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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Early Bird (1968)

The early bird is looking for some one to play with.

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

Flight 714 (1968)

Tintin and his companions are hijacked to a desert island in the Celebes where they are rescued by extraterrestrials.

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

Kostas the Rooster (1968)

When Kostas the rooster oversleeps one morning and neglects to waken the village, he loses his confidence in his ability to ever get it right.

Author(s): Traudl
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Merry Mother Goose Book (1968)

A collection of favorite Mother Goose rhymes.

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

One Is for the Sun (1968)

A counting book in rhyme.

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

Pawpaw's Run (1968)

When Pawpaw returns from hunting he discovers his family's wagon has gone on without him, and he has to hurry to catch them up.

Author(s): Betty D. Boegehold
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Pen, Penny, Tuppence (1968)

Penny wants a puppy for her birthday.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Meg Stevens

Pretty, Pretty Peggy Moffitt (1968)

Pretty Pretty Peggy Moffit spends so much time looking at herself that she is constantly falling down, bumping into things and injuring herself. Is this any way to become a movie star?

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

Push Kitty (1968)

Kitty White does not seem to be enjoying his role as a baby.

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

Rhymes of Nonsense: An Alphabet (1968)

This alphabet was written around 1862 and is here first published in facsimile.

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

Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day? (1968)

An illustrated panorama of the animals of Busytown as they go about their daily jobs. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Shoes, Pennies and Rockets (1968)

A collection of twenty singing games for children.

Author(s): Ralph Alan Dale
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Sunday Morning (1968)

Two boys get up early on Sunday morning and proceed to make a mess.

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

The Tiger in the Teapot (1968)

When Mama finds a Tiger in the teapot, no one knows what to do. Josie finally finds a solution satisfactory to everyone. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Tim to the Lighthouse (1968)

When Tim observes that the lighthouse is not lit, he and Captain McFee go to investigate. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Animal Friends All Year Long (1969)

Two dozen stories and poems about the animals of River Bend.

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

Asterix and Cleopatra (1969)

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Asterix the Gaul (1969)

The year is 50 BC, and all of Gaul is occupied except for one small village. How much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the Roman Empire? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Asterix the Gladiator (1969)

The Romans have captured Cacofonix as a gift for Caesar, who will throw him to the lions. To rescue him, Asterix and Obelix become gladiators themselves. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Brave Johnny O’Hare (1969)

Brave Johnny O’Hare is a little Australian boy who is not afraid of anything, even the Bunyip, until one night …

Author(s): Eleanor B. Heady
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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