Wallace Tripp has illustrated many books for children, including Come Back, Amelia Bedelia and (one of my favorites) A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me: A Book of Nonsense Verse (which he also wrote).  He lives in California. 

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I had a flood of requests for No Flying in the House after solving one of my first book stumpers. It was one of those Scholastic Book favorites, originally published in 1970. Now that I know the story myself, I can recognize it in various long-lost memory requests. And, I discovered that it's back in print too, in a nice affordable paperback, so order any time!

BIBLIOGRAPHY
* designates a title still in print
*No Flying in the House. Illustrated by Wallace Tripp. NY: HarperTrophy, 1970, 1982.
The Shades.  Harper & Row, 1971. 

No Flying in the House.  Illustrated by Wallace Tripp.  Revised Harper Trophy edition 2005.  New paperback.  $5.99

Out-of-print books are harder to stock than new books, and some are hard to find, period.  If the title you are seeking is not listed for sale above, that probably means that I am currently out of stock.  However, I am always on the lookout for books, and will gladly quote you when I do find your coveted book. To add your name to my Wants Files, simply fill out a Book Request Form and I will e-mail you when I have a copy in stock.  Thanks.

My friend and I have been reading your web site entries. We love this site! If you can find this book, I owe her dinner (and I'll owe you a bunch as well). The story was about a girl. I think she was living with her Grandmother. In her Grandmother's living room, she had a collection of animals that were displayed on a glass shelf. One day, a cat figurine came to life. I think her name was Belinda. She told the little girl that if she could kiss her elbow that meant she was fairy (don't try it, it doesn't work!). On another occasion, the feline figurine told her what to do so that she could fly. I seem to remember a couple of embarrasing situations for the little girl where she was caught flying in the house near the ceiling and had to come down. (I have dreams about this happening to me!) This has been driving me nuts for several years. I've done some searching locally, without any luck. Please! Tell me you know the answer to this one.

I remember a book about a tiny dog who befriends a girl in a big house and for some reason, at the end, he climbs into the glass miniatures case, holds his breath and becomes a miniature himself with diamond or ruby eyes. Can't remember the name either, but would love to find it as well.

This is about a girl who is half fairy, half human and she has to decide by her somethingth (10th) birthday which world she is going to live in - her name *might* be Annabelle.  There are beautiful scenes of her practicing flying in the house and bumping into things.  I think she's able to talk to animals when she's in her undecided half-fairy state.  I don't remember which world she chose!

Thank you sooooo much, you don't know how much this means to me and believe it or not, I'm going to give it to my friend for her wedding gift, if I can get it in time. What a wonderful service you provide!

I've just found & been browsing your wonderful web page, and thought I'd try my luck. The book I've been looking for is about a girl and a magical dog & cat who are toys? or statues? or made of glass? and only she can see them move.  Either the dog or the cat was named Belinda, I think, and the dog was friendly and the cat wasn't.  I think the dog was helping the girl learn to be magical, like a witch, or how to fly. I read the book when I was very little (borrowed from the library), either in the late 60's  or early 70's.  I want to say the girl's name is Amy.  I have no idea who wrote it.  If this rings any bells, I would be SO very thankful-

My goodness, I can't believe this. How wonderful to keep me on your search list. Yes, I'd like this book.
Just call me the elephant who never forgets!
<grin> How I envy you that. I, on the other hand, am the elephant who always forgets!  ... Except in this case. I just wrote out the check and put it out for the mail carrier. Again, many thanks.

My brother and I both recall a book from our childhood (late 1960's/early 1970's) but neither of us remembers the title. It is about a young girl who, unbeknownst to her, is the daughter of a fairy. I think there is a curse/spell which prevents the father, who is human, from telling the daughter about her mother. Although I think I remember that the girl somehow encounters visions of her mother -- perhaps in her dreams? The defining moment of the story comes when the daughter realizes that she is able to kiss her elbow, because only fairies can do that. At which point the curse/spell is broken and they live happily ever after. If you ever come across a book which fits this (vague) description, please let me know.

