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Books in the Bears genre:

The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952)

The bears were nowhere to be seen when Jonathan went over the mountain, but it is getting dark as he starts on his return journey. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Alice Dalgliesh
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1953

The Biggest Bear (1952)

When Johnny Orchard goes hunting for a bear he comes home with a cub, but that’s not the end of the story. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Lynd Ward
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1953

Freddy and Freginald (1952)

Freginald, the bear poet, joins Mr. Boomschmidt’s Circus and meets Freddy the pig poet. This is the British edition of The Story of Freginald.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Lobster Books (1952)

This is an omnibus volume containing The Curious Lobster and The Curious Lobster's Island. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Richard Warren Hatch
Illustrator(s): Marion Freeman Wakeman

Pierre Bear (1954)

Pierre Bear lives in the North Woods with his family.

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

Smokey the Bear (1955)

The legend of the little bear who went on to become a spokesman for the National Forests.

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Snow White and Rose Red: A Favorite Fairy Tale (1955)

Two sisters befriend a bear on a snowy winter’s night. When summer comes they encounter an evil dwarf. When the two meet the fur flies.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The True Story of Smokey the Bear (1955)

Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Three Little Animals (1956)

The two older little animals decide to dress up and go out and see the world of men. The littlest animal makes a suit of clothes then follows them and brings them home.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)

Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.

Author(s): Robert Murphy
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The World of Pooh (1957)

An omnibus of Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner with additional color plates by E. H. Shepard. This is the dust jacket for the British edition. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Baby Wild Animals (1958)

A stamp book featuring wild animals.

Author(s): John Wallace Purcell
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Mostly Magic (1958)

A collection of traditional fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes for younger children.

A Bear Called Paddington (1958)

From the day Paddington was discovered on a railway platform in London, he was seldom far from imminent disaster … but it always seemed to turn into hilarious fun. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Michael Bond
Illustrator(s): Peggy Fortnum

Three Bedtime Stories (1958)

This collection includes The Three Little Kittens, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Garth Williams
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Wild Animal Babies (1958)

Twenty-two wild animal babies from a buffalo to a skunk selected from the Baby Wild Animals stamp book. This is the Little Silver Book edition.... View More

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Wild Animal Babies from All Over the World (1958)

Twenty-two wild animal babies from a buffalo to a skunk selected from the Baby Wild Animals stamp book.

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Winnie Ille Pu (1960)

The adventures of Pooh Bear, Christopher Robin and their friends rendered into Latin.

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Good Night, Little Bear (1961)

Good night, Little Bear - but he doesn’t want to go to bed.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

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