Great Books at Great Prices!

Co-owner of Hicklebee's, Monica Holmes, combs through lists of publishers' overstock to bring us the absolute best titles available at incredible prices.

We get regular shipments so check the Hicklebee's Hallway often and discover for yourself some amazing buys. Get 'em when you see 'em ~ supplies are limited.

Classic Animal Stories

$8.99

Model: Y811857697

Original price $19.99 / Hicklebee's price $8.99

compiled by Cooper Edens

A collection of stories, folk tales, nursery rhymes, and poems featuring animals from Peter Rabbit and Winnie-the-Pooh to the Owl and the Pussycat and the Billy Goats Gruff includes illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, A. A. Milne, and other well-known artists.

Ages 4 & up.

Twenty Heartbeats

$6.99

Model: Y596432381

Original price $16.95 / Hicklebee's price $6.99

A wealthy Chinese man dreamt of a painting of his favorite horse. He sought out a man named Homan, known as a great painter of horses and commissioned the portrait. Then he waited and waited and waited. As the years passed, his hair grew gray, and he grew furious. What was taking so long? Dennis Haseley's simple story about the nature of art and the value of time is subtly amplified in stunning layered collages by Caldecott medalist, Ed Young.

Ages 5 & up.

The Secret History of Tom Trueheart

$5.99

Model: Y061152102

Original price $16.99 / Hicklebee's price $5.99

by Ian Beck

Tom's six older brothers take after their father. Tom does not.

The brothers are adventurers who go on dangerous quests in the Land of Stories. Tom stays home with his mother.

Tom's brothers are famous for the exciting endings they discover for the tales the Story Bureau assigns to them. Tom worries he will never have a story of his own.

But when his brothers fail to return from their adventures in time to celebrate Tom's twelfth birthday, a letter from the Story Bureau arrives . . . addressed to Tom. It is up to him to find out why his brothers haven't completed their missions.

Tom packs his bags and kisses his mother good-bye. It turns out that he has his own story after all—and you are about to read it.

Ages 9 & up.

The Curious Adventures of the Abandoned Toys

$6.99

Model: Y805075267

Original price $17.95 / Hicklebee's price $6.99

by Julian Fellowes

When Doc the bear arrives at the dump from his former home in a children’s hospital, he’s not sure what kind of life awaits him. But the friends he finds there are determined to make his new home a welcoming one. In the gentle, classic style of The Velveteen Rabbit, the toys discover what it’s like to live on their own.

Julian Fellowes’s witty text and S. D. Schindler’s lovely, intricate art combine to make a beautiful gift book, sure to strike a chord with any child—or adult—who has ever loved a stuffed toy.

Ages 6 & up.

Miss Smith Reads Again!

$7.99

Model: Y525477225

Original price $15.99 / Hicklebee's price $7.99

In her out-of-the-ordinary reading class, Miss Smith uses her incredible storybook to transport her students to Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World," where they have an adventure with dinosaurs.

Ages 5 & up.

Piggie Pie!

$7.99

Model: Y395716918

Aaaarrgghh! Spider!

$6.99

Model: Y618432507

Original price $16.00 / Hicklebee's price $7.99

by Margie Palatini

Gritch the Witch is grouchy, grumpy, and very hungry. The only thing that could make her happy is something extra special for lunch, and that is: Piggie Pie! Gritch zooms off on her broomstick to find eight plump piggies -- where else? -- on Old MacDonald's Farm. Cleverly disguised pigs impersonate ducks, chickens, a cow, and Old MacDonald himself, as this uproarious, quick-paced story builds to an ironically surprising conclusion. Wacky, hip, and illustrated with bold, bright paintings, "Piggie Pie" adds a new twist to an old fairy-tale scene.

Ages 4 & up.

It's Time to Sleep, My Love

$7.99

Model: Y312383711

Original price 16.00 / Hicklebee's price $6.99

by Lydia Monks

Don’t let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet—and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, until the day she unwittingly enchants them. Aaaarrgghh! Spider! spins a lively tale about one creature’s efforts to find her place.

Ages 3 & up.

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