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Books in the Picture Book genre:

ABC: Penned & Illustrated by Edward Lear, Himself (1965)

Another previously unpublished alphabet.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

The Alligator Case (1965)

When the circus comes to town three crooks arrive on the train. It is up to our hero, the town’s young detective, to solve the crime that will be committed. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Castles in the Sand (1965)

When Ben and Ann write something in the sand it immediately appears.

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

A Child’s Calendar (1965)

A poem for each month of the year.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): John Updike
Illustrator(s): Nancy Ekholm Burkert

Colette and the Princess (1965)

Colette and her kitten Chou Chou save the people of Grasse from the caprice of the Princess Pauline.

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

The Emperor’s Gifts (1965)

The young emperor redeploys the gifts he has received from other potentates to help them overcome their faults.

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

The Golden Calendar 1965 (1965)

A calendar with activities for every day of the year.

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

The Golden Calendar 1966 (1965)

A calendar and activity book with a bear family.

Author(s): Peggy Parish
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Harry by the Sea (1965)

Harry likes everything about the seashore . . . but it’s too hot.

Author(s): Gene Zion
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

Henry’s Dog Henry (1965)

Henry names his new dog Henry, with consequences you can easily imagine. This story was first published in Story Parade magazine June 1954 with pictures by Feodor Rojankovsky. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Aldren A. Watson

Hop, Little Kangaroo (1965)

The little kangaroo’s mother leaves him to come home on his own and he has to learn to hop. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Is There a Mouse in the House? (1965)

Is there a mouse in the house? So it would seem.

Author(s): Josephine Gibson
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Mr. Jensen & Cat (1965)

A Copenhagen toymaker is lonely until his cat helps him find a friend.

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Mr. Puffer-Bill: Train Engineer (1965)

Mr. Puffer-Bill can’t find just the right hat.

Author(s): Leone Arlandson
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

My Book of Birds (1965)

Pictures of parrots and other exotic birds with a short description.

Read online at archive.org

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

The Parrot Book: Parrots and Other Exotic Birds (1965)

This is the original Golden Shape Book version of this book about parrots and other exotic birds.

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

Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World (1965)

Pip Pip the cat travels to thirty-three cities around the world

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

Richard Scarry’s Christmas Mice (1965)

Mice at Christmas time inspect the presents Santa left.

Read online at archive.org

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

The Runaway Toys (1965)

The toys in the shop don’t want to be given to children, but Santa changes their minds.

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

The Santa Claus Book (1965)

A Christmas shape book from Richard Scarry.

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

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