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Nine Days to Christmas (1959)
Ceci is anxiously waiting to select a piñata for her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party.
Author(s):
Marie Ets, Aurora Labastida
Illustrator(s):
Marie Ets, Aurora Labastida
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903)
Rebecca Rowena Randall comes to stay with her aunts in Riverboro.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kate Wiggin
Illustrator(s):
None
Tinker and Tanker and Their Space Ship (1961)
The intrepid rabbit and his hippo friend are off to explore the stratosphere.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Phil Stong’s Big Book (1961)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Arabian Nights (1957)
Author(s):
Amabel Williams-Ellis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
A Map of Narnia and the Surrounding Countries (1972)
A poster map of Narnia.
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Wait Till the Moon Is Full (1948)
When the moon is full the little raccoon comes out to play.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Sing for Christmas: A Round of Christmas Carols and Stories of the Carols (1943)
A collection of traditional Christmas carols with accompanying music and stories about the carols.
Author(s):
Opal Wheeler
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Revolt of the Toys and What Comes of Quarrelling (1902)
Two stories by the English master.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Ambrose Dudley
Whereyouwantogoto and Other Unlikely Tales (1993)
Five of the Unlikely Tales in a miniature book.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar, Claude Shepperson, Elizabeth Shaw
Anno’s Spain (2004)
Journey through the enchanting cities and eras of Spain. Wander through the historic moments and find the hidden literary and artistic details of this intriguing country.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
A Bird in the Hand: Sayings From Poor Richard’s Almanac (1951)
Author(s):
Benjamin Franklin
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
Chattering Jack (1867)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Tapestry Room (1879)
Two cousins go on magical journeys by way of the Tapestry Room. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Over Sea, Under Stone (1986)
Author(s):
Susan Cooper
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Tales from Moominvalley (1963)
Author(s):
Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s):
Tove Jansson
Irish Fairy Tales (1920)
A collection of Irish fairy tales. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
James Stephens
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories (2011)
The River (1991)
Brian returns to the Canadian wilderness to record his survival skills, and finds himself in more peril than he counted on.
Author(s):
Gary Paulsen
Illustrator(s):
Neil Waldman
The Fairy Book (1913)
A large collection of traditional fairy tales. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Dinah Mulock
Illustrator(s):
Warwick Goble