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Books in the Toy Book genre:

D’Aulnoy’s Fairy Tales: Bluebeard (1870)

Sister Anne, Sister Anne!

Author(s): Marie-Catherine D’Aulnoy
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Toys and Toy Makers (1931)

This is a book that describes how toys are made.

Author(s): James S. Tippett
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Enright

The Story of Little Black Sambo (1933)

A moveable version of the famous story of the little boy who outwits the tigers and has pancakes and butter as his reward.

Author(s): Helen Bannerman
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Pat the Bunny (1940)

Touch and feel book.

Author(s): Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s): Dorothy Kunhardt

Anybody at Home? (1942)

The short verses in Anybody at Home? ask children to identify various homes and the animals and objects that live there. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): H. A. Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

A Christmas Manger (1942)

A punch-out-and-play book of the nativity.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Grandfather’s Farm Panorama: Ten Feet Long (1943)

Ten folding cardboard pages with a panorama of grandfather’s farm on both sides. The top edge of the interior pages is die cut.

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Shoelace Robin (1945)

Little Michael O’Malley comes to the rescue of a small bird and receives some step-by-step instruction from a robin in the art of lacing shoes. With illustrated endpapers showing how to tie a shoelace and a shoe to practice with at the back of ... View More

Author(s): William Norman Hall
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Big Farmer Big and Little Farmer Little (1948)

Two books in one about a Big farmer and a little farmer.

The Golden Christmas Manger (1948)

A creche with cut out figures and a book containing the Christmas story.

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

Let’s Go Fishing (1949)

An activity book with a fishing rod, hook, line and paper fish.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Mouse’s House (1949)

Frisker and Whisker need a new house when the black kitten steals the sock they were living in. Beautifully flocked pages add to the fun of this early Scarry title. A later reprint does not have the flocking but read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Brave Cowboy Bill (1950)

This story of a little cowboy includes a puzzle stored in the back cover.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Little Benny Wanted a Pony (1950)

Benny want’s pony but he has to get rid of his frown first. A mask was included in the original book.

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

Albert’s Zoo a Stencil Book (1951)

Use the stencils to help Albert put the animals in their cages.

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

The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1953)

In a delightful, curious game of what comes next, Moomintroll travels through the woods to get home with milk for Moominmamma. A simple trip turns into a colorful adventure as Moomintroll meets Mymble, who has lost her sister, Little My. Along the wa... View More

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

Baby Wild Animals (1958)

A stamp book featuring wild animals.

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

Colors (1959)

How do you get the color you want?

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

I Learn to Lace My Shoe (1959)

How to lace your shoes - and tie them too!

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

My Read and Draw “Magic Slate Book” (1961)

Drawing, counting and nature study all in one! Includes a magic slate.

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

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