{"title":"September 2, 2026: Kids and Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"little-princess-burnett-tasha-tudor-1992","title":"A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1992, Illustrated by Tasha Tudor","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: A Little Princess is Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved 1905 children's novel, presented here in a 1992 hardcover edition illustrated by Tasha Tudor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Sara Crewe is a pupil at a London boarding school who loses everything when her father dies, only to be rescued by a mysterious benefactor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial features: Illustrations throughout are by Tasha Tudor, one of the most beloved children's book illustrators of the twentieth century, known for her gentle, old-fashioned watercolor style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Pink boards in dust jacket, the jacket in generally clean condition with only minor edge wear at the top corner and a partial price sticker on the rear panel. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337603346722,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/IMG_0927.jpg?v=1787075249"},{"product_id":"my-first-mass-book-esther-wilkin-1970","title":"My First Mass Book, Esther Wilkin, 1970","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: My First Mass Book is a children's missal by Esther Wilkin, illustrated by Witold T. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52353584464162,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/IMG_1148.jpg?v=1787342098"},{"product_id":"the-red-caboose-marie-ahnighito-peary-1932","title":"The Red Caboose, With Peary in the Arctic, Marie Ahnighito Peary, 1932","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: The Red Caboose, With Peary in the Arctic is a 1932 children's book by Marie Ahnighito Peary, daughter of Arctic explorer Robert Peary, illustrated by Ferdinand H. 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Burgess's classic collection of animal tales, illustrated by Harrison Cady, this copy a 1985 printing of the anniversary edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Old Mother West Wind brings the wind over the Green Meadows each morning, releasing her Merry Little Breezes to carry the small adventures of Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, and their neighbors, in the gentle, animal-centered style that made Burgess a household name for generations of children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Hardcover in a Perma-Bound library binding, some shelf wear at the spine ends, with library barcode and accelerated reader stickers to the spine and cover. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52421871206690,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/AC1D9DF9-7FDC-4537-BA8B-EE4EF5772101.jpg?v=1788041777"},{"product_id":"the-trojan-war-olivia-coolidge-1952","title":"The Trojan War, Olivia E. Coolidge, 1952, Young Readers Intro to Homer","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: The Trojan War is Olivia E. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52421871337762,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/B8CF1A25-547D-482B-84EC-9A91FB2EF864.jpg?v=1788041674"},{"product_id":"the-childrens-homer-padraic-colum-1946","title":"The Children's Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, Padraic Colum, 1968","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: The Children's Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy is Padraic Colum's retelling of Homer, illustrated by Willy Pogany, originally published in 1918, this copy is a sixth printing from 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Colum weaves the Iliad and the Odyssey into a single continuous narrative for young readers, and Pogany's decorative line drawings give the myths a stylized, classical feel throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Hardcover with dust jacket present, jacket shows wear with tape repairs and a former library barcode label, library card pocket present. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52421871468834,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/F1A470FB-8830-473F-8BDB-CD1A053CC3C3.jpg?v=1788041570"},{"product_id":"zebulon-pike-bern-keating-1965","title":"Zebulon Pike, Young America's Frontier Scout, Bern Keating, 1965","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: Zebulon Pike, Young America's Frontier Scout is a 1965 biography for young readers by Bern Keating, illustrated by Frank Aloise, published by G.P. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52421871501602,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/9468306C-F981-43CE-9F78-9666C48448FB.jpg?v=1788041522"},{"product_id":"typee-herman-melville-newbery-classics","title":"Typee, Or a Peep at Polynesian Life, Herman Melville, Newbery Classics Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: Typee, Or a Peep at Polynesian Life is Herman Melville's first novel, presented here in an undated David McKay Company printing as part of the Newbery Classics series, with a color frontispiece by Ellis Silas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Drawing on Melville's own time among the Marquesan islanders, Typee follows a sailor who jumps ship and lives for months among a people he finds both beautiful and unsettling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Hardcover with dust jacket present, pictorial jacket with heavy chipping and tearing at the spine ends and corners. 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