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Nature - Mammals Genre

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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

The Great Big Wild Animal Book (1951)

Portraits of our wild animal friends.

Read online at archive.org

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

Gypsy (1951)

The life story of a cat.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

The Kitten’s Surprise (1951)

When Joan is mean to her new kitten it runs away to the forest.

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

Let Them Live (1951)

Discusses the effect of development on wildlife habitat.

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

A Long Way to Frisco (1951)

A nineteenth century pig drive on the west coast.

Author(s): Alfred Powers
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Our Friendly Friends (1951)

Verses about our animal friends.

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

The Summer Noisy Book (1951)

Muffin goes for a ride in the country and hears many new sounds.

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

Trappers and Traders of the Far West (1951)

A history of J. J. Astor’s Pacific Fur Company, which operated in the Pacific Northwest.

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

Animal Friends (1952)

In this story about animal homes, a cat, a dog, a bird, a turtle, a bunny, a chick, and a squirrel all live together in a little house in the woods. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Baby Animals (1952)

This collection of piglets and kittens, calves and bunnies is a longtime favorite. Garth Williams illustrates them with warmth and humor and realism. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952)

The bears were nowhere to be seen when Jonathan went over the mountain, but it is getting dark as he starts on his return journey. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Alice Dalgliesh
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1953

The Biggest Bear (1952)

When Johnny Orchard goes hunting for a bear he comes home with a cub, but that’s not the end of the story. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Lynd Ward
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1953

Charlotte’s Web (1952)

Fern adopts the runt of the litter and names him Wilbur, but it is Charlotte, A. Cavatica, who ensures he will always have a home on the Arable farm. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): E. B. White
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1953

Curious George Rides a Bike (1952)

Curious George learns to ride a bike and takes a paper route - and then the fun begins. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Doctor Dolittle’s Puddleby Adventures (1952)

A collection of stories about Doctor Dolittle and his animal friends.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Olga Michael
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Edward, Hoppy and Joe (1952)

Edward Rabbit and his friends Hoppy Toad and Joe Possum learn about automobiles, canoeing, roller skating, the circus and other things important to the safety and pleasure of growing animals. This Cadmus edition appears to be unique among Robert Laws... View More

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

Edward, Hoppy, and Joe (1952)

An inquisitive little rabbit named Edward and his friends Hoppy Toad and Joe Possum learn about automobiles, canoeing, roller skating, the circus and other things important to the safety and pleasure of growing animals.

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

Freddy and Freginald (1952)

Freginald, the bear poet, joins Mr. Boomschmidt’s Circus and meets Freddy the pig poet. This is the British edition of The Story of Freginald.

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

Freddy the Pilot (1952)

Mr. Boomschmidt’s Circus is threatened by a spurned suitor, but Freddy and his friends are there with the aid of their skunk and rabbit paratroops - and then there’s the Benjamin Bean Improved Self-Filling Piggy Bank. Read online at archi... View More

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

The Happy Place (1952)

Winthrop the rabbit finds refuge in the zoo with his friend the elephant.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

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