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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Story of Simpson and Sampson (1941)

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Simpson and Sampson are twins. Simpson is always well behaved, Sampson, quite the other. Or is it the other way ’round? Another collaboration between the author and illustrator of Ferdinand.... View More

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

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A Tree for Peter (1941)

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Peter’s life is changed when he meets Peter King in shantytown

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1942
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Anybody at Home? (1942)

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The short verses in Anybody at Home? ask children to identify various homes and the animals and objects that live there. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys (1942)

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Cecily giraffe wants some one to play with and Curious George (in his first book) and his eight friends are happy to oblige. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

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A Christmas Interlude (1942)

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A collection of Christmas stories, plays, pictures and poems.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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A Christmas Manger (1942)

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A punch-out-and-play book of the nativity.

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

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Cuckoo (1942)

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Born in a titmouse’s nest, the cuckoo is too large to get through the opening, but Francis hears its cry and helps it out.

Author(s): Lily Duplaix
Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

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Don Coyote (1942)

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A collection of folk tales from the southwest.

Author(s): Leigh Peck
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

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Don’t Frighten the Lion! (1942)

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When a dog visits the zoo he has to go in disguise. Some editions include a paper doll dog. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

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Elizabite: Adventures of a Carnivorous Plant (1942)

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A carnivorous plant is captured and brought back to civilization - and ends up in the zoo.

Read online at Internet Archive.

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

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The Fast Sooner Hound (1942)

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’You couldn’t see a thing for steam, cinders and smoke’ and the ‘rails sang like a violin for half an hour’ after the Cannon Ball passed, but the fast Sooner hound left it in his dust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Arna Bontemps
Jack Conroy
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

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Four Famous Just So Stories (1942)

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A boxed set containing The Elephant’s Child, and How the Camel Got His Hump, and How the Leopard Got His Spots, and How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin.... View More

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

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The Indoor Noisy Book (1942)

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Muffin, the little dog, has to stay in bed where he listens to all the noises in the house. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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The Little Farm (1942)

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Farmer Small has chores to do from morn ‘til night.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

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The Little House (1942)

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The Little House gets a new lease on life when she moves to the country.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1943
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The Man Who Lost His Head (1942)

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When he wakes up the day after selling his pig at the fair, a man is missing his head. How to find it? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Claire Huchet Bishop
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

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The Merry Shipwreck (1942)

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While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift. Read online at archive.org.  This is the later edition. ... View More

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

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Night and Day (1942)

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There were once two cats, one white and one black - one who loved the day and one who loved the night. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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Paddy’s Christmas (1942)

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A young bear wakes up in midwinter and discovers Christmas.

Author(s): Helen Albee Monsell
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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The Poky Little Puppy (1942)

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The adventures of the little puppy who escapes under the fence has proven to be one of the most popular books ever published with over fifteen million copies produced. The first edition is considerably longer than subsequent editions.  The versi... View More

Author(s): Janette Sebring Lowrey
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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