Louise Borden

Full color illustrations. No ripped or marked pages. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maine

A Book about the Four Seasons

Simple text and illustrations describe some of the pleasures of each season.

Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens

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Natalie Savage Carlson

An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself.

The Family under the Bridge

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Called one of the best Christmas books ever by publishers weekly. This is a used copy of the paperback book. It has some line art drawings in it. Pages are yellowed. There is some dog earring. See photos.

Now a major motion picture

The best Christmas pageant ever

Robert D. San Souci

Former library books, so it does have library markings on the exterior interior, but the pages are intact. There is somewhere to the spine on the exterior. I do not see any markings inside the book or any ripped pages

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons.

Cinderella Skeleton

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Kathi Appelt

Formally elaborate copy this book has library markings on it on the exterior and interior however, the pages are not ripped or marked in

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

At an abandoned outdoor movie theater, fifty-five bats perform in a toe-tapping, wing-flapping revue--and then conclude with a grand finale.

Bat Jamboree

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Has teacher name written in two places on the exterior of the book there is no writing inside the book. The pages are not torn.

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Helena Clare Pittman

Ted Rand

Grandfather tells how, when he was a child, he coped with fear during a journey alone through a dark wood to get hot coals to heat the family cabin.

Once When I Was Scared

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Book to introduce what is an insect presto-chango what’s for dinner home is where the larva is many legs make light work masters of disguise what is a spider sensational silk staying off the menu. Came with a diorama set. No diorama included. 

The amazing world of insects and spiders

This is an older copy so the pages feel a little bit dry/crinkly. The cover has a small rip in it see photos.

Knee Knock Rise

Lisa Damour

Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

"Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, private practice, and in the all-girls' school where she consults, and knew this had to be the topic of her new book. In the same engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book, Untangled, Damour starts by addressing the facts about psychological pressure. Surprisingly, she explains the underappreciated value of stress and anxiety--that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones and anxiety can play a key role in keeping girls safe. When we emphasize the benefits of stress and anxiety we can help our daughters take them in stride. But no one wants their girl to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of their lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and on social media. As readers move through the layers of girls' lives, they'll learn about the critical steps that adults can take to shield their daughters from the toxic pressures to which our culture--including we, as parents--subjects girls. Readers who know Damour from Untangled or the New York Times or from her regular appearances on CBS News will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting today's girls"--

Under Pressure

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Joyce Carol Oates

See photos for images showing where the spine is taking some abuse the cover and some sections of the inside pages are starting to come apart, so it sits a little funny. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

An Oprah Book Club® selection A New York Times Notable Book The Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet. But something happens on Valentine’s Day, 1976—an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home—that rends the fabric of their family life...with tragic consequences. Years later, the youngest son attempts to piece together the fragments of the Mulvaneys’ former glory, seeking to uncover and understand the secret violation that brought about the family’s tragic downfall. Profoundly cathartic, this extraordinary novel unfolds as if Oates, in plumbing the darkness of the human spirit, has come upon a source of light at its core. Moving away from the dark tone of her more recent masterpieces, Joyce Carol Oates turns the tale of a family struggling to cope with its fall from grace into a deeply moving and unforgettable account of the vigor of hope and the power of love to prevail over suffering. “It’s the novel closest to my heart....I’m deeply moved that Oprah Winfrey has selected this novel for Oprah’s Book Club, a family novel presented to Oprah’s vast American family.”—Joyce Carol Oates

We Were the Mulvaneys

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Amy Ephron

Stored in the basement. Pages are still soft and there aren’t any watermarks or other markings except on the first interior page as shown. The book is small and light. 

A Novel of 1917

A dark romantic novel set during World War I tells the story of a love triangle involving a woman of privilege, her fiance+a7, and an impoverished girl she invites in from the cold, to her own undoing. Reprint.

A Cup of Tea

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This is an old library book so it has library markings all over it. It’s a scholastic edition. The interior pages are in great shape, but the cover and back have bend marks and it looks like some pen writing on them.

Poems by Jack Prelutsky pictures by Peter sis

The dragons are singing tonight

Deborah Hautzig

Carve out family time for this Halloween read with Little Witch!

Forced to stay at home on Halloween because she's been too good, Little Witch gives three trick-or-treaters high-flying broomstick rides. Illustrated by Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur books and TV show.

Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics--for children who are ready to read on their own.

Little Witch's Big Night

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Looks great for its age. See photos for details. 

I can read about

Ghosts

James Stevenson

Well loved story! See pictures for condition - tears in all the regular places but no missing pages. Dirt and yellowing. 

Library Binding

Grandpa tells Louie and Mary Ann of the dreadful Halloween night that turned him into an old man.

That Terrible Halloween

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Ken Brown

The Scarecrow's Hat

Joshua Glenn

Elizabeth Foy Larsen

See my listing for the companion book on board games serious fun for everyone. Be happy to bundle these for you so you can save on shipping. There is a bit of wear on the cover. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

70 Seriously Fun Activities for Kids and Their Families

"It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!" The exciting new book in the acclaimed, bestselling, award-winning UNBORED series: Here comesUNBORED Adventure.

UNBORED Adventure has all the smarts, innovation, and free-wheeling spirit of the originalUNBOREDand its 2014 spinoff,UNBORED Games, but with a fresh focus on encouraging kids to break out of their techno-passivity and explore the world around them--whether that's a backyard, a downtown, or a forest. Combining old-fashioned favorites with today's high-tech possibilities, the book offers a goldmine of creative, constructive activities that kids can do on their own or with their families. From camouflage techniques, survival skills, and cloudspotting advice to instructions on how to build an upcycled kite or raft, to using apps to navigate and explore, it's all here--along with comics that dive into the secret history of everything from bicycling to women explorers. A fun corrective to our over-anxious parenting culture,UNBORED Adventureencourages kids to become more independent and resilient, to solve problems and ask questions, and to engage with both their community and natural environment.

The originalUNBORED is already a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. Along withUNBORED Games, UNBORED Adventure extends the franchise in a handy, flexibound format so that the whole family can enjoy themselves indoors, outdoors, online, and offline.

UNBORED Adventure

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SEE MY LISTING FOR THE COMPANION BOOK UNBORED ADVENTURE. Lots of games for all different styles. Great reference to have on hand. 

Serious Fun for Everyone

UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the originalUNBORED ("It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!" -Los Angeles Magazine), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. There are more than seventy games here, 50 of them all new, plus many more recommendations, and they cover the full gambit, from old-fashioned favorites to today's high-tech games. The book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: intricate clapping games, bike rodeo, Google Earth challenges, croquet golf, capture the flag, and the best ever apps to play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lessons here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world.

The originalUNBORED has taken its place as a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand.UNBORED Games extends the franchise -- also includingUNBORED Adventure -- in a new handy flexibound format, illustrated in full color throughout. This is a whole shelf of serious fun the whole family can enjoy indoors, outdoors, online and offline.

UNBORED Games

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Ideas for opportunities to be creative and practice grit. I think 🤔 it’s possible to ship this in a card envelope so reach out to me before you purchase. It’s about 5x6. It has my name on the front and there is some yellowing of the cover. Interior pages are in good shape. Served me well as a teacher!

Electives

A mindware pamphlet

101.3 ways to build creativity

Brad Meltzer

A few bent pages. See photos. Dust jacket is in good condition!

An unexpected meeting with his long-lost father thrusts Cal Harper into a high-stakes pursuit of an enigmatic weapon linked to a pair of murders--the killing of Cain in the Bible, and the murder that inspired the creation of the comic-book hero Superman.

The Book of Lies

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Natasha Wing

A story in the style of the familiar poem, "The Night Before Christmas," tells how a housefull of monsters, goblins, witches and the like prepare for Halloween.

The Night Before Halloween

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RH Disney

No issues with interior pages but there are ownership markings on inside cover. 

In a Halloween storybook featuring all-new illustrations, Cinderella carves pumpkins, Ariel dresses up in costume, and Belle explores the creepy corners of the Beast's castle. Original.

Sweet and Spooky Halloween (Disney Princess)

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Steven Kroll

This is an old library book that has been withdrawn. It is a read with me cartwheel book paperback. It has dents and tears on the cover the interior pages have some dog earring. I do not see any writing rips or tears on interior pages.

Two mice, a village mouse and a field mouse, unwittingly care for the same pumpkin and have different plans for it until they finally meet.

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