Button Inventory

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1	Title	Publisher/Maker	Associated Book/Character/Creator	Year	Shape	Size (Approximate)	Description	Notes

2	Petrosinella: A Neopolitan Repunzel	Fredrick Warne & Co.	Petrosinella: A Neopolitan Repunzel -- Giambattista Basile, ill. Diane Stanley	1981, Fall	Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Color illustration of a girl with long hair looking longingly out a window. Text on back reads: "PETROSINELLA \| A Neapolitan Rapunzel \| by Giambattista Basile \| Illustrated by Diane Stanley \| Fall 1981 \| $10.95/$11.95 after 12/31/81 \| Fredrick Warne & Co., Inc. \| Illustration (c)1981 Diane Stanley"
3	Rudolph He's Not.	Arthur A. Levine Books	Rover Saves Christmas -- Roddy Doyle		Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Black, white, and red illustration of a dog with antlers and a red nose holding a Christmas present. Full text reads: "Rudolph He's Not. Rover Saves Christmas by Roddy Doyle."	Two copies
4	Don't Squint. Read Large Print.	G. K. Hall			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Red and white background and text (no image)
5	TIPS: Freedom of Selection	Brodart			Square	2 1/8 x 2 1/8 inches (5.4 x 5.4 cm)	Color illustration of an American flag with books instead of stars. Advertises TIPS (Title Information Preview Service)
6	Bah Humbug!	Carole Group Ltd.			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Color illustration of an old man (Scrooge?) shouting "Bah Humbug!" Text along edge reads: "Souvenirs by the Carole Group LTD of Workingham"
7	I'm A Tough Cookie	Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books	Tough Cookie -- David Wisniewski		Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Black text on a color photograph of a chocolate chip cookie
8	Signet Vista	Signet Vista (assumed)			Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	Solid red background with white logo and text
9	Kids Need Libraries				Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Solid white background with red text in a handwriting-like font
10	EBSCO Cares	EBSCO (assumed)			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Solid white background with navy text and navy EBSCO Industries logo
11	I'm a fan of Danny Dunn	Hewig & Marvic	Danny Dunn -- Raymond Abrashkin, Jay Williams		Circle	1 3/8 inches (3.7 cm)	Red background with black and white text and an illustration of a test tube and a cloud of smoke	Two copies. Button by Hewig & Marvic
12	Happy Birthday to Pinocchio	Four Winds Press	Pinocchio		Circle	2 7/8 inches (7.5 cm)	White text and silhouette of Pinocchio on a teal background
13	No B.S. Manager	Self-Counsel Press (assumed)	The Ultimate No B.S. Book -- Dan Kennedy		Rectangle	2 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (7 x 4.5 cm)	Solid white background with red and black text. Full text reads: "I'm a No B.S. No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take No Prisoners Manager. Read 'The Ultimate No B.S. Book' by Dan Kennedy, Self-Counsel Press"
14	Point: Pass the Word				Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Solid white backgrond with red cursive and sans serif fonts
15	Librarians Love DIALOG				Circle	1 5/8 inches (4.2 cm)	Solid white background with black text and a red heart instead of the word "love"	Two copies
16	Check It Out! The Book About Libraries	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	Check It Out! The Book About Libraries -- Gail Gibbons		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	White background with red, blue, and black text. Full text reads: "Check It Out! The Book About Libraries. HBJ. Gail Gibbons"
17	Touch this Spot!	N.G. Slater Corp.	Spot the Dog (Eric Hill)		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Color illustration of Spot with black text on a white background
18	Wear A Smile All Day	See-More's Workshop			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Red and blue illustration of a smiling child with blue text on a white background	Workshop's address along edge: "325 West End Avenue #12B, New York, N.Y. 10023 (212) 877-7356"
19	You can go GNOME again!				Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	White text and a black-and-white illustration of a gnome with a red hat on a black background
