Wonder Books
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 Vintage Wonder Books Easy Reader Book ARTY THE SMARTY Fish $29.99 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 37m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Lord Dunsany Book of Wonder Early Mod Library 1918 $12.99 Time Remaining: 1h 56m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 VG Hardcover Wonder Book 10 Rabbits Miriam Potter Rachel Dixon 1957 $3.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 12m |
 Vtg THE BLOWAWAY HAT Wonder Book Dellwyn Cunningham Illustrated Childrens 1946 $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 8m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage Wonder Books Romper Room Nursery Songs 1954 $11.99 Time Remaining: 2h 24m |
 MONSTERS WONDER BOOKS NEW YORK 1965 $0.99 Time Remaining: 2h 8m |
 VINTAGE PETER COTTONTAIL and REDDY FOX THORNTON W BURGESS WONDER BOOK 1954 $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 17m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1946 Vintage Childcraft Science and Industry Wonderful Old Book $10.00 Time Remaining: 4h 25m |
 Vintage Wonder Book There WasOnce A LittleBoy 1959 719 $11.99 Time Remaining: 2h 6m |
 The Wonder Book of Flowers Cynthia Iliff Koehler 1961 $12.99 Time Remaining: 28d 9h 30m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 6 Vintage Wonder Books TRAINS TRUCKS MAGIC BUS RATTLE RATTLE DUMP TRUCK $3.25 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 5h 37m |
 VINTAGE WHEELS AND NOISES WONDER BOOK 524 COPYRIGHT 1950 MARY ELTING $2.99 Time Remaining: 2h 25m |
 Vintage Wonder Books Easy Reader Book BARNEY BEAGLE $24.99 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 25m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 CASPER and WENDY 1963 Wonder Book $14.00 Time Remaining: 1h 54m |
 4 Vintage Wonder Books CHURKENDOOSE RACE BETWEEN THE MONKEY THE DUCK GOOSE $10.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 5h 27m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book THE KITTENS SECRET $3.99 Time Remaining: 29d 5h 30m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 ADVENTURES FROM THE ORIGINAL ALICE IN WONDERLAND WONDER BOOK 574 COPYRIGHT 1951 $1.79 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 35m |
 WEBSTERS WONDER WORD BOOK 1935 FRONT COVER LOOSE $3.99 Time Remaining: 37m |
 Vintage Wonder Book SHY LITTLE HORSE Margaret Wise Brown $11.99 Time Remaining: 28d 7h Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 Vintage Wonder Books Little Dog forgotToBark 1946 504 $11.99 Time Remaining: 3h 47m |
 Vintage Wonder Books The Little Lost Puppy 1950 $11.99 Time Remaining: 3h 35m |
 SO THIS IS SPRING WONDER BOOK 1954 $8.95 Time Remaining: 20d 20h 33m Buy It Now for only: $8.95 |
 Vintage Wonder Books Tuggy The Tugboat 1958 696 $11.99 Time Remaining: 3h 27m |
 ANTIQUE WONDER CITY Wizard Of Oz L Frank Baum FAIRY TALE TOY BOOK STORY 1st ED $46.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 10h 49m |
 The Baby Bunny Wonder Books Nice $9.50 Time Remaining: 19d 5h 54m Buy It Now for only: $9.50 |
 Vintage Wonder Book Its A Secret 1950 $11.99 Time Remaining: 3h 18m |
 1963 1ST EDITION A SENSE OF WONDER ILLUSTRATED BY JOAN BERG hardcover book $22.00 Time Remaining: 2h 48m |
 1934 Illustrated CHICAGO HISTORY Wonder City FREDERIC BOND Book Print ILLINOIS $20.00 Time Remaining: 28d 9h 23m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 A SURPRISE FOR FELIX 1959 Wonder Book $14.00 Time Remaining: 1h 54m |
 WONDER BOOKS CHILDERNS BOOK PECOS BILL THE STORY OF A MAKE BELIEVE HERO BY $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 28m |
 1958 A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL Wonder Book VG $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 42m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage THE DAY JOE WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET Book Wonder Books Levenson $4.99 Time Remaining: 3h 45m |
 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz A Commemorative Pop Up Book $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 11m |
 THE WONDER BOOK OF COTTONTAILS AND OTHER RABBITS near fine $4.99 Time Remaining: 20d 2h 13m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Vintage Wonder Book Peter Rabbit Reddy Fox 611 1954 $9.99 Time Remaining: 4h 4m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book BILLY AND HIS STEAM ROLLER $0.99 Time Remaining: 2h 26m |
