| If you sell children's books online you may be losing | | | | Gardens Storybook, and others. Most famous |
| money. The children's book market is a fun niche to | | | | illustrators started their careers illustrating either a |
| sell in and can be lucrative if you know how to | | | | republished classic book, anthology, or magazine. Get |
| capitalize on the market. I'd like to share a few tips in | | | | to know your children's books collectible illustrators |
| making the most money with your book sales. | | | | and you may find money where there normally isn't |
| When collecting children's books to sell there are | | | | any to be found. |
| several things to take into consideration. Condition is | | | | Illustrators include: |
| important but with the children's collectible market we | | | | Jesse Wilcox |
| can find value in library discards. As you know, most | | | | Arthur Rackham |
| of the books we show you that bring in very good | | | | Lois Lenski |
| money online are in fact library discards. The market | | | | Tasha Tudor |
| is nostalgia based and many times a person | | | | Maurice Sendak |
| remembers the book from the library. Sometimes the | | | | When listing otherwise commonly found books |
| only copies still in existence are the exlibrary copies | | | | highlight these secondary collector points. Some folks |
| but often they are fondly remembered as such. | | | | collect certain publisher's works. You would want to |
| Normally an anthology (a single book which has | | | | include the famous illustrator's name or publisher as |
| several different stories written and illustrated by | | | | keywords in your title or the story which is in |
| several different people in it) will not bring in very | | | | demand as part of the title. Other words bringing in a |
| much money. Perhaps less than $10 in most cases. | | | | cross market would include black Americana, dog |
| However, certain collectible illustrators and authors | | | | breeds,cat breeds, vintage game words, doll brands, |
| have been included in anthologies so we can take an | | | | and some small animals.Be creative and think a little |
| otherwise common book which may not be worth | | | | more about what makes your copy more collectible |
| much and market it to the collector of that particular | | | | and noteworthy then proceed to tell your market all |
| illustrator or author. This is also true of certain story | | | | about it. This not only makes book selling a bit more |
| collectors. | | | | fun and lucrative but does position you as an expert |
| An example is the Little Black Sambo story which is | | | | since you take the time to disclose more bout the |
| found in many books that are part of a set or | | | | book than the basics. |
| anthology like The Book Trails, Better Homes and | | | | |