20	Junior Kroll	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	Junior Kroll -- Betty Paraskevas, ill. Mike Paraskevas	1992	Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Illustration of a boy on a bike
21	I'd Rather Be Reading				Circle	1 1/2 inches (3.6 cm)	White text on a blue background	Two copies
22	Odd Velvet	Chronicle Books	Odd Velvet -- Mary Whitcomb, Tara Calahan King	1998	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Illustration of a girl with red hair, braided pigtails, and glasses on a green background	Two copies
23	This Way to BOOKS	H. W. Wilson Company	This Way to Books -- Caroline Feller Bauer	c.1983	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Black line drawing of a dog and a bear reading books back-to-back on a white background with red text. Full text reads: "This Way to BOOKS. Caroline Feller Bauer. The H. W. Wilson Company"	Two copies
24	Love Is a Happy Cat	Newmarket Press	Love Is a Happy Cat -- Dr. Michael W. Fox, ill. Harry Gans	c.1996	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Red and black text and a black line drawing of a cat holding a sign that says "Rights!" Full text reads: "Read LOVE IS A HAPPY CAT by Dr. Michael W. Fox. Newmarket Press [copyright] Gans"
25	Education Is Our Right: No Cutbacks	Young Socialist Alliance			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Yellow and red text on a black background bordered in red. Full text reads: "Education is our right. No cutbacks. YSA"	Text along edge reads: "Young Socialist Alliance P.O. Box 471, Cooper Station, N.Y. N.Y. 10003"
26	The Lollipop Dragon Says Let's Be Friends		Lollipop Dragon		Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Black text and an illustration of a green dragon on a yellow background
27	Illustration from "Ollie the Elephant"	Nord Sud Verlag (North-South)	Ollie the Elephant -- Burny Bos, ill. Hans de Beer	c.1995	Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Color illustration of a young elephant on roller skates with peakcock feathers strapped to its back	Manufactured in England by Baynham & Stanfield Badge Co. Ltd.
28	Proud to be a Teacher Librarian	Journal for School Library Professionals			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Purple text on a white-and-brown mottled background
29	Any Book Worth Reading is Worth Buying!	Holt, Rinehart & Winston	Snoopy (Charles Schulz)	1958?	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Illustration of Snoopy holding a pink book and green money on a light blue background	3 copies
30	Illustration from "Where the Wild Things Are"		Where the Wild Things Are -- Maurice Sendak		Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Close-up illustration of a Wild Thing's face with yellow eyes and pointy teeth (no text)
31	Concisely what you need!		The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Yellow text on a red background
32	The Black Cauldron		The Black Cauldron -- Lloyd Alexander (assumed)		Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Black and red text in a Gothic font with a black-and-white illustration of a smoking cauldron on a black background	2 copies
33	Illustration from "The Genie in the Jar"	Henry Holt and Company	The Genie in the Jar -- Nikki Giovanni, ill. Chris Raschka	c.1996	Circle	2 7/8 inches (7.5 cm)	Illustration of a young African American girl in a blue dress dancing with her eyes closed against a yellow background
34	I'm Winning the Money Game With B&T				Circle	2 inches (5.2 cm)	White and brown text and a white dollar sign on a green background
35	Mom for President	Avon Books/Hearst Corp.	The President's Daughter -- Ellen Emerson White	1984	Circle	1 5/8 inches (4.2 cm)	White and blue text on a red, white, and blue background. Full text reads: "Mom for President. The President's Daughter By Ellen Emerson White. Flare Paperback"	Text along edge reads: "Copyright 1984. Avon Books. The Hearst Corporation."
36	Don't Hurry, Don't Worry	Hallmark Card Inc.		1970s?	Circle	5 7/8 inches (15 cm)	Orange text and a color illustration of a frog surrounded by flowers on a green background. Can be made to hang or stand	Text on back: "Love Dots 125AWB997-1 PKT14."
