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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Mad King of Chichiboo (1963)

The King of Chichiboo would rather cook than rule, and the rule of his cookery that it should be hot with grated cheese on top.

Author(s): John Verney
Illustrator(s): John Verney

More Adventures of Tinker and Tanker (1963)

An omnibus containing Tinker and Tanker and the Pirates, and Tinker and Tanker in Africa, and Tinker and Tanker: Knights of the Round Table.... View More

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

The Night Before Christmas (1963)

T’was the night before Christmas,
When all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse.

Author(s): Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Peter the Wanderer (1963)

Peter has a series of adventures as he tries to return a key to an old man he once met.

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

Polite Elephant (1963)

The polite elephant knows how to behave.

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

Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever (1963)

A picture dictionary with illustrations defining the words. It has gone through many editions and revisions since it was first published. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Richard Scarry’s What Animals Do (1963)

Animals in action.

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

The Rooster Struts (1963)

The rooster struts, the lion leaps ...

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

The Sky Was Blue (1963)

Her mother tells a little girl that life has been much the same for many generations.

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

The Snake in the Carpool (1963)

When Betsy’s snake escapes, it ends up in a boy’s birthday present box. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Miriam Schlein
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Snow in the City: A Winter’s Tale (1963)

Paul and Pamela enjoy winter in the big city.

Tinker and Tanker in Africa (1963)

The dark continent holds no fears for the two explorers.

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

Tinker and Tanker: Knights of the Round Table (1963)

In days of old when knights were bold Tinker and Tanker are ready for adventure.

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

Tinker and Tanker Travel Out West and to Africa (1963)

Two adventures of the rabbit and hippo abbreviated from earlier volumes.

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

Tiny Tots Picture Books (1963)

A collection of six picture books including How Babar Became King.

Tortoise and Turtle Abroad (1963)

Tortoise and Turtle take a journey before turning in for the winter.

Author(s): Evelyn Gendel
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Where’s Wallace? (1963)

Wallace the orangutan likes to mingle with a crowd. Can you spot him?

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Author(s): Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

A Year Is a Window (1963)

A book about the months of the year with poems, flowers and birthstones. Pictures were originally used for the Woman’s Day Magazine calendar.

Author(s): Richard Jackson
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Zozo Learns the Alphabet (1963)

Due to differences in British and American usage, several alternate illustrations and words were required for the British edition of Curious George Learns the Alphabet.

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

Bennie and the New Baby (1964)

New Baby is confined to a play-pen when he gets too annoying.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Hilda van Stockum

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