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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Little Match Girl (1944)

Forced to sell matches on the street on a freezing Christmas eve, the little match girl is taken in by a kindly grandmother.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Little Stone House (1944)

The author/artists tell the story of how they built themselves a house in the woods from the native stone and timber.

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (1944)

Tim runs away to sea and has many adventures before he is safely at home again. This is the first paperback edition.

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

Magic Michael (1944)

Michael likes to play Something-or-Other.

Read online at archive.org.

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

The Park Book (1944)

A description of a day at the park for a boy who lives in a meadow.

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

Pretzel (1944)

Pretzel is a very looong weiner dog - which sometimes is a disadvantage and sometimes a distinct advantage.

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

Red Light, Green Light (1944)

A poem about the starts and stops of modern life.

Read online at archive.org

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1944

So Long Ago (1944)

Mainly about dinosaurs.

Author(s): E. Boyd Smith
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1944

The Tall Book of Nursery Tales (1944)

A collection of classic nursery tales.

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

They All Saw It (1944)

The animals all stop what they are doing when they see the elephant dressed up in golden wings.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Ylla

Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1944)

Tim and Lucy are invited to cruise on a yacht and are captured by mutineers.

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

A Very Special Pet (1944)

This is a picture book about a boy and his pet.

Author(s): Lavinia Riker Davis
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Watch Me, Said the Jeep (1944)

The Jeep shows the brass what it can do.

Author(s): Helen Josephine Ferris
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

We Three Kings and Other Christmas Carols (1944)

An illustrated collection of traditional Christmas carols with music.

Author(s): Various
Henry F. Waldstein
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Willie’s Walk to Grandmama (1944)

Willie has many adventures on his walk to Grandmama’s house.

The Carrot Seed (1945)

Everyone tells him his carrot won’t come up, but the little boy knows better.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Ruth Krauss
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Clear the Track for Michael’s Magic Train (1945)

Michael’s train starts in the living room, and brings you back home again.

Read online at archive.org.

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

Cocolo (1945)

Cocolo is sold from his island and his friend Lucio to live with the spoiled Fussy, but finds his way home in the end. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

The Forgetful Elephant (1945)

Little Max wants to be a circus performer like the rest of his elephant family. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jean Greene
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The House of a Hundred Windows (1945)

An introduction to the art museum for children.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Robert de Veyrac
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