37	I'm a Looney Lover!	Avon Camelot	Matthew Looney (Jerome Beatty Jr.)	1970s?	Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Promotional button featuring a black line drawing of a young boy resting with his hands behind his head. Black and red text on a white background	3 copies
38	My Mom Travels A Lot	Fredrick Warne & Co.	My Mom Travels A Lot -- Caroline Feller Bauer, ill. Nancy Winslow Parker	1981	Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Color illustration of a young girl and two dogs standing near a large pile of luggage
39	I'm a Wild Thing for Peace	Dutton	Where the Wild Things Are -- Maurice Sendak; The Big Book for Peace -- Ann Durell, Marilyn Sachs	1990	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Color illustration of a Wild Thing with a nest of baby birds atop its head. Lilac background	2 copies
40	Happy 30th Birthday Cat in the Hat		Cat in the Hat -- Dr. Seuss	c.1985	Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Black, white, and red illustration of the Cat in the Hat with black text on a white background	Two copies
41	Moo-ve over to Brodart!	Brodart			Circle	3 3/8 inches (8.2 cm)	Black-and-white illustration of a cow's head on a grey-and-white background with cow spots. Green, black, and red tex and red and green logos
42	Read!	North-South (Nord Sud Verlag)	Little Polar Bear (Hans de Beer)		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Color illustration of a little polar bear reading a book under an arch constructed with books	Two copies
43	Angus Lost	Phoenix/BFA Films & Video	Angus Lost -- Marjorie Flack	c.1983	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Promotional button for the "Angus Lost" film featuring an illustration of a black Scottish terrier with a red collar. Full text reads: "A Phoenix/BFA Films & Video Presentation. Angus Lost"	Two copies
44	Let's Talk Turkey	Little, Brown			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Black, white, and red illustration of a turkey with black text on a white background
45	Ramona says No Smoking	N.G. Slater Corp.	Ramona Quimby (Beverly Cleary)		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Black line drawing of Ramona drawing on a sheet of paper on the ground. Red text and white background.
46	Getting the Most for the Least	LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)		1984	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Illustration of a red apple with a cord and plug against a yellow background
47	I Flip Over Magazines	PMR (Popular Magazine Review)			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Red text on a yellow background. Full text reads: "I Flip Over Magazines. PMR. Popular Magazine Review. PO Box 325, Topsfield, MA 01983"
48	Nate is Great	N.G. Slater Corp.	Nate the Great -- Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, ill. Marc Simont	c.1977	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Black line drawing of a boy dressed as a detective (similar to Sherlock Holmes) on a yellow background
49	Libraries: So Much for Free	Freeline, Inc.			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	White text and illustration of a book on a blue and yellow patterned background
50	USA Today Super Sports Coverage	USA Today/Gannett			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Blue illustration of three figures on bikes on a white background
51	Udelej To. (Udělej To.)				Circle	1 3/4 inches (4.5 cm)	White text reads "Do it." in Czech on a blue background
52	Junior Literary Guild 1929-1984	Junior Literary Guild		c.1984	Circle	1 5/8 inches (4.2 cm)	Black text on a white background
53	It's 10 pm...Do you know where your dog is?	Chronicle Books (assumed)	The Night I Followed the Dog -- Nina Laden (assumed)		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Black text and silhouette of a running dog on a white background. Text on button is the last line of the book "The Night I Followed the Dog"
54	LITA Better Life	LITA (Library Information Technology Association)			Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Black text on a color illustration of a sun rising/setting over water
55	America Goes Online!	Marquis Who's Who			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	White text on a red background. Full text reads: America goes online! Marquis Who's Who Database"
56	Green tiger with flowers				Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Color illustration of a green tiger head above flowers on a white background (no text)
57	I Love Midwest Library Service	Midwest Library Service			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	White background with black text and a red heart instead of the word "love"
58	Under Every Roof	The Preservation Press	Under Every Roof -- Patricia Brown Glenn, ill. Joe Stites	c.1993	Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Green line drawing of a fish under a roof with navy text on a white background
59	I did it in 90 minutes!	Peterson's	The 90 Minute Resume/The Advanced 90 Minute Resume -- Peggy Schmidt	c.1992	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Red and yellow text on a red and yellow background. Text includes the titles of the two books
60	Space Case: Take Me to Your Library	Dial	Space Case -- Edward Marshall, ill. James Marshall	c.1980	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Yellow and pink illustration of a spaceship with white and pink text on a black background
61	I Need Help!	Peterson's	The Working Parents HELP! Book -- Susan Crites Price, Tom Price	c.1996	Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Red and black text on a white background
62	Playtime Pals: Let's Pretend Teddy	Reader's Digest (assumed)	Let's Pretend Teddy -- Joshua Morris	c.1992	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Color illustration of a teddy bear surrounded by blue and red text on a white background
63	Bantam Has the Secret	Bantam (assumed)			Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Color illustration of a woman opening a box with surrounding black text
64	I'm a Bill Peet Fan		Big Bad Bruce -- Bill Peet		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Black line drawing of a laughing bear with black text on an orange background	Two copies
65	A Very Special Arts Festival	VSA (assumed)			Circle	1 3/4 inches (4.5 cm)	Purple illustration of figures holding hands in a circle with purple text on a white background	Two copies
66	Come get your wings and fly, fly, fly!				Novelty	2 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (7 x 4.5 cm)	Color illustration of a boy holding wings with a bird behind him. Button is cut to the shape of the text and illustration	Two copies
67	I'm a BigToy				Circle	1 5/8 inches (4.2 cm)	Red text on an orange background
68	Baker & Taylor works for me.	Baker & Taylor			Circle	3 inches (7.5 cm)	Brown text on a tan background
69	Read any good books lately?				Circle	3 7/8 inches (10 cm)	A photograph of a dog dressed as a librarian similar to William Wegman's photographs. Text is in a speech bubble
70	I'm a Biblioholic	Fulcrum Publishing			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)	Black line drawing of a book with red and black text on a white background
71	The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister	North-South (Nord Sud Verlag)	The Rainbow Fish -- Marcus Pfister		Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Color illustration of the Rainbow Fish with black text. Includes shiny silver scales	Two copies
72	I Prefer Large Print				Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	White text on a green background (no image)
73	Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book	Charlesbridge Publishing	Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book -- Jerry Pallotta, ill. Ralph Masiello	c.1989	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Color illustration of a gecko with black text on a yellow background. Text includes the phone number for Charlesbridge
74	Blues Journey	Holiday House	Blues Journey -- Walter Dean Myers, ill. Christopher Myers	c.2003	Rectangle	2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (6.5 x 9 cm)	Book cover illustration featuring three figures sitting in a horse drawn cart
75	Olive, the Other Reindeer	Chronicle Books	Olive, the Other Reindeer -- Vivian Walsh, ill. J. Otto Seibold	1997	Novelty	1 9/16 x 3 inches (4.6 x 7.5 cm)	Color illustration of Olive sitting in a car with Santa. Button is cut to the shape of text and illustration.
76	You Can Choose!	Live Wire Video Publishers			Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	"You Can Choose!" is in color at the center of the button with blue text circling the edge. Text near edge reads: "Live Wire Video Publishers / 1-800-359-KIDS / 3315 Sacramento St. San Francisco, CA 94118"
77	The GREAT BUILDINGS Collection		The Great Buildings Collection: A Designer's Library of Architecture on CD-ROM -- Kevin Matthews	c.1999	Circle	2 inches (5.3 cm)	Black line drawing of a curved Chrysler building on a silver background
78	Two copies	Twenty-First Century Books	Drug-Alert Series	c.1990	Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	Black line drawing of a girl and boy with their arms around each other's shoulder. White background with "Me? I'm Drug-Free!" in red and "Twenty-First Century Books / Drug-Free Kids / The Drug-Alert Series" in blue
79	I have been East of the Sun & West of the Moon with Mercer Mayer	Four Winds Press	East of the Sun & West of the Moon -- Mercer Mayer	1980s	Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	Red-brown text circling an illustration of a fish in the center.
80	Carl's Afternoon in the Park	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	Carl's Afternoon in the Park -- Alexandra Day	1991	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Color illustration of Carl sitting on grass with a red flower in his mouth.	Two copies
81	Relax Damn It!	New Harbinger Publications			Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	White and yellow text on a blue background. "Damn It!" is written in a jagged font.
82	"Give Me Liberty...Or Give Me Death!"	DK	Yankee Doodle -- Gary Chalk	c.1993	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Color illustration of three animals with a flag, drum, and flute on a white background. Includes quote from Patrick Henry and the title, author, and publisher of the book.
83	HELLO MADISON				Circle	1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm)	White text on a turquoise background.
