Welcome to Old Children's Books, selling children's literature and picture books online since 1994. We stock more than 10,000 scarce, collectible and out-of-print books, for readers, teachers and collectors.
Most catalogues are 32 pages, softcover, with around 20 coloured illustrations by the artist.. The prefaces and commentaries are written by knowlegeable authors, and the variety is amazing. The 32 page catalogues cost $16, or less if you become a museum member. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachussetts is the first of its kind in this country. Visit their website: https://www.carlemuseum.org/. Even though you might save a dollar or two on some of these catalogues elsewhere, it is important, if you care at all about children's books, to support the Museum.
The World of Eric Carle By Joanna Carey Illustrated by Eric Carle
The Art of Maurice Sendak: Inside and Out By Maurice Sendak, Leonard S. Marcus Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Nancy Ekholm Burkert: The Art of Illustration By Jane Bayard Curley Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
The Art of Mitsumasa Anno: Bridging Cultures By Ann Beneduce Illustrated by Misumasa Anno
Leo Lionni: A Passion for Creativity By Eric Carle, Frances Foster Illustrated by Leo Lionni
From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustration in the Sasha Lurye Collection By Michael Patrick Hearn
Illustrated by Eduard Krimmer, Dmitrii Mitrokhin, Sergei Chekhonin, Vera Ermolaeva, Olga and Galena Chichagova, Ivan Bilibin, Georgii Narbut, El Lissitzky, Vladimir Tatlin, Vladimir Tambi, Vladimir Lebedev, Natan Altman, Aleksei Pakhomov, Alexandre Benois
Heart and Humor: The Picture Book Art of William Steig By Jane Bayard Curley, Jeanne Steig, Joanna Cotler Illustrated by William Steig
Dancing Line and Merry Color: The Worlds of Margot and Kaethe Zemach By Peter Neumeyer Illustrated by Margot Zemach, Kaethe Zemach
The Mysteries of Chris Van Allsburg By Jane Bayard Curley Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
The Picture Book Made New: Margaret Wise Brown and Her Illustrators By Leonard S. Marcus
Illustrated by Clement Hurd, Leonard Weisgard, Esphyr Slobodkina, Wanda Gag, Jean Charlot, Garth Williams, Barbara Cooney, Marc Simont, Ylla
Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan By Nikki Giovanni, Darwin Henderson Illustrated by Ashley Bryan
Picturing the World: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen By Nancy Willard Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen
Beatrix Potter in America Exhibition Catalog By Lolly Robinson Illustrated by Beatrix Potter
Dutch Treats: Contemporary Illustration from The Netherlands Exhibition Catalog By Truusje Vrooland-Löb
Illustrated by Fiep Westendorp, Dick Bruna, Max Velthuijs, Friso Henstra, Jan Jutte, Sylvia Weve, Ceseli Josephus Jitta, Yvonne Jagtenberg, Hans de Beer, Dieter and Ingrid Schubert, Thé Tjong-Khing, Annemarie Van Haeringen, Philip Hopman
The Wonderful Art of Oz Exhibition Catalog "Along the Yellow Brick Road: The Changing Look of Oz" by Michael Patrick Hearn
Quentin Blake: The Theater of the Page By Joanna Carey Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Allen Say Exhibition Catalog By Samuel C. Morse Illustrated by Allen Say
Spiderwick Exhibition Catalog By Tony DiTerlizzi and Jim Bisell, Guest Curator Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
Children Should Be Seen: The Image of the Child in American Picture-Book Art Exhibition Catalog By Leonard S. Marcus, Jane Bayard Curley, and Maroline Ward, Guest Curators 83 pp.
Seeking a State of Grace: The Art of Arnold Lobel. By Michael Patrick Hearn. Illustrated by Arnold Lobel
"Flights into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children's Illustration" by Virginia O'Hara. Illustrated by Kay Neilson, Jessie Willcox Smith, Edmund Dulac, William Heath Robinson, Charles Altamont Doyle, Kate Greenaway, Margaret Tarrant, Dorothy Lathrop, Beatrix Potter, John R. Neill, Ludwig Bemelmans, A.A. Milne, W.W. Denslow and many, many more
Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books By Lolly Robinson and Zora Charles
Those Telling Lines: The Art of Virginia Lee Burton Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton From "A Centenary Tribute" by Barbara Elleman, Guest Curator
Drawings from the Heart: Tomie dePaola Turns 75 By Barbara Elleman Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Golden Legacy How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way By Leonard S. Marcus. Hardback book.
Lisbeth Zwerger: The World of Imagination Featuring an introduction by Eric Carle and essays by Willy Puchner and Lisbeth Zwerger. 117 pp.
Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi's Art for Children March 16 - June 13, 2010 From "An Appreciation of Antonio Frasconi" by Jane Curley, Guest Curator:
Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books
Etienne Delessert Exhibition Catalog by David Macaulay and Etienne Delessert 40 pp.
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Most catalogues are 32 pages, softcover, with around 20 coloured illustrations by the artist.. The prefaces and commentaries are written by knowlegeable authors, and the variety is amazing. The 32 page catalogues cost $16, or less if you become a museum member. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachussetts is the first of its kind in this country. Visit their website: