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Books in the Picture Book genre:

Some Birds Have Funny Names (1981)

Short explanations of how birds received their unusual names.

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Author(s): Diana Harding Cross
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

The Toy Shop (1981)

Annie and Hank go shopping at their favorite store.

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

The Ugly Princess (1981)

A princess learns the true meaning of beauty.

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Author(s): Nancy Luenn
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

The Very Best Home for Me! (1981)

In this story about animal homes, a cat, a dog, a bird, a turtle, a bunny, a chick, and a squirrel all live together in a little house in the woods. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Wild Swans (1981)

Eleven brothers, enchanted by an evil stepmother, are restored to their true forms by the sacrifice of their sister.

Anno’s Britain (1982)

Let these beautiful illustrations lead you on a journey through Great Britain, moving freely through time and space. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Anno’s Counting House (1982)

One by one, ten children move from their old house into their new house with all their possessions. At each step, how many children are in each house? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Anno’s Math Games (1982)

Through lively pictures and intriguing puzzles and games, Anno takes young children on a fun-filled journey through basic mathematical concepts, showing how skills are used every day. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Asterix and the Black Gold (1982)

Asterix and Obelix are off to the Middle East to bring back rock oil for the magic potion. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

The Baby’s Catalogue (1982)

Whimsical drawings of the daily routines of the lives of babies and their parents. Includes some vocabulary words. This was an Atlantic Monthly Press book. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

Beauty and the Beast and Other Tales (1982)

A reprinting of Beauty and the Beast, Princess Belle Etoile and The Yellow Dwarf.... View More

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

A Book of Nonsense (1982)

A facsimile from the Osborne collection with colored plates.

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

Bosh and Nonsense (1982)

Two hitherto unpublished notebooks of limericks drawn for eleven year old Ada Duncan in 1864-1865.

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

But not the Hippopotamus (1982)

Should she stay? Should she go?

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

A Change of Plans (1982)

The Brown family sets out for a cruise and a picnic, but things just keep getting more and more complicated as more and more people decide to join them. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Alan Benjamin
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Church Mice in Action (1982)

Arthur comes up with a plan to pay for a replacement of the vestry roof by entering Sampson in cat shows. Two catnappers try to horn in on the money before it is all over.

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

Double Ducks (1982)

Five little ducks comes home with friends. Now there are double the number of ducks!

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Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Eric Hill

The Dragon Kite (1982)

A thief tries to steal the golden dolphins on the palace roof using a great kite.

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Author(s): Nancy Luenn
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Fast Frog (1982)

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Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Eric Hill

The Going to Bed Book (1982)

On Noah’s Ark, it’s time for bed.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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