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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The Buried Moon (1969)

Tells how the Moon came down to earth to do battle with the evil ones and was rescued by human heroes.

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Cora Annett’s Homerhenry (1969)

A tailor and a shoemaker dress up as a horse out of work.

Author(s): Cora Annett
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Debbie and Her Family (1969)

We get to meet all of Debbie’s family as they gather for great-grandpa’s ninetieth birthday party. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Debbie Herself (1969)

Tells about Debbie’s daily activities in verse.

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Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Emily’s Autumn (1969)

Emily tells her corn husk doll about her summer on grandmother’s farm.

Author(s): Janice May Udry
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Emily’s Moo (1969)

Emily knows that cows say moo, but she has never learned how.

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

The Great Hamster Hunt (1969)

Nicholas takes care of his friend’s pet, and finds himself a hamster.

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

The Great Pie Robbery (1969)

When pies go missing from Ma Dog’s Bakery, Sam Cat and Dudly Pig, detectives, are on the case.

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

Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish (1969)

When Juano was hired to guard the fresh fish, they were hopping around so vigorously that several escaped, and two followed him home.

Author(s): Thelma Shaw
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

No Room for the Baker (1969)

His pets are crowding him out of his shop, so the baker decides to take action. Translated from the German. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Noah’s Ark (1969)

The story of God, Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

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Author(s): Barbara Shook Hazen
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Phoebe and the Prince (1969)

Phoebe meets a flea who has dined on royalty.

Author(s): Doris Orgel
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Porcupine and the Tiger (1969)

Tiger claims kingship of the beasts, but porcupine begs to differ.

Author(s): Fern Powell
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse (1969)

Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm spend a day at school. Many of the later editions were abridged. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Richard Scarry’s Teeny Tiny Tales (1969)

An anthology of teeny-tiny tales.

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

The Rotten Book (1969)

Simon overhears his parents talking about a rotten kid and wonders what he did. What would it be like to be a rotten kid?

Author(s): Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Spring Song (1969)

This ode to spring is based on a traditional rhyme. The music by Sumner A. Jackson is included. See the back of the dust jacket as well. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Sylvia the Sloth (1969)

A topsy-turvy book from a sloth’s point of view.

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

The Tailor of Gloucester from the Original Manuscript (1969)

When the tailor is too ill to complete an important commission, the mice who live in his house finish it for him. This is Beatrix Potter’s favorite of all her books. This is the original story which was subsequently shortened for publication. R... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

Upside Down (1969)

A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.

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

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