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Pet of the Met (1953)
A mouse who works as a page turner at the Metropolitan Opera House has only one enemy: a cat. But during a performance of "The Magic Flute," something magical happens to change their lives.
Author(s):
Don Freeman, Lydia Freeman
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman, Lydia Freeman
It was a Dark and Stormy Night (1993)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Tales of the Greek Heroes (1979)
A collection of the most famous Greek hero tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Roger Green
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes, Betty Middleton-Sandford
Pirates in Oz (1931)
Peter joins Captain Salt and King Ato to oppose Ruggedo, the former Gnome King who tries again to conquer Oz.
Author(s):
Ruth Thompson
Illustrator(s):
John Neill
The Long Trains Roll (1944)
Randy MacDougal stumbles on evidence of a sabotage ring aimed at the trains passing through Calico Gap and contacts the FBI.
Author(s):
Stephen Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
The Picts and the Martyrs (1943)
Author(s):
Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Ransome, Unknown
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1949)
A complete collection of bold and original Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
Author(s):
Hans Andersen
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Kredel
The Last of the Mohicans (1957)
In this second volume in the Leatherstocking Tales, we meet Natty Bumpo and Chingachgook as they rescue two young British women.
Author(s):
James Cooper
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
The Fairy Caravan (1929)
A young guinea pig runs away and joins the circus.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Beatrix Potter
The Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
Ribby the cat invites Dutchess the Pomeranian to a tea party. Read online at wikisource.
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Beatrix Potter
The Complete Adventures of Curious George (2001)
Author(s):
H. A. Rey, Margret Rey
Illustrator(s):
H. A. Rey
More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895)
A second selection from the vast riches of the Celtic folk and fairy tale. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John Batten
Anno’s Counting Book (1975)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination (1970)
There are different ways of seeing, even when looking at the same picture.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Flowers from Shakespeare’s Garden: A Posy from the Plays (1906)
Humanized flowers to illustrate Shakespearean lines. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
William Shakespeare
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Bric-a-Brac Stories (1885)
Twenty-four stories with pictures. Read for free online at Google Books.
Author(s):
Constance Harrison
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
A Study in Scarlet (1888)
Author(s):
Arthur Doyle
Illustrator(s):
Charles Doyle
Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Magic Horse (1933)
The triplets ride their rocking horse to Candy Land.
Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman
Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Gingerbread (1932)
Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman
The Boyd Smith Mother Goose (1919)
A copious and scholarly Mother Goose taken from the earliest printed examples. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Boyd Smith