 | The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Mulberry books) by Marianna Mayer
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.14 The first of her Children's books. Gorgeous oil paintings on every page.
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 | King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.11 Another stunning book by this fantastic artist.
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 | Pegasus by Marianna Mayer
Buy new: $14.03 / Used from: $4.72 For those who love horses - and just about everyone else.
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 | Cupid and Psyche by M. Charlotte Craft
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $6.78 My personal favorite. Each painting is so intricate, I can look for hours.
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 | Sleeping Beauty by Mahlon F. Craft
Buy used from: $50.74 For any girl who dreams of being a princess.
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 | Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $7.57 A little more somber, but the art is outstanding.
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 | Cinderella by K. Y. Craft
Buy used from: $6.10 Oil paintings, some take 2 pages.
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 | The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Buy used from: $0.38 Such delicate rendering, subtle watercolors.
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 | The Tale of The Firebird by Gennady Spirin
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $7.23 The best rendition of this book. See images I added to get the idea.
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 | The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend by Aaron Shepard
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.99 For mermaid lovers.
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 | Boots and the Glass Mountain by Claire Martin
Buy used from: $6.35 Out of print, but one of his best.
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 | Joan of Arc by Josephine Poole
Buy used from: $0.91 A haunting look at the doomed Joan of Arc.
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 | Beauty and the Beast by Max Eilenberg
Buy new: $20.81 / Used from: $9.13 Her watercolors are intricate and tell their own story.
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 | The Ice Palace (Red Fox Picture Books) by Angela McAllister
Buy used from: $4.99 Out of print, but her best work to date.
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 | The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman
Buy used from: $8.75 Her watercolors are fantastic, each face so lovingly realized. You will feel like you know these people!
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 | Bearskin (Books of Wonder) by Howard Pyle
Buy used from: $5.21 Wonderful rendition, exquisite watercolors.
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 | The Fortune-Tellers (Picture Puffin Books) by Lloyd Alexander
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.39 One of my favorites. The faces are perfect. And the scenes are atmospheric and realistic.
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 | The Little Mermaid: (Reissue) (Charles Santors) by Charles Santore
Buy used from: $69.09 Watercolors abound on every page. The detail is astonishing.
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 | The Wizard of Oz by Charles Santore
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $8.87 Large scale book, you get lost in the illustrations. Superb detail, great use of color.
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 | Classic Fairy Tales
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $12.00 A wonderful painter who brings these tales to new life with fun yet detailed oil paintings.
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 | The Lady and the Lion by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $6.69 She paints in such rich tones, there is a sense of life in the gorgeous paintings.
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 | The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen
Buy used from: $9.11 For dog lovers. Beautifully illustrated, will definitely make you cry. About the love of a dog for his boy.
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| The Tale of the Unicorn (Picture Puffins) by Otfried Preussler
Buy used from: $3.00 For lovers of unicorns, his watercolors are exquisite and detailed.
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 | The Children of Lir by Sheila MacGill-Callahan
Buy used from: $4.94 Another beautiful book by Gennady Spirin.
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| The Frog Princess by J. Patrick Lewis
Buy used from: $2.24 Another wonderful book illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
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 | The Water of Life: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm by Barbara Rogasky
Buy used from: $26.77 One of her best. Haunting and rich paintings in watercolor.
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 | The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur by Margaret Hodges
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $2.49 Another great book illustrated by Hyman.
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| How Does It Feel to Be Old by Norma Farber
The faces are sublime, and for those of us with some age on us, you will weep.
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 | The Rainbow Goblins by Ul De Rico
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.93 Wonderful oil on wood technique. Rich and detailed paintings.
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 | Moss Gown by William H. Hooks
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.97 A wonderful tale in watercolor.
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 | Tuesday by David Wiesner
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.96 Whimsical watercolor paintings. Kids can stare at this for hours!
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 | Free Fall
Buy used from: $0.01 No words, just art. A fascinating dream sequence of great detail.
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 | A Stowaway on Noah's Ark by Charles Santore
Buy used from: $0.04 Wonderful rich watercolors, tons of details of every kind of animal.
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 | Snow White by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
Buy used from: $71.73 A huge book with full page spreads of his magnificent watercolor rendition of the famous story.
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 | The Katurran Odyssey by David Michael Wieger
Buy used from: $7.47 A large book, digital art of animals in realistic settings. Tone of pictures to get lost in.
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 | Dinotopia by James Gurney
Buy used from: $23.00 Incredible created world out of wonderful paintings.
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 | Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara by James Gurney
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $16.82 His latest book, very detailed colorful paintings.
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 | Aida by Leontyne Price
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $1.74 Fantastic rich paintings.
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 | The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese: And Other Tales of the Far North by Howard Norman
Buy used from: $0.62 Wonderful collection of Eskimo tales gloriously illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
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