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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Story about Ping (1933)

Ping is a young duck, who misses her master’s boat at evening and must struggle to find her way back the next day. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Story Book of Clothes (1933)

An illustrated book about the clothes we wear and where they come from. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Story of Babar the Little Elephant (1933)

When his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar runs away and finds himself in a town where he is adopted by a very rich Old Lady.

Author(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s): Jean de Brunhoff

The Story of Little Black Sambo (1933)

A moveable version of the famous story of the little boy who outwits the tigers and has pancakes and butter as his reward.

Author(s): Helen Bannerman
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Whiffy McMann (1933)

The story of a girl and her kitten.

Bluebonnets For Lucinda (1934)

Lucinda live on an island of the coast of Texas and comes to the mainland when the bluebonnets are in bloom.

Author(s): Frances Clarke Sayers
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934

Cinderella (1934)

Cinderella’s godmother makes it possible for her to attend the prince’s ball, but she loses her glass slipper.

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

Flash: The Story of a Horse, a Coach-Dog and the Gypsies (1934)

The story of the fastest horse in the kingdom, sire of Powder, how he ran off with the gypsies, and finally comes home.

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

Gaston and Joséphine in America (1934)

Two French pigs visit America, spend all their money on 5th Avenue in New York and work their way to Hollywood.

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

Gooseberry Garden (1934)

A book about gardens, including a song.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Cecil James Sharp
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Little Auto (1934)

Mr. Small has many adventures in his little auto.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

Miki and Mary: Their Search for Treasures (1934)

Miki and Mary take a world tour on an ocean liner and bring back souvenirs of their travels. Read online at archive.org. ... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934

The Snail Who Ran (1934)

A fairy grants wishes to a snail, a mouse and an elf.

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

Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Buttered Bread (1934)

The triplets want butter for their bread, but mother has no cream and the cow has no milk because there is no grass because the sun did not shine. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s): Maj Lindman

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

Surprise for Mother (1934)

Three sisters make a cake for mother’s birthday.

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

The Travels of Babar (1934)

Babar and Celeste set out in a balloon on their wedding journey and have many exciting adventures.

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

Gone Is Gone: The Story of a Man Who Wanted to Do Housework (1935)

Fritzl works hard in the fields every day. Liesi works hard all day, too. But when Fritzl complains about how hard he works and how easy Liesi has it, they trade places. The outcome is hilarious. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág

Honk the Moose (1935)

One winter up on Minnesota’s Iron Range, two boys adopt a moose who decides to stay the winter in the livery barn. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1936

Johnny Crow’s New Garden (1935)

Further verse adventures with Mr. Crow as he shows his friends his new garden.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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