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The Mysterious Neighbors [A Kay Tracey Mystery]

by Judd, Frances K.
New York: Books, Inc., New York, 1951. 1951 printing. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good Condition. Green boards with black lettering on front board and spine. Stain near fore-edge of front board. Spine lean. Bumped corners. Previous owner’s name and address written on the ffep. Browning to pages. 209 pages. Dust jacket has dampstain near edge of both panels and on both flaps; closed tears and chips, near edges. From dj “A Kay Tracey Mystery. Kay solves the riddle of the river racketeers”. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children Books 1985 & Earlier; Inventory No: K03000264.

The Mystery of The Flying Skeleton [A Power Boys Adventure]

by Lyle, Mel
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1964. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good Condition. Shelf wear and rubbing. Small chip on spine. Clear plastic covering is starting to pull away at bottom of spine. Front hinge weak. Light browning to pages. Illustrations. 210 pages. 5 3/4 by 7 3/4 inches in size. Illustrator: Burns, Raymond. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children Books 1985 & Earlier; Inventory No: H01000112.

The Tower Treasure [The Hardy Boys Series #1]

by Dixon, Franklin W.
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, New York, 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good Condition. Front hinge starting. Shelf wear and rubbing. Previous owner’s name on ffep and address label on rear board. Three (3) of the illustrations have been colored in by the previous owner. Top edge dyed dark blue. 180 pages. 5 1/4 by 7 1/2 inches in size. Book number 1from The Hardy Boys Series. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children Books 1985 & Earlier; Inventory No: H01000095.

The Walton Boys and Rapids Ahead

by Burton, Hal
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1950. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Green illustrated boards. Number 2354 printed on spine of dj and book. Some bumping on spine and spine lean. Edge wear and rubbing. Page edges dyed red. Previous owner’s gift notation on the title page. Black and white illustrations. 248 pages. Dust jacket has a large closed tear on front panel, repaired with clear scotch tape on the inside; smaller chips and closed tears near the edges and some creasing. Illustrator: Doremus, Robert. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children Books 1985 & Earlier; Inventory No: 008664.

Walt Disney’s Annette The Desert Inn Mystery

by Schroeder, Doris
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, Racine, Wisconsin, 1961. Authorized Edition. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Edge wear and rubbing to boards. Illustrations. 210 pages. 5 1/4 by 7 3/4 inches in size. Illustrator: Schaeffing, James. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children Books 1985 & Earlier; Inventory No: C04000055.

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Below is a list of the cookbooks in this lot:

• Laurianne’s Favorite Recipes – Novata Terra Inc. Certified Organic – No Date
• Good Cooking Made Easy with recipes for 2 or 4 by Mary Lee Taylor  – 1954
• Freezing Foods, Canada Department of Agriculture Publication 8952 – 1962
• Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables, Canada Department of Agriculture , Publication 789 – 1956
• Season’s Best Recipe Collection from Pampered Chef  – 1999
• Robin Hood Great Recipes for the Holidays – No Date
• Robin Hood No-Sift Baking – No Date
• Rogers Bread Machine Cookbook, Second Edition – 1997
• Pickling with Penny from Saskatchewan Power Corporation – No Date
• Penny Powers’ Christmas Cookbook from Saskatchewan Power Corporation – No Date
• Penny Powers Oven Meals from Saskatchewan Power Corporation – No Date
• Country Kitchen Cookbook from Maple Leaf – No Date
• Country Kitchen Cookbook II from Maple Leaf – No Date
• Country Kitchen Cookbook from Sperry New Holland – 1977
• Campbell’s Dinner’s On in 30 minutes or less – 2001
• Famous Mormon Recipes by Winnifred Jardine – 1967
• Canadian Spice Manual and Cookbook from Canadian Spice Association – No Date
• 263 Recipes in Praise of Cooking from Standard Brands Kitchens – No Date

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Let’s hope that there is not another Mail disruption in 2011.

During this time we are not shipping any orders. If there is a book that you are interested in, please contact us and we can place the book on hold for you until this mail disruption is over.

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You might be interested in some of our Gardening books to help you with your garden this year.

All About Pruning

by Deaton, Charles
Subject: Gardening

This book provides information on pruning tools and techniques, instructions on pruning trees, shrubs and vines, and more.

Annuals for the Home Garden

by Taylor, J. C.
Subject: Gardening

Flowering Bulbs for Canadian Gardens

by Oliver, R. W.
Subject: Gardening

Garden Vegetables All Year ‘Round

by Bartrum, Douglas
Subject: Gardening

This book includes monthly recipes and menus for serving your own home grown vegetables and fruits.

Home Vegetable Growing

by Canada Department of Agriculture
Subject: Gardening

Check out our aStore for new books on gardening.

Like many others in the world, we will be watching the event here in Pangman, Saskatchewan, Canada.

With all this talk about the Royal Wedding we thought you might be interested in some of our books about Royalty.

Royal Wedding Album

by Hall, Trevor

Charles Prince of Wales

by Holden, Anthony

The Bodyguard’s Story: Diana, the Crash, and the Sole Survivor

by Rees-Jones, Trevor

Elizabeth and Philip: The Untold Story of the Queen of England and Her Prince

by Higham, Charles and Roy Moseley

Queen Elizabeth: A Portrait of the Queen Mother

by Mortimer, Penelope

Royal Sisters: Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret

by Edwards, Anne

The Story of Our King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose Told in Pictures

If you are looking for other books on the Royal Family do a keyword search for “Royalty”.

On October 28, 2004 the Canadian Children’s Book Centre and the TD Bank Financial Group announced the establishment of a brand-new annual, children’s book award, the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for the most distinguished book of the year, In 2010 the winner of this award was The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade. The nominees were: Dragon Seer by Janet McNaughton,  Home Free by Sharon Jennings, A Thousand Years of Pirates by William Gilkerson and  Watching Jimmy Nancy Hartry.

The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, established in 2006, honours excellence in the illustrated picture book format. This year’s winner was  Timmerman Was Here by Colleen Sydor, Illustrated by Nicolas Debon. Other finalists were: Delicious Bug, The by Janet Perlman, Me and You by Genevieve Cote,  Our Corner Grocery Store by Joanne Schwartz, Illustrated by Laura Beingessner.

You can find these books and browse other winning Children Book Awards books for 2010 on Amazon.ca.

All the best to you and yours this holiday season.