84	Little House: Laura	Harper Collins Children's Books	Little House on the Prairie -- Laura Ingalls Wilder, ill. Ranée Graef		Oval	2 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (7 x 4.4 cm)	Color illustration of Laura in a green dress on a red plaid background.
85	Mr. Pin: THe Chocolate Files		Mr. Pin (Mary Monsell)		Circle	2 3/16 inches (5.5 cm)	Black and white illustration of a penguin detective on a pale purple background. Text along top reads: "Bad chocolate is always a crime."	Two copies
86	The American Girls Collection: Addy, 1864	American Girl	American Girl series		Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Color illustration of Addy in a red dress and yellow bonnet. Text in black along top edge with her name under her portrait.
87	Humbug!	Plantland (assumed)			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Metal tag with white text on a red background and "Humbug!" in the center. Text near edge reads: "Good for extra 10% off plants, trees, and trims at Plantland. And Plantland gives 25¢ to Secret Santa. EXP. 12/24."
88	Did you get your USA Today Today?	USA Today			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.5 cm)	Dark turqoise text and USA Today logo on a yellow background.
89	Hey! It's the #2 Bestseller!	Steward, Tabori & Chang (Abrams)	The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit -- Werner Holzwarth, ill. Wolf Erlbruch	c.1993	Circle	2 3/16 inches (5.5 cm)	Color illustration of a brown mole on a white background with black text.
90	Devour A Poem!	Random House	Dinosaur Dinner (With a Slice of Alligator Pie) -- Dennis Lee, ill. Debbie Tilley		Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.5 cm)	Color illustration of a green dinosaur with a white napkin tied around its neck and holding a fork. Pale orange background wioth blue and red text. Full text reads: "DEVOUR A POEM! April Is National Poetry Month \| 676-76240-9 \| Illustration (c)1997 by Debbie Tilley from Dinosaur Dinner (With a Slice of Alligator Pie) \| http://www.randomhouse.com"	Two copies
91	Remember Dippers		Dippers -- Barbara Nichol, ill. Barry Moser		Circle	2 3/16 inches (5.5 cm)	Color illustration of a "dipper" (rat-like creature with wings) on a tan background. Text at bottom reads: "Icticyon celiosylvestris, dipper"
92	READ-a-thon	National M.S. Society			Circle	2 inches (5 cm)	Metal tag with black illustration of a dog detective holding a magnifying glass to a book. Red and black text reads: "MS \| Multiple Sclerosis \| Mystery Sleuth \| READ-a-thon"
93	Jingle				Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.5 cm)	Gold star and red text on a white background.
94	Three cheers for Agapanthus Hum!	Philomel Books	Agapanthus Hum (Joy Cowley)	2001	Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	Color illustration of a little girl in a purple shirt and shorts with glasses jumping in the air. Text along edge reads: "Agapanthus Hum created by Joy Cowley. Illustration (c)2001 Jennifer Plecas. Philomel Books ISBN 0-399-23676-7"
95	Libraries Share...	Freline, Inc.		1981	Circle	2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)	Illustration of a grey mouse on a yellow background. Text along edge reads: "(c) Freline, Inc. 1981 Printed in U.S.A. 128-211"
96	I'm Choosy!	Bantam Books			Circle	2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)	Metal tag with blue and red text and an illustration of a hot air balloon on a white background. Full text reads: "Choose your own adventure \| I'm Choosy! \| Bantam Books"	Three copies
97	I am a Crayola DREAM-MAKER	Crayola			Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	Green and red text on a background that looks like a crayola box. "DREAM-MAKER" is written in a font meant to look like hand-writing.
98	I've Got Latitude	Hammon Atlases			Circle	2 1/2 inches (6.5 cm)	White text and horizontal lines on a green background (no image).
99	The Awesome Truth: Paul Zindel	Bantam Books			Circle	3 inches (7.6 cm)	White text and Bantam Books logo on a turquoise background. Text along bottom edge reads: "BSP265A188 \| Printed in U.S.A."
100	american libraries for america's librarians				Circle	1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm)	White text and illustration of the Statue of Liberty on a blue background. Red and white stripes extend from the Statue of Liberty to the edge. All text lowercase.