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Nature - Mammals Genre

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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

Censored the Goat (1945)

Jerry and Les lease their pet goat John Paul Jones to the U.S. Navy for the duration. Letters from servicemen chronicle his adventures on sea and land as he helps defeat the Japanese. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Cocolo (1945)

Cocolo is sold from his island and his friend Lucio to live with the spoiled Fussy, but finds his way home in the end. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Freddy and the Popinjay (1945)

Freddy and his friends are kept busy around the farm in this volume of the Bean farm animals saga. Read online at archive. org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Santana, the Hero Dog of France (1945)

A dog and his master give their lives to stop the German advance on Paris in World War I.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Spotty (1945)

One of a new litter of rabbits has spots.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

The Donkey Cart (1946)

Linda and her brother spend the summer on their uncle’s farm.

Author(s): Clyde Robert Bulla
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Farm Stories (1946)

Fifty stories about farm activities with 100 color illustrations by Tenggren.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Freddy the Pied Piper (1946)

When Mr. Boomschmidt’s circus falls on hard times, Freddy and his friends rally around so the show can go on. Read online at archive. org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Mr. Wilmer (1946)

On his twenty-ninth birthday William Wilmer discovers that he can converse with animals. From then on, life became highly exciting and lots of fun. This is the first British edition.

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

My Friend the Cow (1946)

A promotional booklet from the National Dairy Council.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Pretzel: A Page for Children (1946)

Pretzel is a very looong weiner dog - which sometimes is a disadvantage and sometimes a distinct advantage. These short stories taken from Pretzel and the Puppies were published in Good Housekeeping magazine.... View More

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Pretzel and the Puppies (1946)

Pretzel and Greta now have five puppies.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

The Big Brown Bear (1947)

Originally published as a Big Golden Book, this story of a bear who cannot stay away from a beehive has been a perennial favorite. Later editions are significantly shorter.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Curious George Takes a Job (1947)

Curious George is curious about what lies outside the zoo, so he leaves and takes a job washing windows. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): H. A. Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1947

Desert Animals (1947)

Descriptions of desert dwelling animals in verse.

Author(s): Rita Kissin
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Freddy the Magician (1947)

Freddy, that multi-talented pig, takes up stage magic and prestidigitation.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Golden Egg Book (1947)

When a curious bunny finds a blue speckled egg, he can’t wait to find out who, or what, is inside it. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Mr. Peck’s Pets (1947)

Mr. Peck rescues animals in distress and adds them to his household.

Author(s): Louise H. Seaman
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

The Sleepy Little Lion (1947)

In-between naps, a lion cub meets a series of pets.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Ylla

The Baby Camel and His Naughty Father (1948)

The camel driver picked up the baby camel in his arms. “We’ll give you a ride,” he said. “You’re too little to walk...”

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

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