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  • Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

    T. S. Eliot, Edward Gorey

    Hardcover (Harcourt, Brace & Co., Aug. 30, 1982)
    The inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical CATS, and its upcoming movie adaptation, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Taylor Swift (Bombalurina), Idris Elba (Macavity the Mystery Cat), Dame Judi Dench (Old Deuteronomy), Ian McKellen (Gus the Theatre Cat), James Corden (Bustopher Jones), Jennifer Hudson (Grizabella), Jason Derulo (Rum Tum Tugger), and Rebel Wilson (Jennyanydots).Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad.Some are good, and some are bad . . . These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups. Eliot's beloved cat poems are a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round, and Edward Gorey's graphic interpretations are sure to charm.

  • Tops & Bottoms

    Janet Stevens

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace, March 29, 1995)
    A 1996 Caldecott Honor Book Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . . It’s all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for story-time sharing.”--BooklistThis title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Stories)
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  • The Gashlycrumb Tinies

    Edward Gorey

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace, Oct. 15, 1997)
    A new, small-format edition of one of Edward Gorey’s “dark masterpieces of surreal morality” (Vanity Fair): a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.

  • The Seven Storey Mountain

    Thomas Merton

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace, Oct. 4, 1998)
    This beautifully produced commemorative edition includes an account of the book’s original publication by Merton’s editor, Robert Giroux, an Introduction by Merton’s biographer, Father William Shannon, and Merton’s own Introduction to the Japanese edition.

  • Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

    C.S. Lewis, Fritz Eichenberg

    Paperback (Harcourt Brace & Company, July 9, 1980)
    This tale of two princesses - one beautiful and one unattractive - and of the struggle between sacred and profane love is Lewis’s reworking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche and one of his most enduring works.
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  • Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

    T. S. Eliot, Edward Gorey

    Paperback (Harcourt Brace & Co., Aug. 30, 1982)
    Eliot’s famous collection of nonsense verse about cats-the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. This edition features pen-and-ink drolleries by Edward Gorey throughout.
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  • The Waste Land and Other Poems

    T. S. Eliot

    Paperback (Harcourt, Brace and Co., Aug. 4, 1955)
    This volume includes the title poem as well as “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “Gerontion,” “Ash Wednesday,” “Sweeney Among the Nightingales,” and other poems from Eliot’s early and middle work. “Eliot has left upon English poetry a mark more unmistakable than that of any other poet writing in English” (Edmund Wilson).

  • All the King's Men

    Robert Penn Warren, Joseph Blotner

    Paperback (Harcourt Brace, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this classic book is generally regarded as the finest novel ever written on American politics. It describes the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose idealism is overcome by his lust for power.

  • The friendly persuasion

    Jessamyn West

    Hardcover (Harcourt, Brace and Company, March 15, 1945)
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  • The Wright brothers,

    Fred C Kelly

    Hardcover (Harcourt, Brace and Co, March 15, 1943)
    Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Co.; First Edition edition (January 1, 1943) ASIN: B000SMRSTG

  • Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep

    Joyce Dunbar, Debi Gliori

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace & Company, Sept. 1, 1998)
    In this endearing bedtime story, Willa's big brother helps her get to sleep by reminding her about all of the happy things around her. Willa is afraid of bad dreams. "Think of something happy," suggests her big brother, Willoughby. But Willa needs his help. So together they think of all the happy things that await her in the morning--cozy slippers to warm her little feet, a yummy breakfast, and the morning itself, which loves to gently nudge her awake. But for Willa, the happiest thing of all is knowing that Willoughby will be there in the morning, too, just like always. This reassuring bedtime book will quickly become a cherished addition to family libraries--favorite for grown-ups and little ones to share for years to come.
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  • The silver strain

    Kathrene Pinkerton

    Hardcover (Harcourt, Brace and Co, March 15, 1946)
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