Saturday, February 2, 2008

Ant and Bee Series of Books

Our absolutely MOST POPULAR SERIES is the Ant and Bee
There are a total of 13 books in the Ant and Bee series. Each written by Angela Banner and usually illustrated by her too, although sometimes the illustrations are done by someone else. They were first released in the UK during the 1960's and early 70's and published by a couple of different companies. The are small, hard cover picture books for children. They measure approximately 4" by 5" and are about 100 pages each. They teach kids all kinds of things such as counting, colors, and the alphabet. They have been reprinted many times and are available only on a sporadic and inconsistent basis.

We've put together a webpage of cover photos of these great classic:
http://rscraps.com/rBooks/Most/Ant.html

We even have a couple for sale. What is your favorite?? OR if you want to trade, or sell, just drop a line...

What is Your Most Favorite???? Children's Book

As an avid collector and seller of children's books, just wanted to list my list of favorite books most requested on my site as well as a very good friend's site.

Below is the list, but wanted to know what your favorite Children's Book is???
OR visit my website at: http://rscraps.com/rBooks/Most/

Most Popular Childrens Books

** Martha Alexander -Blackboard Bear

** Joan Walsh Anglund -A Friend is Someone Who Likes You 1958

** Margot Austin - Peter Churchmouse

1948

** Carolyn Bailey -The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings

** Angela Banner - Ant and Bee

** Enid Blyton - Famous Five and Secret Seven

** Jolly Roger Bradfield -Pickle-Chiffon Pie

** Betty Brock -No Flying in the House.

** Sara Cone Bryant - Epaminondas

** Eleanor Cameron -Mushroom Planet

** Polly Cameron - "I Can't" Said the Ant

** Steve Carlin -Rootie Kazootie, Detective

** Remy Charlip - Mother Mother I Feel Sick

** Mary Chase -The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden

** William Cole -Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls

** Patricia Coombs -Dorrie the Witch

** Wende and Harry Devlin -Old Black Witch

** Jean Dulieu - Paulus and the Acornmen

** Julie Edwards -Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

** Eleanor Estes - The Witch Family

** Dorothea Warren Fox -Miss Twiggley's Tree

** Gyo Fujikawa -Mother Goose

** Georgiana -Dr. Goat

* designates a title still in print
Animal Crackers. Illustrated by Jackie Peller. Whitman, 1950. Tell-A-Tale #837-15
Animal Jingles. Whitman, 1950.
Dr. Goat. Illustrated by Charles Clement. Whitman, 1950. Tell-A-Tale Book #841-15
Hullabaloo. Illustrated by Nettie Weber. Whitman, 1951. Tell-A-Tale #815-15
Let's Play. Whitman Publishing, 1952. Tell-A-Tale #2601
Puffy. Illustrated by Genevieve Porter. Whitman, 1953. Tell-A-Tale #2546
Teddy's Surprise. Illustrated by Suzanne. Whitman, 1952. Top Top Tales, #2467
That Donkey. Illus Dorothy Grider. Whitman, 1954.

** Nan Gilbert -365 Bedtime Stories

** Morrell Gipson -Mr. Bear Squash-you-all-Flat

** Golden Books - Big Golden Book of Poetry

** Marguerite Henry -Geraldine Belinda

** Jack Kent - Just Only John

** Leonard Kessler -Mr. Pine's Purple House

** Dorothy Kunhardt -Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather

** Betty MacDonald - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

** Edna Miller - Mousekin's Golden House

** Edward Ormondroyd -David and the Phoenix

** Helen Palmer -Why I Built the Boogle House

** Watty Piper -The Bumper Book, Gateway to Storyland

** Pierre Probst -Caroline and her Friends

** Evelyn Scott -Fourteen Bears -Summer and Winter

** Dorothy Seymour -Ann Likes Red

** Jean Conder Soule -Never Tease a Weasel

** Sydney Taylor -All-of-a-Kind Family

** Kay Thompson -Eloise

** Leonora Mattingly Weber -Beany Malone

** Jane Werner -Elves and Fairies

** Eloise Wilkin -Georgie Finds a Grandpa

** Dare Wright -The Lonely Doll

** Miriam Young -Miss Suzy