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Books in the Picture Book genre:

Time for Spring (1957)

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Irene is ready for winter to be over but her snowman would like to stay around at least until July. Later edition uses color. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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Time of Wonder (1957)

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Two young girls spend the summer on an island in Maine.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1958
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The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)

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Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.

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

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Was it a Good Trade? (1957)

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A little man trades his knife for a wife and a cake for a rake and ...

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Author(s): Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

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The White Bunny and His Magic Nose (1957)

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The bunny runs about turning other animals pink or blue, until he turns himself pink too! Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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Animal Orchestra (1958)

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Animal friends get together to make some music.

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Author(s): Ilo Orleans
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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Baby Farm Animals (1958)

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Get to know the baby animals on the farm.

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Author(s): Garth Williams
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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Baby Wild Animals (1958)

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A stamp book featuring wild animals.

Author(s): John Wallace Purcell
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 11 (1958)

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An anthology of stories and poems. Many of the illustrations are new to this collection.

Author(s): Louisa May Alcott
Hans Christian Andersen
Marjorie Flack
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al

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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back! (1958)

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The Cat in the Hat is up to more mischief.

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Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

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Cowboys and Indians (1958)

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What do cowboys and Indians do all day?

Author(s): Willis Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

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The Crab with the Golden Claws (1958)

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Tintin is shanghaied and meets Captain Haddock when he gets mixed up with drug smugglers. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin (whose name was misspelled). Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Curious George Flies a Kite (1958)

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Curious George is having an adventurous day, culminating in a ride on a kite.

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

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The Dead Bird (1958)

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A group of children bury a dead bird in the forest.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Remy Charlip

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Do You Know What I’ll Do? (1958)

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A little girl tells her baby brother what she will do to make him happy.

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Author(s): Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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The First Book of Drawing (1958)

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A primer for the budding artist on drawing.

Read online at archive.org.

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

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Harold at the North Pole (1958)

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Harold goes looking for a Christmas tree, but first he has to lend Santa Claus a helping crayon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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I Went for a Walk (1958)

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Pictures, poems and songs.

Author(s): Clyde Robert Bulla
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1958)

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In this Ruritanian adventure Tintin saves King Muskar XII from a coup and meets Bianca Castafiore for the first time. This is the cover of the Golden Press edition which was translated by Nicole Duplaix. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Kittens: Three Complete Stories (1958)

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This collection includes The Three Little Kittens, The Shy Little Kitten and My Kitten.

Author(s): Patricia Scarry
Cathleen Schurr
Illustrator(s): Masha
Gustaf Tenggren
Eloise Wilkin

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