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The Railway Children (1906)
Shasta of the Wolves (1919)
Author(s):
Olaf Baker
Illustrator(s):
Charles Bull
Down River (1957)
John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club set out to explore a cave he has found.
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Laurence Irving
The Door in the Wall (1949)
During the bubonic plague, Robin is challenged with overcoming the loss of use in his legs when he was supposed to be sent off to become a knight.
Author(s):
Marguerite de Angeli
Illustrator(s):
Marguerite de Angeli
The Well-Wishers (1960)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
The Trumpet of the Swan (1970)
When Louis, a trumpeter swan is born, he is mute. This is the story of how he finds a voice, with the help of his friends and wins his true love.
Author(s):
E. B. White
Illustrator(s):
Edward Frascino
Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things that Go (1974)
The Pig family heads for the beach on a very busy highway.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s Biggest Word Book Ever (1985)
The book is enormous, but the words are still small.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Greylock and the Robins (1946)
Author(s):
Tom Robinson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Eloise’s Christmas Trinkles (2007)
This shorter book was adapted from Eloise’s adventures at Christmastime.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Silver Chair (1953)
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Little Fur Family (1946)
The little fur child explores his world.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
“Meow,” Said the Fierce Baby Lion (1948)
The baby lion gets ready to practice his hunting skills.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Church Mice Take a Break (2000)
When the vestry mice and Sampson are stranded at a seaside resort, they have to resort to the sea to retrieve their fossil ticket home.
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
The Tenggren Mother Goose (1940)
A selection of traditional rhymes and songs.
Author(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Story of Jesus: A Little New Testament (1944)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
Ghosts What Ain’t (1923)
A humorous sermon on not letting our fears prevent us from acting. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Ellis Butler
Illustrator(s):
Harold Cue
The Little Airplane (1938)
Pilot Small demonstrates how he flies his airplane in this American edition.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Man in the Yellow Raft (1969)
A collection of eight short stories of men at war in World War II.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Samuel Bryant
David Copperfield (1962)
This is a newly illustrated version of Dickens’ autobiographical magnum opus.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker