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British Genre
Books in the British genre:
A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1978)
This prose poem ranks in the best poetry of the twentieth century. It should be heard first as read by the author, then memorized with the aid of this book.
Author(s):
Dylan Thomas
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
A Child’s Garden of Verses (1978)
Author(s):
Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Church Mice at Bay (1978)
When the vacation curate arrives at Wortlethorpe some changes are made - not at all to the satisfaction of Sampson and the church mice.
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
Cops and Robbers (1978)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
For Lovers of Birds (1978)
Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
For Lovers of Cats (1978)
Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
For Lovers of Flowers & Gardens (1978)
Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
For Lovers of Food & Drink (1978)
Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The James Reeves Story Book (1978)
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Jessica on Her Own (1978)
An orphaned cousin and an out-of-work uncle add to Jessica's difficulties with her school mates.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Dave Griffiths
Alison Prince
The Little Knife Who Did all the Work: Twelve Tales of Magic (1978)
A collection of fairy tales which includes a story of Arthur and Merlin.
Author(s):
Alison Uttley
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Midnight Kittens (1978)
Author(s):
Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith
Illustrator(s):
Anne Grahame Johnstone
Janet Grahame Johnstone
Mutiny on the Bounty (1978)
Author(s):
James Norman Hall
Charles Bernard Nordhoff
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Vintage Wodehouse (1978)
A wide-ranging collection of Wodehouse short stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Graham Oakley’s Magical Changes (1979)
A flap book that allows the reader to rearrange the pictures.
Read online at archive. org.
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
Great Expectations (1979)
Young Pip has a patron -- but who? This edition includes Dickens’ original ending where Pip and Estella are not reconciled.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
None
Grimblegraw and the Wuthering Witch (1979)
The prince and princess seek the help of the Wuthering Witch to escape from the clutches of Giant Gimblegaw.
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s):
Glenys Ambrus
In Fairyland (1979)
Author(s):
William Allingham
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
Kate Crackernuts (1979)
Two step sisters flee from their mother, a witch.
Author(s):
K. M. Briggs
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
La Corona and the Tin Frog (1979)
A series of linked stories about the inhabitants of the playroom.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Russell Hoban
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley