Collectible Children's Whitman Tell-a-Tale Books
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>Whitman Tell-a-Tale Books: All have hard covers and measure 5.5" x 6.5"". In order by date.

1944

  • The Beloved Son: MCMXLIV (1944). By Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff. Illustrated by Bruno Frost. Good condition. Cover wear.Light child writing-scribbles on inside front cover, end papers, title page and 2 pages. One wrinkled interior corner. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00.

  • Tommy Tractor: 1947. Fair condition. More than normal cover wear. Name written on inside front cover. Age yellowing to pages. Interior paper around binding staples worn. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

    1950

  • Gene Autry Goes to the Circus: MCML (1950). © by Gene Autry. Illustrated by John Ushler. Excellent condition. Minor cover wear. Interior very clean. Tight. Price: $28.00

  • Little Chuff Chuff and Big Streamliner: 1950. Fair condition. More than normal cover wear. Name written on first endpaper. Age yellowing to pages. Some folded corners. Price: $9.00

    1951

  • Around and About Buttercup Farm: 1951. Good condition. Cover wear. Inscription with the addition of scribbles on inside front cover and first blank page. Slight age yellowing of pages. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • Surprise for Howdy Doody - Famous Television Star: 1951. Authorized Edition. By Edward Kean. Very good condition. Minor cover wear. Name written neatly in pencil on title page. Scribbles on last page, inside back cover and back cover. Clean. Tight. Price: $35.00

  • Surprise for Howdy Doody - Famous Television Star: 1951. Authorized Edition. By Edward Kean. Good condition. Cover wear. Name written neatly ion title page. Clean. Tight. Price: $30.00

  • Columbus The Exploring Burro: 1951. By Benjamin Brewster. Illustrated by Ursula Koering. Good condition. Cover wear. Minor paper loss to spine. Scribbles on front end paper. 1951 written neatly in ink on title page. Age yellowing to pages. Clean. Price: $12.00

  • Donald Duck's Lucky Day: 1951. Walt Disney Productions. Good condition. More than normal cover wear. Name written on inside front cover. Age yellowing to pages. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • The Little Caboose: 1951. Good condition. Cover wear. Name written on inside front cover. Minor interior stains. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • Bugs Bunny Keeps a Promise: 1951. Good condition. Cover wear. Name written on title page. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • Woody Woodpecker's Peck of Trouble: 1951. Good condition. Cover wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

    1953

  • Animal Train: 1953. By Elizabeth Roberts. Very good condition. Cover wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $10.00

  • Uncle Wiggily and the Alligator: MCMLIII (1953). Good condition. The cover shows more than normal wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $22.00

  • Bugs Bunny's Big Invention: 1953. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. Good condition. Cover wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • Bunny Button: MCMLIII (1953). By Revena. Illustrated by Bernice Myers. Excellent condition. Minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $18.00

  • Hippety Hop Around the Block: 1953. By Gladys M. Horn. Illustrated by Dorcas. Good condition. Cover wear. Age yellowing of pages. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • The Gingerbread Man: 1953. Illustrated by Zillah Lesko. Good condition. Cover wear with minor paper loss to spine. Inscription on title page. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • TWA Storytime: MCMLIII (1953). TWA give-away. Very good condition. Minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $28.00

    1954

  • Lady: 1954. Walt Disney Productions. Good condition. Cover wear. Name written on title page. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

    1956

  • Alphabet Rhymes: MCMLVI (1956). Very good condition. The cover shows minor wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Frisker: MCMLVI (1956). By Mary Lauer Nowak. Illustrated by Leonard Shortall. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Very good condition. The cover shows minor wear. Hand made sticker on inside front cover. Clean. Tight. SOLD

  • The Runaway Pancake: MCMLVI (1956). Very good condition. The cover shows minor wear. Clean. Tight. SOLD

    1957

  • The Lone Ranger Desert Storm: © 1957 by The Lone Ranger, Inc. Story by Revena. Pictures by Paul Wenzel. Authorized Edition. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.5". Very good condition. Price: $18.00

    1958

  • Chicken Little: MCMLVIII (1958). Good condition. The cover shows more than normal wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $10.00

  • Roundabout Train: MCMLVIII (1958). By Betty Wen Wright. Pictures by Charles Clement. Very good condition. Minor cover wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $15.00

  • Roundabout Train: 1958. By Betty Wen Wright. Pictures by Charles Clement. Excellent condition. Minor cover wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $16.00

    1961

  • I Like the Farm: 1961. By Nancy Hoag Wolff. Illustrated by Hertha Depper. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.5". Good condition. Sticker on inside front cover. Clean. Tight. Price: $8.00

