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13 Clocks (1950)

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A wicked Duke imagines he has killed time itself.

Author(s): James Thurber
Illustrator(s): Marc Simont

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The 23rd Psalm (1999)

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The Lord is my true shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)

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When Bartholomew takes of his hat to the king, his head grows another one, until he is in danger of losing his head. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

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A Apple Pie (1886)

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An apple pie and the things children are willing to do to get it. While following the fortunes of that pie, the book introduces the letters A to Z. READ NOW.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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A-Hunting We Will Go (1998)

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Steven Kellogg has written new verses to a traditional nursery song and enlivened it with his fanciful illustrations. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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The ABC Bunny (1933)

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The rhythmic and rhyming text tells the story of Bunny, driven from Bunnyland to Elsewhere after an unfortunate accident with an apple. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey. The illustrations are original lithographs d... View More

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág, Howard Gág

1934
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ABC of Babar (1936)

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One of the most charming ABC books of any era, this has few words and many rich color illustrations on every page.

Author(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s): Jean de Brunhoff

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Abe Lincoln Grows Up (1928)

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Here we have Lincoln’s babyhood and boyhood at Knob Creek Farm and on Little Pigeon Creek, his games and chores.

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

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The Absolutely Essential Eloise (1999)

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Six-year-old Eloise lives in the sophisticated Plaza Hotel along with a singing nanny and a cat-looking dog. All day long, Eloise explores the hotel and its inhabitants, filling her days with great adventures. This special edition includes informatio... View More

Author(s): Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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The Absurd ABC (1874)

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Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Absurd ABC (1896)

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Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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An Actor’s Life For Me (1953)

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This book takes place after the events of The Islanders, Rough Water and Operation Wild Goose and deals with Nick’s doings at drama school.... View More

Author(s): Roland Pertwee
Illustrator(s): T. R. Freeman

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Adam of the Road (1942)

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In this story of thirteenth-century England, Adam travels from St. Albans Abbey to Winchester to Oxford in search of his father, a strolling player. The Newbery Award seal was applied to the dust jacket by the time of the second printing in June 1943... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Gray
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

1943
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Admiral Hornblower (1966)

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Omnibus edition of Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower and Hornblower in the West Indies.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Charles Gorham

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The Adventures of Arab (1946)

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Arab is a merry-go-round horse who seeks his freedom. He and a coach horse strike a bargain and trade places and what happens next is rather unusual. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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The Adventures of Benjamin Pink (1951)

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It was a wonderful day for Mr. Pink when, after being shipwrecked on an island, he finds a chest full of treasure. In spite of the warnings of an amused old turtle, Benjamin is determined to bring back his treasure to his village and do Good Works. R... View More

Author(s): Garth Williams
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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Adventures of Captain William Walrus (1972)

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A ship’s crew searches for underwater treasure and deals with a runaway locomotive.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Enzo Giannini

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The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon (1987)

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An omnibus containing: Harold and the Purple Crayon, Harold’s Fairy Tale, Harold’s Trip to the Sky and Harold’s Circus. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1933)

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Huck and Jim, a runaway slave travel down the Mississippi on a raft. The Great American Novel.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): John Harley, E. W. Kemble

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer’s Comrade (1885)

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Huck and Jim, a fugitive slave, travel down the Mississippi. The Great American Novel. READ NOW.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): John Harley, E. W. Kemble

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