Books published by publisher The Book House for Children

Volume Three of Six Volumes. Circa 1925-1932. Chicago: The Bookhouse for Children. 448 pages. Silver-washed green marbled leatherette binding with brush-stroke textured paste-down illustration by Milo Winter. Embossed titles and decoration on front cover. Embossed decoration and gilt titles on spine. Gilt-edged upper page edges. Earlier printings have pale green duo-tone end papers illustrated by Malcolm D. Charleson. Later printings have tri-tone end papers illustrated by Mariel Wilhoite. Duo-tone, tri-tone, and black and white illustrations throughout by Alice Beard, Bert R. Elliott, N. C. Wyeth, Hilda Hanway, Tony Sarg, Anna Laufer, Milo Winter, Garada G. Riley, Donn P. Crane, Fay Turpin, Glen Ketchum, Ila McAfee, Maginel Wright Enright, Katharine Sturges Dodge, Malcolm D. Charleson, and Maud and Miska Petersham.

This is: MY BOOK HOUSE - Volume Number EIGHT; FLYING SAILS. Edited by Olive Beaupre Miller. Published by The Book House for Children, Chicago, copyright 1950. This book measures approx 7 1/4" by 9 3/8". It has a sewn binding and 224 pages. The boards are covered in green cloth. There is a paste-down paper illustration on the front. The titles appear on the front and on the spine. The end pages are illustrated with images of knight in armor on horseback facing a sea with a Viking Ship. The tales and fables in this book are accompanied by wonderful art work--much of it is signed by named artists, such as: Mariel Wilhoite; Bert R Elliot; Donn P Crane; Maude Miska Petersham; M.D.Charleson; .. and more. Some illustrations are multi-color others are B&W. This books contains, along with the standards of our culture, some wonderful tales that are not so commonly known, including some from other countries/cultures.

Volume 4 of 7 volumes. Red cloth binding with embossed gilt titles and decorations. Paste-down illustration by J. Allen St. John. Stories and poems include: The Arab to His Horse by Bayard Taylor; Ariel's Song by William Shakespeare; The Babe of Bethlehem (The Bible); The Barber's by Walter de la Mare; Betsy Ross and the First American Flag; Beyond the Toll-Gate by Sarah Orne Jewett; Bikku Matti (Finnish) by Zacharias Topelius (Translated by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen); The Birches by Walter Pritchard Eaton; Blunder by Louise E. Chollet; Boots and His Brothers (Norse) by Sir George Webb Dasent; A Child's Thought of God by Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Christening the Baby in Russia by Arthur Ransome; The Circus Parade by Olive Beaupre Miller; Dick Whittington and His Cat (An English Folk Tale); Elsa and the Ten Elves (A Swedish Fairy Tale); The Fairy Who Judged Her Neighbors by Jean Ingelow; The Feast of Tabernacles (The Bible); The Girl Who Used Her Wits (A Chinese Folk Tale); Hassan, the Arab, and His Horse; Heidi in the Alpine Pasture by Johanna Spyri; Hiawatha's Childhood by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Ikwa and Annowee (Eskimo) by Elizabeth E. Foulke; Jack and the Beanstalk (An English Folk Tale); Old Johnny Appleseed (An American Legend); Marjorie's Almanac by Thomas Bailey Aldrich; Master of All Masters by Joseph Jacobs; The Moon by Vachel Lindsay; The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear; The Peddler's Caravan by William Brighty Rands; Piccola (A Christmas Story); The Planting of the Apple Tree by William Cullen Bryant; The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express by William Dean Howells; A Psalm of David (The Bible); A Roumanian Folk Song; The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde; The Little Snow Maiden (A Russian Folk Tale); Song of the Leprechaun by William Allingham; Thumbelisa by Hans Christian Andersen; Toads and Diamonds (French) by Charles Perrault; The Story of Tom Thumb (An English Folk Tale); Two Little Birds and a Great Man; and We Thank Thee by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Looking for a fun Halloween book to share with your child? Searching for a child safe spooky story that brings new and exciting locations to mind? Want a book designed specifically for Kindle devices in a full wide-screen format?House Children's Books are easy to read and easy to follow with quality illustrations and fun rhyming stories. Designed for Kindle Devices in a Landscape (wide-screen) layout with crisp colorful graphics and fonts optimized for Kindle viewing.Share stories about the many different places that people call home. Each story is narrated with playful simple rhyming and big text that is easy for you and your little one to read. Children's Book: Spooky House Halloween Story takes the reader on a journey to discover that things are not always as they appear. The illustrations include fun Halloween characters including witches, goblins, mummies, and ghosts (in costume) all out to celebrate the popular holiday.Houses are found in many different placesAnd come with many different types of faces.So turn the page and read a short storyAbout Spooky House and all of it's glory.