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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Runaway Bunny (1942)

When the bunny decides to run away, his mother follows him.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

The Story of Pancho and the Bull with the Crooked Tail (1942)

Pancho captures the wild bull with the crooked tail and earns the reward of a silver mounted saddle, a purse of gold, and the biggest hat in all Mexico.

The Tall Book of Mother Goose (1942)

A collection of Mother Goose rhymes.

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

Tit for Tat (1942)

What if the animals could treat us as we treat them?

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

Tree in the Trail (1942)

The story of a cottonwood tree leads to the history of the Santa Fe Trail.

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Author(s): Holling C. Holling
Illustrator(s): Holling C. Holling

Big Dog, Little Dog (1943)

A big dog goes for a walk with his son - the little dog.

Author(s): Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Bobo the Barrage Balloon (1943)

A story about what a barrage balloon does to protect its country.

Author(s): Margaret McConnell
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Children Of Other Lands (1943)

From North America to North Africa and everywhere in-between, twelve stories of how children of other lands live.  For this wartime edition Canada was substituted for Japan. Read online at archive.org.... View More

A Child’s Good Night Book (1943)

A first going to bed book.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Jean Charlot

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1944

Davy’s Day (1943)

We follow Davy through his daily activities.

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

Five and Ten (1943)

Molly gets five new pennies for her birthday and is off to Woolworth’s to spend them.

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

Humpty Dumpty and Other Mother Goose Songs (1943)

A collection of favorite Mother Goose songs, with music.

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

Katy and the Big Snow (1943)

When the big snow paralyzes the town, Katy goes to work and plows it out.

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

Little Chicken: a Story (1943)

When his friend rabbit goes for a run, the little chick looks for another playmate.

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

The Little Woman Wanted Noise (1943)

The little woman moved to the country, but she couldn’t rest and she had no peace of mind because it was so quiet. This story tells how she set about changing that. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.... View More

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

The Lively Little Rabbit (1943)

The lively little rabbit makes a new friend who helps him escape from the weasel. The first edition is in color and black and white. Later editions were all in color but much shorter. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ariane
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Many Moons (1943)

When the Princess Lenore falls ill of a surfeit of raspberry tarts, the only thing that can cure her is the Moon. But how will her father the King get it for her? Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1944

The Mighty Hunter (1943)

The mighty hunter skips school to go hunting, but an encounter with a bear makes him decide that he should work on his education.

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1944

Noah’s Ark (1943)

Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Author(s): Jane Werner
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Noisy Bird Book (1943)

On a walk in the woods a family recognizes many common birds. Uses paintings by John James Audubon as well as pictures by Leonard Weisgard.... View More

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