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The Alphabet Tree
Leo Lionni
Paperback (Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Oct. 24, 1990)When a fierce wind threatens to blow all the little letters out of the alphabet tree, they must band together in words—and then sentences—to create a message that's even stronger than the wind: peace on earth. With their newfound knowledge, there's nothing the letters can't do in this gentle parable about the power of the written word.
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The Mouldy
Nicola Bayley, William Mayne
Hardcover (Distributed by Random House, March 15, 1983)Talitha, daughter of the king, figures out how to deal with the monster who has left the Wilderness and is interrupting the peace of the great Garden of the World.
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Operation, dump the chump
Barbara Park
Hardcover (Distributed by Random House, July 6, 1982)Eleven year-old Oscar devises an elaborate plan to get rid of his pesky little brother.
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Masters of caricature: From Hogarth and Gillray to Scarfe and Levine
William Feaver
Hardcover (Distributed by Random House, Jan. 1, 1981)New York, New York, U.S.A.: A Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1981. "Caricatures have been amusing, shocking and informing a wide and varied public for the last 300 years; yet this is the first fully illustrated book devoted to the history of this genuinely popular art. A total of 243 international caricaturists are discussed in the form of individual biographies, each illustrated with one or more examples of their work. An intriguing perspective on the social, political, and cultural life of Western society from the seventeenth century to the present day. Art critic William Feaver provides a commentary placing each generation of caricaturists in its historical context." . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by 250 Black & White and 28 Color Illustrations. Coffee Table Book. Price Clipped. A Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc 0394509048 US
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Castle in the clouds
Morris Simon
Paperback (Distributed by Random House, March 15, 1984)While investigating strange noises in the attic, the reader as the principal character, Mary, is transported to the magical kingdom of Perlon and must make appropriate choices to evade danger and to reach the Castle in the Clouds.
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Gorilla builds
Derek Hall
Hardcover (Distributed by Random House, March 15, 1985)Baby Gorilla takes a tumble and learns the importance of building her nest in a strong tree.
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Robbers and Robots
Mike Carr
Mass Market Paperback (Distributed to the book trade by Random House, March 15, 1983)The reader, as Terry Morton, becomes involved in an attempt to steal the plans for a top secret security robot from his uncle's electronics factory.
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Lucky puppy! lucky boy!
Terry Nell Morris
Hardcover (distributed by Random House, March 15, 1980)Preoccupied because he hasn't enough money to buy the dog in the pet shop window, a litte boy fails to notice another dog literally begging to be adopted.
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What the Buddha Taught
Walpola Rāhula
Paperback (Grove Press : distributed by Random House, March 15, 1974)None
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Invasion of the brain sharpeners
Philip Curtis
Paperback (distributed by Random House, March 15, 1981)Extraterrestrial beings attempt to sharpen the brains of a school class they wish to develop their new planets. One child resists.
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Invasion from below the earth
Philip Curtis
Paperback (Distributed by Random House, March 15, 1981)A strange creature called a Burrower contacts a young boy to warm him about the threat humans pose to the existence of the creature's subterranean kingdom.
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In praise of America: American decorative arts, 1650-1830 ; fifty years of discovery since the 1929 Girl Scouts loan exhibition
Wendy A Cooper
Hardcover (Knopf : distributed by Random House, )None