Check Your Bookshelves...

Some first edition children's books can help you retire....

Abe Books is out with a list of the most valuable ones, including this one:

Abe Books writes:

This simple children's picture book has had a remarkable impact on popular culture. To have a special copy, it has to be a 1963 first edition published by Harper & Row, and Sendak's signature will add thousands to the value. Sendak, who died in 2012, was a generous signer and often added sketches when signing a book.
Most expensive copy to sell on AbeBooks - a first signed sold for $25,000 in 2012.

Here's their list of the ten most valuable kids books.