Got an extra mil lying around? You can buy these incredibly rare children’s books

Mil. As in million. Dollars. That’s what it’s going to cost for some of the most rare children’s books in existence. Your rare Hobbits. Your scarce Potters. Your hard-to-find Harolds.
I had a good time checking out the jaw-dropping collection of books available at the Raptis Rare Books website.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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