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At the Back of the North Wind (1871)
Diamond is visited by the North Wind who takes him on magical journeys. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Hughes
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (1992)
Running for ten years, from 1985 to 1995, the adventures of Calvin and his tiger friend Hobbes was one of the most popular comic strips of all time.
Author(s):
Bill Watterson
Illustrator(s):
Bill Watterson
The Attic Term (1976)
Ginty Marlow is pretty, clever and popular. But then she breaks the rules and gets herself in trouble.
Author(s):
Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s):
Elizabeth Grant
Au Clair de la Lune & Other French Nursery Songs (1941)
Includes Frère Jacques, Sur le Pont d’Avignon and other favorites.
Aunt Louisa’s London Toy Books: Diamonds and Toads (1871)
Author(s):
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
Auntie (1932)
Celia Jane spends a year with her Auntie, then when she is grown up and has a son of her own Auntie comes to live with her.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen (1974)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
None
Author! Author! (1962)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
None
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes (1990)
Author(s):
Bill Watterson
Illustrator(s):
Bill Watterson
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1916)
His own account of his life by one of the foremost founders of the United States. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.
Author(s):
Benjamin Franklin
Illustrator(s):
Boyd Smith
Autumn Term (1948)
Twins Nicola and Lawrie Marlow join their four older sisters at Kingscote School.
Author(s):
Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s):
Marjorie Owens
Away to Sea (1931)
Jim Slater ran away from his father’s farmhouse to become a sailor. Later, he discovered he was aboard a slave ship.
Author(s):
Stephen Meader
Illustrator(s):
Clinton Balmer
Azor and the Haddock (1949)
Author(s):
Maude Crowley
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Babar and Father Christmas (1940)
Babar’s children hear of Father Christmas who brings joy and toys to little children. Can Babar find a way to bring him to the Elephants’ country?
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar and His Children (1938)
Babar and Celeste have triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar and Zephir (1937)
Babar’s friend Zephir the monkey is certain that he can save Isabelle the monkey princess. But he needs the help of a tiny mermaid named Eleanore.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar at Home (1938)
Babar and Celeste have triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar the King (1935)
Babar and the elephants build a beautiful and happy city called Celesteville. But one fateful day a snake arrives.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar’s Anniversary Album (1981)
To celebrate Babar’s 60 years in America, this handsome anthology of six best-loved stories is reissued.
Author(s):
Laurent de Brunhoff, Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Laurent de Brunhoff, Jean de Brunhoff
Babar’s Friend Zephir (1937)
Babar’s friend Zephir the monkey is certain that he can save Isabelle the monkey princess. But he needs the help of a tiny mermaid named Eleanore.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff