Stevenson's "My Shadow", "Peter Rabbit", "Red Riding Hood", "Three Little Pigs", and four more classics
Platt & Munk/Grosset & Dunlap pb [6/85] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12x10 hardcover [1961] out of print/used
Platt & Munk hardcover [1925] out of print/used

Stories That Never Grow Old book edited by Watty Piper  "Stories That Never Grow Old" [1937]
Edited by Watty Piper, Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman

A collection of fifteen familiar nursery stories and poems, illustrated in color, including "Billy Goat Gruff", "The Boy and The North Wind", "The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf!'", "The Bremen Town Musicians", "Five Peas In A Pod", "The Fox and The Goat", "The Fox and The Stork", "Hansel and Gretel", "The Lion and The Mouse", "The Little Engine That Could", "The Marriage of Robin Redbreast and The Wren", "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "Shingebiss", "Teeny-Tiny", and "The Ugly Duckling"
Platt & Munk/Grosset & Dunlap hardcover [1978] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12x9¼ hardcover [1969] out of print/used
Platt & Munk hardcover [1969] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12x9½ hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Platt & Munk 12¼x10 hardcover [1959] out of print/used
Platt & Munk hardcover [1938] out of print/used

World's Best Fairy Tales anthology from Reader's Digest  "The World's Best Fairy Tales" 2 volume anthology [1977]
by Belle Becker Sideman & Fritz Kredel

Reader's Digest hardcover 2-volume set [1988] out of print/used
448-page Reader's Digest 8x5¼ hardcover Volume 2 [1977] out of print/70+ used
832-page Reader's Digest 8x5½ hardcover [1967] out of print/used
World Treasury of Children's Literature 3-volume set by Clifton Fadiman  "The World Treasury of Children's Literature" in three volumes [1984]
Selected & with Commentary by Clifton Fadiman

Little, Brown & Co. Book Club 8½x5¾ pb Vol. 1-3 [10/1984] out of print/used
Little, Brown & Co. Book Club 10x7½ hardcover Vol. 1-3 [10/1984] out of print/used
Little, Brown & Co. 9½x6¾ hardcover Vol. 1 & 2 in slipcover [10/1984] out of print/100+ used
Little, Brown & Co. 10¼x7¾ hardcover Vol. 1 & 2 [10/1984] out of print/used
Little, Brown & Co. 10x8 hardcover Volume 3 [10/1985] out of print/60+ used

Stories from Around the World for Young Children book by Heather Amery  "Stories From Around The World (For Young Children)"
[ages 4 & up; 2001] by Heather Amery

Usborne Publng, Ltd. 9½x7½ hardcover [2010] out of print/many used
Usborne Publng, Ltd. 9½x7½ hardcover [2009] out of print/many used
Usborne Publng, Ltd. 7¼x5¾ hardcover [1/2002] out of print/50+ used
Educational Development Corp. 11x8¾ hardcover [3/2001] out of print/many used
Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys anthology by Jane Yolen & Raul Colon  "Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales For Strong Boys" [2003]
by Jane Yolen, Illustrated by Raul Colon

Fourteen tales from Afghanistan, Angola, Burma, China, U.S.A., and elsewhere,
and one from the Brothers Grimm

Silver Whistle 10x8 hardcover [5/2003] out of print/40+ used
Norton Anthology of Children's Literature book  "The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions In English" [2005]
Edited by Gillian Avery, Peter Hunt, Lissa Paul, Lynne Vallone & Jack Zipes

W.W. Norton & Co. slipcased 9¾x7½ pb [12/2005] for $39.72
W.W. Norton & Co. college textbook 9¾x7½ pb [3/2005] for $73.49
Stories from Around the World for Little Children book  "Stories From Around The World For Little Children" [2011]
Usborne Books 9¾x9¾ hardcover [10/2011] out of print/used
Five magical tales retold and freshly illustrated: 'How Zebras Got Their Stripes', 'Brer Rabbit Down The Well', 'The Dragon Painter', 'Why The Sea Is Salty' and 'Aladdin and His Magic Lamp'
Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales anthology edited by Jack Zipes  "The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: From The Brothers Grimm To Andrew Lang" anthology [2013] Edited by Jack Zipes
contains 184 stories from 1812 to 1912
Kindle Edition from Hackett Publng [3/2013] for $12.49
Hackett Publng Co. 9x6 pb [9/2013] for $24.33
Hackett Publng Co. 9x6 library hardcover [9/2013] for $65.55

"Best In Children's Books" Anthologies
This 42-volume anthology series was published monthly by Nelson Doubleday from 1957 to 1961; each hardcover issue contained ten or so
recent or classic children's books, with full illustrations: a bargain at the time and still a great collection of wonderful tales.

