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Books in the Picture Book genre:

Richard Scarry’s Peasant Pig and the Terrible Dragon (1980)

Peasant Pig rescues Princess Lily with the aid of his trusty henchman Lowly Worm.

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

The Seasons with V. B. Bird (1980)

The Very Blue Bird is the postman for the town of Woodseyville.

Author(s): Marci Ridlon
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1980)

A beautiful princess, an evil witch of a stepmother, dwarfs and a poisoned apple.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Freya Littledale
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning (1980)

Jamie gets an early start on St. Patrick’s Day.

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Author(s): Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Two Pairs of Shoes (1980)

Two middle eastern tales about slippers.

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Author(s): P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s): Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon

The Unique World of Mitsumasa Anno (1980)

A collection of illustrations by the Japanese master.

Author(s): Samuel Crowell Morse
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno

Uproar on Hollercat Hill (1980)

The cat family has a problem … and it’s out of control.

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Author(s): Jean Marzollo
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Warren Weasel’s Worse than Measles (1980)

Ronald Bear sets out to prove he can solve all the problems of the world, but Warren Weasel has him stumped. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Asterix and the Great Divide (1981)

Sweethearts Melodrama and Histrionix ask Asterix and Obelix and Getafix to sort out the rivalries between their fathers. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Babar’s Anniversary Album (1981)

To celebrate Babar’s 60 years in America, this handsome anthology of six best-loved stories is reissued.

The Beast in the Bed (1981)

A Beast whose vocation is to be the imaginary friend of lonely children, must find a new home. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Barbara Dillon
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride (1981)

Chester Cricket goes sightseeing one night with his friend Lulu Pigeon. Richard Egielski painted the book jacket. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Richard Egielski
Garth Williams

Fire House (1981)

The alarm bell rings and the firemen are off!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Food Market (1981)

Sally accompanies her mother and the baby to the grocery store.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Fritz and the Beautiful Horses (1981)

Fritz was not a beautiful horse. He was a sure-footed pony, kind and dependable and good with children. He finally gets his chance to prove himself. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Frog and Water Shrew (1981)

When their pond dries up, the water shrew and her children set off to follow the frog to the stream, but does he know the way?

Author(s): Helen Piers
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Hetty and Harriet (1981)

Hetty and Harriet are at the bottom of the pecking order in their barnyard and decide to set out to search for the perfect place. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

I Can Fly (1981)

A little boy and a little girl can be anything they can imagine.

Author(s): Ruth Krauss
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Illustration in Japan Volume 1 (1981)

The inaugural issue of a periodical devoted to Japanese work in illustration.

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno

In the Castle of Cats (1981)

Miou watches her friends Purrkins and Tobias leave the Castle for the wide world, but it is not her turn yet. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Betty D. Boegehold
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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