A little girl realizes she is a fairy by the mark of a star (or moon) on her hand.

This book was about a little girl who discovers she is a fairy because she can kiss her elbow.  There is a tiny white dog involved in the story, and I think
she learns to fly.  It was illustrated, and in the pictures the little girl has short, wispy fair hair and big eyes.  Any ideas?

The story is about a girl and her very tiny dog - it was only a few inches tall, and I think it sat on her shoulder. I think the dog was white. I don't know if the dog was supposed to be real or imaginary. The girl's name might have been Beverley. This was read out loud in grade school in the 70's.
Brock, Betty, No Flying in the House, illustrated by Wallace Tripp.  Scholastic 1970.  I'm sure plenty of people will send in this suggestion. Here's one description of the plot: "Cute story about a mysterious little girl who has a tiny dog just three inches long. Only her guardian knows her secret and it her job to protect her and her secret, no matter what." The secret is that she is half-fairy. The tiny dog is her friend and protector, and there's a cat that is her enemy.
Philippa Pearce, A Dog So Small.  This is about a *boy*, Ben  but otherwise seems to fit your description: he has an imaginary tiny dog, so small that only he can see it.
T112 Sounds like it could be NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE by Betty Brock, which appears on your Most Requested page. But the girl's name is Annabel Tippens and the little dog's name is Gloria, and it does sit on her shoulder (there's even an illustration of it).  Maybe the person is remembering a "b" name because the wicked cat's name is Belinda or because the author's name starts with a "b"? It might be worth a look. ~from a librarian

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A chapter book with a few black and white illustrations, published sometime before 1977.  The story is about a little girl who is living with her aunt, who collects wind-up toys.  The girl meets a tiny talking dog who can do tricks, and comes to live with her and her aunt.  The girl then meets a cat who tells the girl she is actually a fairy.  The dog warns her not to listen to the cat.  The cat tells the girl about all the things fairies can do, like kiss their own elbows, open locks by blowing into them, and fly.  When she finds she can do these things, the dog (for some reason) feels like it has failed its mission, and turns into a wind-up toy on her aunt's shelf.  After that, can't recall what happens in the book.  Thanks in advance!  =)

No fluying in the house.  it is the best book ever my mom read it and many other books she thought it was cute  she is a 4 th grade teacher.

Hooray, Hooray!  My sister-in-law just bought a miniature chihuahua and that gave me a vague memory of a story I loved as a little girl about a little dog.  I couldn't remember very much about the story, the title, or author and didn't think I would ever figure it out.  Here I found it fairly quickly on your website.  I'm so excited.  Thank you, thank you!!  I'm going to get it so I can read it to my daughters!

My best friend and I were just talking about this book! We were discussing how her older sister started to read us the story when we were in second grade and how we had to return the book to the library to not be late on the due date. The policy at our library was that if someone else wanted to read your book when you turned it in that you would have to allow that person a chance to read it and then you would have a turn. Our library was not large and this book was on a waiting list. We had our names on the waiting list but, my friends sister left for colledge and we couldn''t bear the thought of anyone else reading it to us so, we waited...  9 years! Till we came to this website and found the book! How exciting! And of course we will now purchase the book! Manny thanks!

Sounds similar to Betty Brock's No Flying in the House...
I just wanted to say that this book is *definitely*No Flying in the House, by Betty Brock. The person does have some details confused, but I just read the book yesterday, and there are too many similarities for it to possibly be anything else.

I have been scouring the internet for a book I want to find for my sister. We both loved it as children. It's about a little girl who finds out she is a fairy from a golden cat. I don't remember much else, just that the cat said she was a fairy because she could kiss her elbow. Any help would be much appreciated.

I'm trying to find a book from my childhood.  It was about a child (boy?) who yet to his grandparents(?) house.  The backyard was inhabited by shadow people.  The shadow of anyone or anything that had been in the backyard remained in the yard. There was a whole family of shadow people that the little boy would play with.  Of course none of the adults believed him. The father of the shadow people desperately wanted a ten gallon hat.  For the little boy's birthday, he requested the hat. Everyone tried to talk him out of the hat because it would be way too big.  The boy insisted that was the only thing he wanted for his birthday.  He got the hat and sure enough it was way too big, but he wore it in the garden and it cast a shadow.  The shadow father was very happy to get his shadow hat.  Years later when the little boy had a son of his own he went back to the house.  He looked for the shadow people but they weren't there.  Later his son came in from playing in the backyard and told his father of the shadow people he just met in the backyard.  The father just smiled and listened. Sound familiar at all?  It was probably published no later than the mid '70s. Please let me know if you can help!  Thanks!
S24 about the shadow people is one I also loved - I'm going to think on this one for a bit to see if I can recall the name - hopefully another reader will remember it and let me know as well.
Yay!  Another one.  This is The Shades by Betty Brock.  Harper & Row, 1971.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!  Weird, I just sent you a e-mail 5 or so minutes ago asking if you'd had any luck.  Then I found your e-mail in my box. Guess I should have checked my e-mail first!

I'm SO glad I finally found a source for this book!! I read this book in 3rd grade when it must have been a brand new book. It was very special to me because it was the first novel I ever read, and I knew then it would be the beginning of a love-affair with literature.  I had always remembered the title, and often checked bookstores for it, only to be told it must be out of print. I suspect it may have been an inspiration for the Harry Potter series. I can't wait to read it again now as an adult, and share it with my kids.  Thanks again!

I love that book. I got it from my teacher.

I'm curious - I remember reading this book in 1st grade (that would've been 1975 or so), and I remember the ending of the book being where Gloria (the fairy in the form of a dog) climbed into the cabinet and became a statue (another poster commented about that being the ending). I remember thinking the ending very sad and poignant (but I liked it that way). It haunted me into my adulthood. BUT, when I found a copy of the book (a paperback reprint) in a used-book store, there was a whole happy ending tacked on where the girl found her parents and Gloria took up a career on the stage! Did I really only read (or remember) half the book, or were there two versions? 

Your site is a terrific idea, later I'll look around when I have more time.  Got a quick question, if you'd like to answer it.  I just got No Flying In The House for my daughter, it was a favorite of mine from childhood.  Would you happen to have, or be able to direct me, to any info on Betty Brock?  I hope she knows she is delighting more than the original generation for whom she worte the book. 

I have been searching for this book for several years.  When I was little, I begged my mother to buy me a used book at a store for ten cents.  It turned out to be this one.  I searched and searched, thinking the whole time that the name of the book was Gloria...or that it was similarly titled, with only one word... Finally, with the help of Google and you, I have been reunited with one of my favorite childhood books... and the memory of how my mother  understood how much I loved reading.

No flying in the house:  I got a copy from my Aunt. I had no clue it was soo old until now. Me and my friend have it. Is it worth much? (NOT that i would ever sell it!)

I received my books today. Thank you! I just finished reading No flying in the house. I can't really remember the story, but I'm sure it must be the right one.I remembered that it had nicely drawn pictures. What an odd, delightful little tale.  So, two solved riddles! Thank you!!

A girlfriend and I have been searching for this book for over 25 years.  We checked it out of the library so many times in grade school in the 70's!  We couldn't remember the name.  Every bookseller I asked thought I was crazy. Chinaberry books referred me to you.  Thanks to you and the internet I've found it again!  My friend and I can not thank you enough.  We have now shared it with our families.  Thank you for the work you do!

I have been looking for the title of a book that was read to my 4th grade class in 1975, and periodically search the web with the keywords I can remember.  Today, it pulled up your site and my mystery has been solved
- the book I have been looking for is The Shades, by Betty Brock.  THANKYOU for putting this long lost quest to rest!

Betty Brock,  No Flying in the House.  Your "stump the bookseller" is such a great service!!  I just can't believe that I found out the title and author of a book that I've been thinking about for years.  I read the book in the '70's and now I can't wait to read it with my daughters. Thanks a million!!!