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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Children’s Musical Cinderella (1879)

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A musical version of Cinderella. Uses the original Walter Crane illustrations. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Louis Napoleon Parker
William Routledge
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The “Little Folks” Painting Book (1879)

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Stories and poems with pictures to be colored in.

Author(s): George Weatherly
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1 (1879)

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This first omnibus volume contains: The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878) The House That Jack Built (1878) The Babes in the Wood (1879) Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879) Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
William Cowper
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Kate Greenaway’s Birthday Book for Children (1880)

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Poems for each day of the year, with space to write in birthdates of friends and family. Twelve color plates and 370 smaller illustrations. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Lucy Sale-Barker
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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King Luckieboy’s Picture Book (1880)

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An omnibus containing One, Two Buckle My Shoe, The Fairy Ship, King Luckieboy’s Party and This Little Pig Went to Market. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The “Little Folks” Nature Painting Book (1880)

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Stories, verses and outline pictures to be colored in by the user.

Author(s): George Weatherly
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)

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Sing a song for six pence
A pocket full of rye.

Read online at archive.org.

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

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The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880)

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The comical, poetical adventures of three hunters with their horns. Read online at archive.org.

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

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The Farmer’s Boy (1881)

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A traditional rhyme that goes through all the farmer’s animals and their sounds. Read online at archive.org.

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

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The Lady of Shalott (1881)

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One of the poems making up the cycle of Idylls of the King. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Alfred Tennyson
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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Mother Goose or The Old Nursery Rhymes (1881)

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A collection of traditional nursery rhymes. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Queen of Hearts (1881)

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The King was in his counting house …

Read online at archive.org.

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

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Randolph Caldecott’s Collection of Pictures and Songs (1881)

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This omnibus collects the first eight of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books: The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878) The House That Jack Built (1878) Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879) The Babes in the Wood (1879) Sing a Song for Sixpence (1... View More

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

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Almanack for 1883 (1882)

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These little almanacs have one page for each month, giving the days of the week, e.g. August 1, Wednesday. There are two illustrations per month and six full page color illustrations. They were published in several different bindings. Read online at ... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Baby Bunting (1882)

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This R. Caldecott picture book contains two rhymes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Hey Diddle Diddle (1882)

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This R. Caldecott picture book contains two rhymes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book (1882)

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This R. Caldecott omnibus picture book contains four picture books: The Milkmaid; Hey Diddle Diddle and Baby Bunting; A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go; and The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate. READ NOW.... View More

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

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Little Ann and Other Poems (1882)

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Forty-two poems by the author of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and her sister. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ann Taylor
Jane Taylor
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1884 (1883)

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This second Almanack added zodiacal information and notable events for each day of the year as ‘February 1 Pheasant shooting ends.’ There is only one illustration per month based on the zodiacal sign along with a frontispiece and the cove... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (1883)

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A traditional hunting song. Read online at archive.org.

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

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