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Books in the Picture Book genre:

Lassie Come-Home (1995)

When Joe’s father loses his job, Lassie must be sold, but she refuses to stay and finds her way home across the length of England.

Author(s): Eric Knight
Rosemary Wells
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Li’l Abner Volume 21 Dailies 1955 (1995)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-first volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Li’l Abner Volume 22 Dailies 1956 (1995)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-second volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Little Donkey Close Your Eyes (1995)

Another going-to-bed book from the master of the genre.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Ashley Wolff

Little Monster Did It (1995)

When the new baby comes home, Amy and her favorite stuffed toy, Little Monster, show their displeasure.

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Moo, Baa, La La La! (1995)

What do the dancing piggies say? The illustrations were redrawn for this edition.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

On Christmas Eve (1995)

On Christmas eve, four children sneak downstairs to see what they can see.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Nancy Edwards Calder

Opposites (1995)

Revised and redrawn edition of this popular board book.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

Put on a Show! (1995)

A Red Nose Reader containing a madcap menagerie of creatures of all shapes and sizes, from worms to monsters.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Colin McNaughton

Richard Scarry’s Longest Book Ever! (1995)

Bananas Gorilla is looking for his shipment of bananas on the train.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Snuffles and Snouts: Poems (1995)

A collection of Pig Poems illustrated by Steven Kellogg.

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

The Tale of Bear (1995)

Timothy’s old bear is afraid his master won't recognize him after he’s been through the wash.

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

The Tale of Frog (1995)

Tim’s frog loses his rice stuffing to the mice and is carried off by a cat, but rescued and restored in the end.

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Tanya’s Reunion (1995)

Tanya helps her grandmother prepare for a family reunion and learns more about the farm grandma grew up on.

Author(s): Valerie Flournoy
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Three Orphan Kittens (1995)

Three orphan kittens find a home is this adaptation of a Disney Silly Symphony. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Jesse Clay

Who Stole the Pie? (1995)

A hilarious hot-pot of food - from pies to cakes to the most enormous sandwich ever!

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Colin McNaughton

Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (1996)

Slaves have stolen Julius Caesar’s own warship. They join Caesar’s old enemies Asterix and Obelix, and set sail for Atlantis. Read online at archive.org.   ... View More

Author(s): Albert Uderzo
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go to Bed (1996)

The baby does not want to go to bed, and sets out in his kiddie car to have adventures. But everyone he meets keeps falling asleep.

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Greenaway Medal
Greenaway Medal - 1996

Back to the Cabin (1996)

Two boys join their mother at the cabin ‘up north.’

Author(s): Ann Blades
Illustrator(s): Ann Blades

The Candlewick Book of Animal Tales (1996)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.  Includes Polar Bear Cat by Nicola Bayley. 

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
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