 1956 The Littlest Snowman by Wonder Books $14.99 Time Remaining: 5h 29m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 SOUPY SALES AND THE TALKING TURTLE WONDER BOOK 1965 $6.99 Time Remaining: 3h 6m |
 1899 A Fair Brigand by George Horton WONDERFUL Vintage book $35.00 Time Remaining: 4h 25m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Story Book THEY WERE BRAVE AND BOLD $8.99 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 37m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 Vintage THE WONDER BOOK OF COTTONTAILS OTHER RABBITS Book LOOK $4.99 Time Remaining: 3h 45m |
 Vintage 1950s Wonder Books Mighty Mouse to the Rescue childrens book $6.00 Time Remaining: 10h 14m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 VINTAGE CIRCA 1928 WEBSTERS WONDERFUL WORD BOOK SELF PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY $29.99 Time Remaining: 29d 4h 47m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 1913 Book WATER WONDERS By Jean Thompson Hard Cover Excellent Condition $5.95 Time Remaining: 2h 26m |
 Make Believe Parade Vintage Wonder Books Hans Christian Andersen Polly Christmas $7.99 Time Remaining: 10h 54m |
 A Surprise For Mrs Bunny by Charlotte Steiner 1953 Color Illus Wonder Books $9.99 Time Remaining: 16d 2h 35m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage book Wonders of the Artic World with the Polaris Expedition 1873 $4.99 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 30m |
 Caves To Skyscrapers Wonder Book1963 $3.00 Time Remaining: 6h 35m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 |
 The Junior Joke Book Wonder Books 1955 RARE $8.25 Time Remaining: 18d 11h 11m Buy It Now for only: $8.25 |
 1946 2 BOOK SET ALICE ADVENTURES IN WONDER LAND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS $9.99 Time Remaining: 9h 2m |
 1960 Whose Hat Is That Wonder Book $12.99 Time Remaining: 5h 36m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 Hawthornes A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales HC 1910 Illust by Parrish $65.00 Time Remaining: 1d 20h 51m |
 1962 ONCE UPON A TIME THE WONDER STORY BOOKS PRIMER $4.99 Time Remaining: 11h 37m |
 1950 THE BABY ELEPHANT Wonder Book $4.99 Time Remaining: 15d 3h 34m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Vintage c1954 Wonder Book Ten Little Fingers A Book of Finger Plays So Cute $1.99 Time Remaining: 11h 12m |
 Vintage Wonder Books Five Little Finger Playmates 1949 $11.99 Time Remaining: 2h 23m |
 Vintage Wonder Book FIVE LITTLE FINGER PLAYMATES $8.99 Time Remaining: 28d 3h 26m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 SHERMAN NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS CATALOGUES 1 8 WONDERFUL REFERENCE 1915 20 VG $169.99 Time Remaining: 4h 52m Buy It Now for only: $189.99 |
 Vintage c1965 Wonder Book Casper the Friendly Ghost in Ghostland Nostalgic $1.99 Time Remaining: 11h 12m |
 1955 The Wonder Book of Clowns Oscar Weigle $7.00 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 19m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 Lot of 4 Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Pop Up Books Treasury Collection 1991 HARDCOVER $6.50 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 56m |
 Jokes and Riddles Wonder Books Easy Reader Hardcover $9.95 Time Remaining: 8h 20m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book FOUR PUPPIES WHO WANTED A HOME $9.99 Time Remaining: 24d 9h Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book OVER IN THE MEADOW $1.99 Time Remaining: 9h 51m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book LITTLE TRAIN THAT WON A MEDAL $0.99 Time Remaining: 2h 23m |
 Baby Susans Chicken Wonder Book 1951 Nice $12.50 Time Remaining: 19d 5h 51m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 1965 Wonder Book The Capitol and Our Lawmakers Congress History $0.95 Time Remaining: 7h 43m Buy It Now for only: $1.75 |
 2 Vintage Wonder Books PETER RABBIT OTHER STORIES ABC COUNTING BOOK $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 5h 51m |
 Childrens Book Lot 6 Wonder Elf Books 1952 67 VG + $12.95 Time Remaining: 7d 1h 12m Buy It Now for only: $12.95 |
 Vintage 1965 Inside the AstroDome 8th Wonder of The World Stadium Book $8.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 10h 40m |
 The Wonders of His Grace Vintage 1966 HC DJ Christian Book Costen J Harrell $0.99 Time Remaining: 10h 51m |
