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Babies Genre
Books in the Babies genre:
How the Baby Hippo Found a Home (1942)
One morning Mr. and Mrs. Hippo find a baby in a basket by their front door. Mr. Hippo decides to keep the little boy whose name is Hi-Po.
Author(s):
Dorothy Thomas
Illustrator(s):
Ruth Chrisman Gannett
A Child’s Good Night Book (1943)
A first going to bed book.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jean Charlot
The Golden Book of Birds (1943)
A collection of ten stories about birds.
Author(s):
Hazel Lockwood
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Where’s My Baby? (1943)
Pictures of animals and their babies.
Once There Was a Little Boy (1946)
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Baby Roo (1947)
A sailor finds a lost baby kangaroo and takes her home as a pet.
Author(s):
Laura Bannon
Illustrator(s):
Laura Bannon
Goodnight Moon (1947)
A bunny going to bed says goodnight to his room.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Clement Hurd
The Saggy Baggy Elephant (1947)
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Sleepy Little Lion (1947)
In-between naps, a lion cub meets a series of pets.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Ylla
Blueberries for Sal (1948)
Author(s):
Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
The Brave Father Gorilla (1948)
This is one of the Tiny Animal Stories boxed set and tells about the gorilla family.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Golden Sleepy Book (1948)
This is a collection of stories, poems and songs about sleep.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Hop, Hop Little Kangaroo (1948)
A little kangaroo learns to hop like its father and mother, without letting its tail touch the ground.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Little Leopard and His Fat Stomach (1948)
The father leopard gets his nose slapped by the porcupine’s tail, but the little leopard finds a nice bone, with the meat still on it.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Look Out, Baby Bears, Here He Comes! (1948)
The mother and father bears are just resting from their long winter sleep, but the twin baby bears want to play.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
My Very First Book (1948)
A baby book. This is the cover of the slip case.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Shame on You, Baby Whale! (1948)
The baby whale gets a jellyfish stuck in his throat.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Box with Red Wheels: A Picture Book (1949)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
A Child’s Good Night Book (1950)
A first going to bed book. This second edition was in a larger format.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jean Charlot