This is another page that grew very large, and so this section was cut to its own page in late 2021.


Non-Fiction / Guides for Parents & Educators

University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature book edited by Zena Sutherland   "The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1966-72" [1973] Edited by Zena Sutherland
Univ Chicago Press 9frac14x6¼ hardcover [9/73] for $67.00
Univ Chicago Press 9x6 hardcover [1976] out of print/used
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1973-78" [1980] Edited by Zena Sutherland
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Childrens-Books-University-Literature/dp/0226780597/
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1979-84" [1986] Edited by Zena Sutherland
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Childrens-Books-University-Literature/dp/0226780600/
"The Best In Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide To Children's Literature, 1985-90" [1992] Edited by Zena Sutherland, Betsy Hearne & Roger Sutton
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Childrens-Books-University-Literature/dp/0226780600/
The Promise of Happiness / Children's Fiction book by Fred Inglis  
"The Promise of Happiness: Value and Meaning In Children's Fiction" [1981]
by Fred Inglis

Cambridge Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [10/82] for $32.39
Cambridge Univ Press hardcover [4/81] out of print/used
New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children  "The New York Times Parent's Guide To The Best Books For Children" [1988]
by Eden Ross Lipson, Children's Book Editor

Harmony 9¼x7½ third edition pb [10/2000] for $12.05
Harmony third edition pb [10/2000] third party/new-used
Crown 8¾x7¼ third edition hardcover [5/88] out of print/used
What Your First Grader Needs To Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "What Your 1st Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good First-Grade Education" [1991] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 7/2009] for $10.99
Bantam 9x7½ pb [rev 8/2014] for $17.42
Delta 8½x5¾ pb [1998] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9¼x7½ hardcover [8/91] out of print/used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [8/91] out of print/hundreds used
What Your Second Grader Needs To Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "What Your 2nd Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Second-Grade Education" [1991] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 7/2009] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [7/93] out of print/100+ used
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [8/91] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [9/98] out of print/used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [8/91] out of print/hundreds used
What Your Third Grader Needs To Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "What Your 3rd Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Third-Grade Education" [1992] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 11/2013] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [rev 5/2002] for $16.59
Delta 9¼x7½ pb [7/92] out of print/100+ used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [9/2001] out of print/used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [7/92] out of print/100+ used
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "What Your Fourth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fourth-Grade Education" [1992] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 9/2010] for $12.99
Delta 9x7¼ pb [rev 5/2005] for $18.05
Delta 9x7¼ pb [rev 5/2005] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [8/2004] out of print/used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [7/92] out of print/100+ used
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "What Your Fifth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fifth-Grade Education" [1993] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 11/2013] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [rev 6/2005] for $15.42
Delta 9x7½ pb [7/95] out of print/200+ used
Doubleday 9½x7½ hardcover [9/2005] out of print/40+ used
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [7/93] out of print/100+ used
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "What Your Sixth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals of A Good Sixth-Grade Education" [1993] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [rev 11/2013] for $12.99
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [rev 6/2007] for $14.62
Doubleday 9¾x7¾ hardcover [7/93] out of print/100+ used
Children's Books & Their Creators book edited by Anita Silvey  "Children's Books & Their Creators: An Invitation To The Feast That Is Twentieth-Century Children's Literature" [1995]
Edited by book expert Anita Silvey

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 10¼x8¼ hardcover [9/95] out of print/used
Children's Literature Illustrated History book edited by Peter Hunt  "Children's Literature: An Illustrated History" [1995] Edited by Peter Hunt
with more than 200 b&w and color illustrations
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [10/95] out of print/many used
What Your Kindergartner Needs To Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch & John Holdren  "What Your Kindergartner Needs To Know: Preparing Your Child For A Lifetime of Learning" [1996] Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. & John Holdren
Kindle Edition from Bantam/Random House [rev 7/2013] for $12.99
Bantam 9x7¼ pb [rev 7/2013] for $17.85
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [8/97] out of print/hundreds used
Doubleday 10x7¾ hardcover [8/96] out of print/70+ used
Books to Build On Resource Guide for Parents & Teachers book edited by John Holdren & E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  "Books To Build On: A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide For Parents and Teachers"
[1996] Edited by John Holdren & E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

Kindle Edition from Delta/Random House [10/2009] for $14.99
Delta 9¼x7½ pb [10/96] for $14.65
Essential Guide to Children's Books & Their Creators book edited by Anita Silvey  "The Essential Guide To Children's Books and Their Creators" [2002]
Edited by book expert Anita Silvey

Mariner Books 9x7 pb [9/2002] for $24.97
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9x7 hardcover [9/2002] out of print/many used
100 Best Books for Children guidebook by Anita Silvey  "100 Best Books for Children: A Parent's Guide To Making The Right Choices For Your Young Reader, Toddler To Preteen" [2004]
by book expert Anita Silvey

Mariner Books 8¼x5½ pb [8/2005] for $8.36
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5½ hardcover [4/2004] out of print/70+ used
The Dime Novel in Children's Literature book by Vicki Anderson  "The Dime Novel In Children's Literature" [2004]
by Vicki Anderson

McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [11/2004] for $40.50
500 Great Books for Teens book by Anita Silvey  "500 Great Books For Teens" [2006]
by book expert Anita Silvey

Kindle Edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2006 edition] for $9.48
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9x6 hardcover [10/2006] out of print/70+ used
What Your Preschooler Needs To Know book edited by E.D. Hirsch & Linda Bevilacqua  "What Your Preschooler Needs To Know: Get Ready For Kindergarten" [2008]
Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. & Linda Bevilacqua

Kindle Edition from Bantam/Random House [12/2008] for $13.99
Delta 9x7¼ pb [3/2008] for $14.94
Delta 9¼x7¼ pb [3/2008] out of print/40+ used
Delta pb [3/2008] out of print/many used
Children's Literature from Aesop to Harry Potter book by Seth Lerer  "Children's Literature: A Reader's History From Aesop To Harry Potter" [2008]
by Seth Lerer

Kindle Edition from Univ Chicago Press [2008 edition] for $9.90
Univ Chicago Press 9x6 pb [6/2008] for $13.87
Univ Chicago Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2008] for $24.99
Best Books For Middle School & Junior High School Readers reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie  "Best Books For Middle School & Junior High Readers, Grades 6-9" [rev 2009]
reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie

Libraries Unlimited 3rd Edition 10¼x7½ hardcover [10/2013] for $84.98
Libraries Unlimited 2nd Edition 10½x7½ hardcover [3/2009] for $73.11
Supplement To The Second Edition
Libraries Unlimited 10x7 hardcover [11/2011] for $41.47
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up book edited by Julia Eccleshare  "1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up" [2009]
Edited by Julia Eccleshare, Preface by Quentin Blake

includes reviews of books not available in English
Cassell Illustrated UK 8¼x6¼x2¼" {4¼ pounds!} pb [10/2009] out of print/used
Universe 8½x6¾x2½" ({4.5 pounds!} hardcover [10/2009] for $22.90
Best Books For Children, Preschool Through Grade 6 reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie  "Best Books For Children: Preschool Through Grade 6" [rev 2010]
reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie

over 23,000 entries, 9,000 are new
Libraries Unlimited 9th Edition 10x7 hardcover [1/2010] for $85.39
Supplement To The Ninth Edition
over 4,300 new fiction & nonfiction titles, thru 2012
Libraries Unlimited 10x7 hardcover [1/2013] for $45.00

Children's Literature In The Classroom book by Diane M. Barone  "Children's Literature In The Classroom: Engaging Lifelong Readers" [2010]
by Diane M. Barone, EdD

Kindle Edition from Guilford Press [6/2011] for $16.50
Guilford Press 10x7 pb [9/2010] for $30.00
Guilford Press 10½x7½ hardcover [9/2010] for $75.00
The Galaxy Is Rated G: Essays book edited by R.C. Neighbors & Sandy Rankin  "The Galaxy Is Rated G: Essays On Children's Science Fiction Film and Television"
[16 essays; 2011] Edited by R.C. Neighbors & Sandy Rankin

Kindle Edition from McFarland & Co. [7/2011] for $15.99
McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [7/2011] for $29.95
Best Books For High School Readers reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie  "Best Books For High School Readers, Grades 9-12" [orig 2004, rev 2013]
reference work by Catherine Barr & John T. Gillespie

includes 11,000 in-print titles up thru 2012; each book has brief description, ISBN,
price, formats, review citations, other details; most have Lexile level

Libraries Unlimited 3rd Edition 10x7 hardcover [10/2013] for $84.98
Libraries Unlimited 2nd Edition 10x7 hardcover [3/2009] for $74.04
Short History of Fairy Tales book by Marina Warner  "Once Upon A Time: A Short History of Fairy Tales" [2014]
by Marina Warner

Oxford Univ Press 6¾x5 hardcover [12/2014] for $14.32
101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up book by Bianca Schulze  "101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up" [ages 8-12; 2016]
by Bianca Schulze

the book is designed for the child to check off books read and to write comments
Walter Foster Jr. flexibound [10/2016] for $10.71
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? book by Philip Nel  "Was the Cat In The Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and The Need For Diverse Books" [2017] by Dr. Seuss scholar Philip Nel
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [DUE August 2017] pre-order for $29.95


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