 The Baby Bunny by Alf Evers 1951 Wonder Books Color Illustrations Hardback $9.99 Time Remaining: 23d 6h 16m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 COMPLETE SET VOL 1 10 WONDER BOOK OF THE WORLDS PROGRESS 1935 FW NICE COND $12.99 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 37m |
 1879 WONDER BOOK For GIRLS BOYS Nathaniel Hawthorne Ilst Fairy Tales FINE rare $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 26m |
 4 Wonderful Old Vintage Childrens Books DJs $10.50 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 32m Buy It Now for only: $10.50 |
 WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1965 CHARLES ADDAMS HOMEBODIES PAPERBACK POCKET BOOK NICE $0.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 11h 15m |
 WONDER BOOKS CHILDERNS BOOK THE LITTLE TRAIN THAT SAVED THE DAY BY CHARLOTTE S $0.99 Time Remaining: 2h 21m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book THE DONKEY WHO WANTED TO BE WISE $5.99 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 44m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 1965 Watch Me by Adda Mai Sharp and Epsie Young Wonderful Vintage Book $6.00 Time Remaining: 4h 25m |
 My Egg Book A Sturdi Contour Board Book 1965 Wonder Books Rare price of 59c $4.99 Time Remaining: 3h 4m Buy It Now for only: $5.50 |
 Pollys Christmas Present Vintage Wonder Book $5.00 Time Remaining: 5d 24m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book ITS A SECRET $1.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 28m |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book THE LITTLE RED CABOOSE THAT RAN AWAY $0.99 Time Remaining: 2h 21m |
 2 Wonderful Old Antique Books The Kentuckian Randys Winter 1903 1907 $14.00 Time Remaining: 18d 21h 35m Buy It Now for only: $14.00 |
 The Old Man and the Tiger Wonder Books Easy Reader Hardcover $9.95 Time Remaining: 8h 20m |
 WALT DISNEYS WONDER BOOK amazing color pictures unbelievable bright 1940s $20.00 Time Remaining: 9h 2m |
 Vintage Wonder Book MR BEAR SQUASH YOU ALL FLAT $23.99 Time Remaining: 4d 5h 41m Buy It Now for only: $23.99 |
 1852 First Edition The Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne $150.00 Time Remaining: 4h 11m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book STORYTIME FAVORITES $1.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 17m |
 Wonder Book of Tanglewood Tales Hawthorne Jacobs Publ $37.50 Time Remaining: 28d 7h 42m Buy It Now for only: $37.50 |
 Vintage Childrens Wonder Book ROLLING WHEELS $0.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 35m |
 Wonderful 1955 Vintage book The Wonderful Winter by Marchette Chute $7.99 Time Remaining: 9h 50m Buy It Now for only: $8.79 |
 The Wonderful Train Ride by Weir 1947 Elf Book Color Illustrations Hardback $9.99 Time Remaining: 7d 9h 31m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 WONDER BOOK OF COMICS VINTAGE BATTEN BLYTON HARDBOUND $9.99 Time Remaining: 12h 39m |
 1975 WIZARD OF OZ WONDER BOOK $3.99 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 25m |
 TIP TOP ELF Books Vintage Wonder Lot Rand McNally Scamper Moonymouse 15 $34.99 Time Remaining: 23d 1h 13m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 Vintage Wonder Books Finger Plays Action Rhymes1955 $11.99 Time Remaining: 3h 17m |
 Vintage Children Book Lot Little Golden Books wonder books $1.99 Time Remaining: 10h 25m |
 Vintage TUGGY THE TUGBOAT Wonder Book $5.99 Time Remaining: 9d 20h 55m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 PETER RABBIT AND OTHER STORIES WONDER BOOK COPYRIGHT 1947 $0.99 Time Remaining: 3h 19m |
Wonder Books
How to Make your Book Title a “promise”
Got a Non-Fiction Book? Tell Your Reader What’s In It for Them!
(Adapted from The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living, by Peter Bowerman. Fanove, 2007. www.wellfedsp.com).
NOTE: the following suggestions apply to non-fiction works.
Some time back, I got an email from an ebook author who wanted a blurb for his upcoming book on writing. I couldn’t help but notice that his title seemed a bit weak. The book was about getting past the obstacles that most fiction writers encounter on the way to finishing their books. The original title was:
Writing Your Novel: A Quick and Easy Guide to Getting It Done
Yawn. It needed to be more dynamic. Here’s what I came up with:
UNSTUCK! Kick Down Those Roadblocks and Finish Your Novel Now!
Now, someone can look at the title and know instantly what the book is about and the benefits they’ll get from reading it.
If you’re writing non-fiction, your title and subtitle are as crucially important as a great-looking cover. And in many respects, a title is similar to a corporate tagline, something I have a good bit of experience through my commercial writing career. Let’s look at some famous taglines:
GE. We bring good things to life.
Delta. We’re ready when you are.
Avis. We try harder.
Burger King. Have it your way.
Virginia is for lovers.
What do they all have in common? They’re promises. They tell you what you can count on. Same with a brand. Think Dove soap. Tiffany’s. Volvo. IBM. Any doubt as to the promise in those brands? Keep this in mind as you create your book title.
Promise, Then Elaborate
When I created my title, I kept in mind the promise, and I say I could have done a lot worse than The Well-Fed Writer (a detailed how-to guide on starting a “commercial” writing business – writing for corporations, where the income potential money was FAR greater than typical “freelance writing”).
I then used the subtitle to reinforce, clarify, elaborate on the promise of the title. I went with: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less – an additional promise in its own right. Don’t make readers wonder what your book is about; have them “get it” right away from the title and subtitle. A good rule of thumb on titles vs. subtitles? If the title you come up with sounds more explanatory than catchy (and is more than 4-5 words, max), it’s probably a better subtitle.
It all comes down to benefits. Good title/subtitle combos tell readers what’s in it for them, why they should bother picking up the book in the first place.
Another Case Study
In another case, I was hired to mentor a new self-publishing author, an ad industry veteran who’d written book on creativity. While he wanted to tap my expertise on a variety of nuts and bolts issues, in his mind, his cover artwork (and photography) was paid for and nailed down, along with, of course, his title, too:
The Field Guide to Creativity:
One Path And 101 Pointers For Discovering Fresh Ideas
Well, when I told him his title needed work, he wasn’t exactly overjoyed. I must confess, I felt a bit like the parent telling his daughter that, despite the fact that the wedding is two weeks away, invitations sent, and caterer, florist, photographer and band paid for, I thought her intended betrothed is a loser and it’s not too late to call it off. Here was a book – a really good, interesting, valuable and yes, creative book – purporting to help people be more creative, and its title simply wasn’t.
He took my advice, revisited the idea, he and I and a bunch of his friends (via email) brainstormed a bunch of jazzier titles, and here’s what he ended up with:
ZING! Five Steps & 101 Tips for Creativity on Command
Not a promise in a strict sense, but in way, the feeling it evoked was.
Speaking of Creativity…
I had a client recently, a long-time elementary school art teacher, who’d hired me for general consult on her unfolding self-publishing process. She’d created a wonderful book – an artistic resource (“idea book”) for young people designed to spur their unique creative expression through a host of fun, unusual artistic techniques as well as all the necessary supply lists and “how-to.” Early on, she’d named this seven-year labor of love:
The Color Book: A Book of Ideas to Inspire Young Artists
Her rationale: color and choice of color were fundamental to a child’s artistic development (and the book was so colorful). I questioned the main title, even though she hadn’t asked me to critique it, and in fact, considered it set in stone.
My thinking? For starters, her title made sense to her, given what she knew about the concept, none of which was self-evident to a buyer. Just as importantly, it was potentially confusing; it could mean a lot of things (i.e. color swatches, history of color, etc.). Finally, it didn’t explain what the book was and didn’t begin to really do justice to the book’s mission. I suggested something I felt was more descriptive of that mission:
Art Sparks! A Creative Adventure to Inspire Young Artists
Again, a promise. And while she liked it, she initially resisted it, more out of attachment and inertia. But, she quickly realized that she needed to think of her buyer, and came to love it as she saw that it truly captured her heartfelt mission for the book.
Know what the #1 best-selling trade paperback of 2002 was, according to Publishers Weekly? A cookbook! And one that sold 1.8 million copies. Title: The Fix-It and Forget-It? Cookbook: Feasting With Your Slow Cooker. (Authors: Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good). Now is that a promise or what?
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About the Author
Bowerman is the self-published author of The Well-Fed Writer titles (www.wellfedwriter.com), multiple-award winning selections of Book-of-the-Month Club. Over 50,000 copies of his first two books in print have earned him a full-time living for over five years.
Why did the Harry Potter books & films lose their sense of wonder, humour, wit?
and become so plodding and pretentious? 
I speak as a huge fan of JK Rowling. what happened?! The first 3 were incredible. Then came the filler (in the books) and the Hollywoodization (of the films). I miss the early '00s..
I 100% agree with you (especially with the Hollywoodization). Lots of books/movies became like that. Perhaps being too popular made her (JK Rowling) forget the main factor that brought her books to the hall of fame, I suppose. It's true that Harry Potter's first 3 were amazing.
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