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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025
Overview
Many people don't realise that children's books often don't have a specific reason for being out of print, and might mistakenly assume it's because they contain politically incorrect material (which is definitely an issue for some books - but I've read plenty of out of print children's books with literally no offensive material whatsoever, too.) Most of the time, the reason is just because the book's over a decade old and not written by a "big name" author, or it was originally promoting a toy or product that's no longer available to buy new, so publishing companies choose not to print or promote them anymore.
Also "out of print" doesn't necessarily mean "old" as in "ancient" - I'm not asking you to seek out rare first edition copies of long forgotten Victorian titles (although you can do that if you want and have the budget, of course!) Most (if not all) of the out of print children's books I read are from the 1990s, 2000s or 2010s so don't feel that old other than not featuring more recent electronic devices. So these are more than fine for this challenge :)
Tips for how to tell if a book is in print or out of print:
- If a book is still widely available at high-street book retailers and is still advertised and available to buy from the publisher's website, that means it's probably in print.
- If a book doesn't seem to appear much or at all on high-street bookshelves, isn't available on the publisher's website and is only available for online purchase from secondhand websites such as eBay, that means it must be out of print.
Read 10 Out of Print Children's Books 2025
2 participants (20 books)
STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025
Overview
Many people don't realise that children's books often don't have a specific reason for being out of print, and might mistakenly assume it's because they contain politically incorrect material (which is definitely an issue for some books - but I've read plenty of out of print children's books with literally no offensive material whatsoever, too.) Most of the time, the reason is just because the book's over a decade old and not written by a "big name" author, or it was originally promoting a toy or product that's no longer available to buy new, so publishing companies choose not to print or promote them anymore.
Also "out of print" doesn't necessarily mean "old" as in "ancient" - I'm not asking you to seek out rare first edition copies of long forgotten Victorian titles (although you can do that if you want and have the budget, of course!) Most (if not all) of the out of print children's books I read are from the 1990s, 2000s or 2010s so don't feel that old other than not featuring more recent electronic devices. So these are more than fine for this challenge :)
Tips for how to tell if a book is in print or out of print:
- If a book is still widely available at high-street book retailers and is still advertised and available to buy from the publisher's website, that means it's probably in print.
- If a book doesn't seem to appear much or at all on high-street bookshelves, isn't available on the publisher's website and is only available for online purchase from secondhand websites such as eBay, that means it must be out of print.
Challenge Books
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26 pages • hardcover • 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780721443690
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1995
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Ladybird Books Ltd
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26 pages • hardcover • 1995 user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780721443690
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1995
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Ladybird Books Ltd
Browse Editions
24 pages • hardcover • 2005 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781844225422
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2005
Edition Pub Date: 03 March 2005
Publisher: Ladybird Books Ltd
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24 pages • hardcover • 2005 user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781844225422
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2005
Edition Pub Date: 03 March 2005
Publisher: Ladybird Books Ltd
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96 pages • paperback • 2003 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780746052792
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2003
Edition Pub Date: 31 January 2003
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd.
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96 pages • paperback • 2003 user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780746052792
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2003
Edition Pub Date: 31 January 2003
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd.
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305 pages • 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1929
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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305 pages • 1929
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1929
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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88 pages • paperback • 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1991
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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88 pages • paperback • 1991
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1991
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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69 pages • hardcover • 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781562470371
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1992
Edition Pub Date: 01 July 1992
Publisher: Pleasant Company
Browse Editions
69 pages • hardcover • 1992
ISBN/UID: 9781562470371
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1992
Edition Pub Date: 01 July 1992
Publisher: Pleasant Company
Browse Editions
69 pages • paperback • 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781562470074
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1991
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
Browse Editions
69 pages • paperback • 1991
ISBN/UID: 9781562470074
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1991
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
Browse Editions
69 pages • hardcover • 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1991
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
Browse Editions
69 pages • hardcover • 1991
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 1991
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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104 pages • paperback • 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2011
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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104 pages • paperback • 2011
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2011
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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184 pages • 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2013
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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184 pages • 2013
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Original Pub Year: 2013
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Publisher: Not specified
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