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Picture Book Genre
Books in the Picture Book genre:
The Golden Sleepy Book (1948)
This is a collection of stories, poems and songs about sleep.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Hop, Hop Little Kangaroo (1948)
A little kangaroo learns to hop like its father and mother, without letting its tail touch the ground.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Hustle and Bustle (1948)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Ice Cream Is Good (1948)
An advertising piece for the National Dairy Council.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Jonathan and the Rainbow (1948)
A pirate captain, a boy just learning to read and The Rainbow Painter’s Society Chapter Number One-Nine-Thee-Eight -- and one very beautiful rainbow rolled up in the cellar.
Author(s):
Jacob Blanck
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Jungle Tales: Little Black Sambo and The Saggy Baggy Elephant (1948)
This book includes The Saggy Baggy Elephant and “Little Black Sambo.”
Author(s):
Helen Bannerman
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Little Black Sambo (1948)
The classic story of a little Indian boy who turns the tables on a tiger who wants to eat him for breakfast. Later editions are much shortened.
Author(s):
Helen Bannerman
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Little Farmer (1948)
On a summer’s day, a big farmer and a little farmer work in their fields.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
The Little Leopard and His Fat Stomach (1948)
The father leopard gets his nose slapped by the porcupine’s tail, but the little leopard finds a nice bone, with the meat still on it.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Look Out, Baby Bears, Here He Comes! (1948)
The mother and father bears are just resting from their long winter sleep, but the twin baby bears want to play.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Margaret Wise Brown’s Wonderful Storybook (1948)
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
J. P. Miller
“Meow,” Said the Fierce Baby Lion (1948)
The baby lion gets ready to practice his hunting skills.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Noah (1948)
The ark, the animals and the flood.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
My Very First Book (1948)
A baby book. This is the cover of the slip case.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
A Name for Kitty (1948)
The boy has a new kitten. Now he needs a name for her.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel (1948)
Nicholas and his friend help save the train when the engineer and fireman are laid low by poisoned tea.
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Now It’s Fall (1948)
A poem and pictures about the joys of fall.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Our Puppy (1948)
Our puppy has had a busy day, and it’s only time for lunch!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Elsa Ruth Nast
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Robbut a Tale of Tails (1948)
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Señor Castillo: Cock of the Island (1948)
Señor Castillo is the head rooster of Santa Cruz Island.
Author(s):
Helen Claire
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price