  • Mother Goose: 1961. Good condition. More than normal cover wear as the paper is ripping from the spine. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • Pinocchio: 1961. ©Walt Disney Productions. Retold by Dorothy Haas. Excellent condition. Minor cover wear. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1962

  • Me too!: 1962. By Stella Williams Nathan. Illustrated by Jessica Zemsky. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.5". Good condition. Sticker on inside front cover. Clean. Tight. SOLD

    1964

  • Little Red Riding Hood: 1964. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1965

  • The Happy Book: 1965. By Patricia Martin Zens. Illustrated by Jo Anna Poehlmann. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Good condition. Cover wear. Sticker on inside front cover. Minor marks and soiling on interior pages. Price: $6.00

    1966

  • Andy - A Visit to the Hospital: MCMLXVI (1966). Good condition. The cover shows minor wear. Clean. Tight. SOLD

    1968

  • The Road Runner and the Bird Watchers: 1968. By Jean Lewis. Illustrated by Phil deLara. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". A great deal of wear to cover spine. Sticker on inside front cover. Interior clean. Tight. Price: $8.00

     

  • Lassie and the Fire Fighters: 1968. By Florence Michelson. Illustrated by Larry Harris. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Good condition. The cover shows minor wear. The spine bottom has a .25" rip. Also a ripple on the front cover. Clean. Tight. Price: $6.00

  • Lassie and the Fire Fighters: 1968. By Florence Michelson. Illustrated by Larry Harris. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Very good condition. The cover shows minor wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

  • The Big Whistle: 1968. Very good condition. The cover shows minor wear. The upper right hand corner of the title page is missing. Clean. Tight. Price: $9.00

    1970

  • Cousin Matilda and the Foolish Wolf: 1970. By Joanna Cole. Illustrated by Richard Osborn. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Good condition. Minor soiling to cover. Minor wear to cover spine paper. Interior very clean. SOLD
  • Cousin Matilda and the Foolish Wolf: 1970. By Joanna Cole. Illustrated by Richard Osborn. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Excellent condition. Front cover has minor paper loss where an old sticker had been removed. Clean. Tight. SOLD

  • Tweety and Sylvester - Picnic Problems: 1970. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back and front. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1971

  • Raggedy Ann and the Tagalong Present: 1971. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Animal Train: The only date on this book is MCMLII (1952) but I believe it is from the early 1970's as there is an UPC barcode on the back. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Woody Woodpecker Shoots the Works: The only date on this book is MCMLV (1955) but I believe it is from the early 1970's as there is an UPC barcode on the back. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The only date on this book is 1957 but I believe it is from the early 1970's as there is an UPC barcode on the back. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the font and back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Chicken Little: The only date on this book is 1958 but I believe it is from the early 1970's as there is an UPC barcode on the back. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Good condition. Very minor cover wear. Light crayon marks on inside frnt cover, title page, 4 interior pages and inside back cover. Tight. Price: $8.00

  • Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty: The only date on this book is 1959 but I believe it is from the early 1970's as there is an UPC barcode on the back. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1972

  • Walt Disney's Bambi: 1972. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back and front. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • My Little Book of Cars and Trucks: MCMLXXII (1972). Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Sherlock Hemlock: 1972. A Sesame Street Book. By Betty Lou. Featuring Jim Henson's Muppets. 5.5" x 6.5". Very good condition. Price: $8.00

  • Smokey Bear Saves the Forest: 1971. Authorized Edition. Very excellent condition. Clean. Tight. Price: $22.00

  • Walt Disney's Cinderella: 1972. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the front and back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1973

  • Wild Animal Babies: 1973. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Raggedy Andy's Treasure Hunt: 1973. By Marjory Schwalje'. Illustrated by June Goldsborough. Whitman Tell-A-Tale. Hard cover. 5.5" x 6.25". Good condition. Sticker on inside back cover. Price: $8.00

    1974

  • My Little Book of Horses: 1974. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1976

  • My Little Book of Cats: MCMLXXVI (1976). Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • How to Be a Grouch: 1976. A Sesame Street Book. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Humpty Dumpty: MCMLXXVI (1976). Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1978

  • The Count's Poem: 1978. A Sesame Street Book. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Tweety and Sylvester at the Farm: 1978. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

  • Ernie's Telephone Call: 1978. A Sesame Street Book. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $12.00

    1979

  • Zoo Friends Are at Out School Today!: 1979. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $8.00

  • Let's Count All the Animals!: 1979. Marked ©Walt Disney Productions on the back. Excellent condition. Very minor cover wear. Clean. Tight. Price: $8.00

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