"Too Many Babas" written and illustrated by Carolyn Croll, An I Can Read Book published by Harper & Row, New York, 1979. First Edition, First Printing with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page.

Hard boards, illustrated front cover [some wear: see photo], 6" x 8.3/4"; 64 pages, a stain on the bottom corner of the first c.30 pages, page# 49/50 has a missing blank bottom corner, the last c.15 pages have a thin [c.1/8" wide] dump stain along the vertical margin, good/ very good condition.

First edition of Croll's funny, popular too-many-cooks story. Baba Edis just wants some soup to warm her bones, but Baba Basha thinks it needs salt, Baba Yetta thinks it needs more pepper, Baba Molka thinks it needs more garlic, and the soup ends up tasting awful.

Carolyn Croll is the distinguished illustrator of many books for children, including the I Can Read Books The Big balloon race by Eleanor Coerr and Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-4 weeks) -- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-5 weeks) --- $42.50