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Books in the Picture Book genre:

Little Baby Ann (1935)

Follows baby Ann through her first year.

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

The Modern Struwwelpeter (1935)

An updating of the classic German satire, these sketches were first published in Punch.

Author(s): Jan Struther
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Nonsense Songs & Laughable Lyrics (1935)

There were several versions of this collection which includes ‘The Scroobius Pip’ and ‘The Little Mouse.’

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

Pee-Gloo, A Little Penguin from the South Pole (1935)

The story of a little penguin.

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

Popo the Hippopotamus (1935)

A little hippo who works for the circus, visits the town with his friend the monkey.

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

Snip, Snap, Snurr The Red Shoes and The Buttered Bread (1935)

This edition includes the story of how the triplets earn money for a birthday present for their mother and how the sun must shine for them to have butter for their bread.

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

The Story Book of Aircraft (1935)

A book about airplanes and flying.

Sugarplum House (1935)

Everything is beautifully arranged by the dolls of the Sugarplum family until Timmie the puppy arrives on the scene.

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

Who Goes There? (1935)

Two children invite the animals of the forest to a picnic, then observe their tracks in the snow. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Wild Animals and their Little Ones (1935)

Pictures of animals and their young. A shortened version of the French Pere Castor edition.

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

ABC of Babar (1936)

One of the most charming ABC books of any era, this has few words and many rich color illustrations on every page.

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

Billy Butter: The Tale of a Little Brown Goat (1936)

The little goat is rescued from the butcher’s shop and becomes a familiar pet on the top of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.

Bouncing Betsy (1936)

Betsy lamb’s mother leaves her on her own and she has many adventures.

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

Bourru, the Brown Bear (1936)

Twin bear cubs learn how to be bears from their mother and older brother.

Author(s): Rose Fyleman
Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Giant Otto (1936)

Otto the giant otterhound and his friend Duke join the French Foreign Legion and singlehanded or pawed defeat the enemy.

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Green and Gold: The Story of the Banana (1936)

The amazing story of how the banana became America’s favorite fruit.

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (1936)

Tim runs away to sea and has many adventures before he is safe on land again.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Ming and Mehitable (1936)

Mehitabe’s dog Ming is her best friend, but when she dresses him up like a doll he runs away. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Otto at Sea (1936)

While on a goodwill trip to America, Otto the giant otterhound saves the passengers and crew of the good ship Caesar and earns his second medal.

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Peggy and the Pony (1936)

Peggy’s mother takes her on vacation to France, but Peggy would rather be riding a pony.

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

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