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Nature - Mammals Genre

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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

The Box with Red Wheels: A Picture Book (1949)

The barnyard animals are curious to find out what is in the box with red wheels. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Freddy Goes to Florida (1949)

In this, their first adventure, the animals of the Bean farm, Freddy, Charles, Jinx, Hank, Mrs. Wiggins and the rest travel to Florida for the winter. Originally published as To and Again. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Freddy Plays Football (1949)

Freddy goes to high school so he can play on the football team. Back at the farm he investigates Aaron Doty who claims to be Mrs. Bean’s brother. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

The Happy Man and His Dump Truck (1949)

All the animals want a ride in the happy man’s dump truck Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Miryam Yardumian
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

My World: A Companion to Goodnight Moon (1949)

In this sequel the little bunny wakes up to explore his world.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

Three Orphan Kittens (1949)

Three mischievous kittens get into trouble in a house where they do not belong.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Walt Disney Studio

The Circus Baby (1950)

Mother elephant decides it is time her baby learned proper table manners.

Read online at archive.org

A Day at the Zoo (1950)

This celebration of the zoo includes a song. Later editions have fewer pages.

The Great Big Animal Book (1950)

Portraits of our animal friends.

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Hirum the Hillbilly (1950)

When two city slickers try to trick Wesley’s folks out of their farm, Hirum the mule steps in and sends them packing.

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

If I Ran the Zoo (1950)

Gerald McGrew designs a new zoo.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1951
Caldecott Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1950

The Little Trapper (1950)

The little trapper gets trapped.

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

O, Said the Squirrel (1950)

A photobook about a squirrel.

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

Squirrely of Willow Hill (1950)

The squirrels have put away a goodly store of nuts for the winter, but they find a big banquet after a snow storm very acceptable.

Whaler ’Round the Horn (1950)

Rodney Glenn hitches a ride to New Bedford to sign on with a whalerman and is off for the south seas and a rendezvous with a certain white whale. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

The Adventures of Benjamin Pink (1951)

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

Azor and the Blue-Eyed Cow (1951)

The blue-eyed cow has her own idea of how a cow should behave and only Azor understands her. And yes, there is a Santa Claus.

Author(s): Maude Crowley
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Defender (1951)

Turgen takes pity on the mountain sheep during a hard winter.

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1952

Fox Eyes (1951)

The fox is spying out secrets, but his memory is not very good and he has to do it all over again the next day.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Jean Charlot

Freddy Goes to the North Pole (1951)

Freddy and his friends start a successful animal tourism business but run into trouble on a trip to the North Pole to see Santa Claus, rescuing two children on the way. This book was originally published under the title More to and Again.... View More

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

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