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Books in the Songs genre:

Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales (1961)

A large collection of songs with musical arrangements.

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

The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (1961)

The fox stole two of the farmer’s geese to feed his family.

Read online at archive.org.

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

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1962

Author! Author! (1962)

Comprises a selection of the letters Wodehouse wrote to Townend over a period of more than thirty years. Originally published in 1953 under title: Performing Flea. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): None

The Orange Carol Book (1962)

A collection of carols for one to four mixed voices with piano or organ accompaniment.

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

The Shepherd Psalm (1962)

A setting of the 23rd Psalm:

The Lord is my true shepherd,
There is nothing I shall want..

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham

The Story of Let’s Make an Opera (1962)

The story of a theatrical entertainment by Benjamin Britten in which he shows how he wrote and prepared an opera, then presented the short children’s opera The Little Sweep.

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

The Boyhoods of Great Composers Book Two (1963)

Short biographies covering the youth of famous composers. This volume includes Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams.

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

A Firefly in a Fir Tree (1963)

A mouse twelve days of Christmas.

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

The Story of Jackie Thimble (1964)

Little Jackie Thimble gets stuck in a post box and sings for his supper.

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

This Is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School (1965)

A songbook for young children.

Author(s): Adeline McCall
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Mogo’s Flute (1966)

A young Kenyan boy discovers his flute can help him recover the respect of the villagers.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Robin Jacques

Professor Diggins’ Dragons (1966)

Five children embarked on a seaside vacation are not expecting to find dragons.

London Bridge is Falling Down (1967)

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady! Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

The Boyhoods of Great Composers (1968)

Short biographies of the youths of twelve composers from Handel to Ralph Vaughan Williams. This edition combines the two original volumes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Hurrah, We’re Outward Bound! (1968)

A collection of sea chanteys and salt-water rhymes accompanies the story of the first voyage of La Jeune Francaise from Honfleur, France to New York, Dartmouth and home again.

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

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook (1968)

Now you can sing along with the Ingalls family through the Little House Books.

Read online at archive.org

Shoes, Pennies and Rockets (1968)

A collection of twenty singing games for children.

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

Widdecombe Fair (1968)

Tom Pearce's grey mare goes to Widdecombe Fair with a carload of churls, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.

Author(s): Christine Price
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Barbie (1969)

When Laurel and Simon’s cousin Barbie arrives, they are not prepared for a musical virtuoso.

Author(s): Kitty Barne
Illustrator(s): Colleen Browning

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

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