Books with author John Rea Neill

The Wonder City of Oz (1940) is the thirty-fourth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the first written and illustrated solely by John R. Neill. With The Wonder City of Oz, Neill introduced a change in tone that continued through his subsequent books. Neill's Emerald City has skyscrapers and gas stations. Normally inanimate objects act alive: houses talk and fight, shoes sing (they have tongues), and clocks run. Jenny Jump captures a leprechaun named Siko Pompus (apparently a pun on "psychopomp") and forces him to make her into a fairy; but he only does half the job before escaping. Jenny then jumps to Oz using her half-fairy gifts. She lands in the carriage of Princess Ozma during a parade - and quickly expresses her desire to be a queen herself. Her ambition lures her into running against Ozma in an Ozlection to become ruler of the Land of Oz.

A story of a hobo mouse that lived more than one hundred years ago and his journey on a famous Christmas Eve. A detour in his destination put him in a home where he wasn't supposed to be and where he went unnoticed by its occupants. The magic of this special Christmas Eve would be one he would never forget and a surprise for all who learn of his story. Children's book reviewer Jennifer LB Leese highly recommends A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EVE FOR JO-JO THE HOBO MOUSE giving it 4 stars out of 5. "Told in rhyme," she writes, "A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EVE FOR JO-JO THE HOBO MOUSE is a delightful Christmas story about a little traveling mouse named Jo-Jo. "A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EVE FOR JO-JO THE HOBO MOUSE isn't a story full of hair-raising horror, or life-threatening danger, but it is a story full of Christmas cheer, and magical moments. This book is sure to be a new holiday favorite for many little folks and their families. Jo-Jo is a famous mouse who goes down in history as one of the creatures who wasn't stirring in Clement Clarke Moore's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." "This reviewer believes that John O'Neill has written a festive book for children that flows well, stirs the imagination, and is easy-to-read. It has adorable hand drawn illustrations that will make the reader smile. The cheery drawings work well with the whimsical text. "

"I don't much care how you go about it, gentlemen, but bring me Jake Maloney before the week is out..." Jake has the Future Code and the Moderator wants it badly because the Future Code is the only thing standing between him and complete control of cyberspace - of what everybody does, says or even thinks. And he's prepared to do anything to get hold of it and stop Jake before he has the chance to destroy him, his Network and his dreams.

Henry Altemus Co, Philadelphia, 1904, with dust jacket. Green Cloth, 32mo, (4" - 5" tall) with red lettering on cover and spine, illustrated front cover with decorated endpapers. 22 color illustrations, 96 pages of heavy boards (94 numbered pages). Book Condition: Very Good with bright cover art and lettering, some dirt to the top of the front cover, two stains on back cover, previous owners name on ffep. All pages are clean and free of writing. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, with large pieces missing on top and bottom of front. The jacket design is the same as the cover design, no writing on either front or read endpapers, back cover features Mother Goose Series with 12 other classic tales listed alphabetically and priced at 50-cents each.

Excerpt from The Pet Dove: A Children's Play in Four Acts, With Music for Songs Arranged by AuthorThe costumes in this play need only be of the simplest forms of present day apparel in the Orient; that of boys and of girls being almost identical, the girls wearing orna ments on their heads, arms and ankles; the boys quite plain. All should either wear sandals or go barefoot. No hosiery.The angels should have long, drooping wings; white, flowing robes, arms bare and no ornaments.Some little makeup, judiciously used, may add to the illusion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Ugly Duckling: From Andersen's Fairy TalesAt last the big egg broke. Tweet, tweet, and out crept a young one, but so very big and ugly that the mother duck thought he must be a young turkey-cock.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.