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Books in the British genre:

Clown (1987)

A clown performs his circus act for us.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Paul Manning
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Cook (1987)

A squirrel bakes a chocolate cake.

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Author(s): Paul Manning
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Country Tales (1987)

This is an extract from “The Fairy Caravan” which has been newly illustrated by Pauline Baynes. It contains three stories.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Fisherman (1987)

An otter goes fishing.

Author(s): Paul Manning
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

The Loathsome Dragon (1987)

A princess is turned into a loathsome dragon until her brother redeems her.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Kim Kahng
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

Long ago when I was Young (1987)

Children’s author E. Nesbit remembers - not too accurately - her own girlhood. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone
George Buchanan

Peter Pan (1987)

It all starts when Pete loses his shadow, and before they really know what is happening Jane and Michael and John are off to the Neverland.

Author(s): J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Wag-by-Wall (1987)

This was Beatrix Potter’s last book. She did not live to illustrate this story of kindly old Sally Benson who lived in a thatched cottage and kept a pair of owls in the shed.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Asimov’s Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan (1988)

A fresh and illuminating interpretation of the famous operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan. Includes all of the librettos. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): W. S. Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Coots in the North and Other Stories (1988)

A fragment of a thirteenth Swallows and Amazons adventure where the Death and Glories travel to the lake.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Arthur Ransome
Hilda Trefusis

The Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu (1988)

This anthology includes five illustrations by Ardizzone.

Author(s): Sheridan Le Fanu
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone
Et al

The Land of Nod (1988)

‘In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day.’ and twenty-nine other familiar poems. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Mighty Slide (1988)

’The snow has fallen in the night.
The temperature’s exactly right
The playground’s ready, white and wide;
Just waiting for the mighty slide.’

and four other epic poems.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Charlotte Voake

My Dearest Mouse (1988)

The original letters Kenneth Grahame wrote to his son Alastair are reproduced with transcriptions and additional editorial matter.

The Secret in the Matchbox (1988)

Bobby knew there would be trouble when the teacher took his matchbox with the surprise inside.

Author(s): Val Willis
Illustrator(s): John Shelley

Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds (1988)

From cabin boy to admiral of the English navy, Sir Francis Drake was a bold adventurer. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s): Roy Gerrard

Starting School (1988)

Children go off to school for the first time and we see what goes on throughout the first semester. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

At the Back of the North Wind (1989)

The son of a poor coachman is swept away by a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Jessie Willcox Smith

Beside the Sea: An Edwardian Summer (1989)

Matilda Jane enjoys a seaside holiday during the reign of King Edward the seventh.

Author(s): Jean Gerrard
Illustrator(s): Roy Gerrard

Bye Bye Baby (1989)

The baby did not have a mommy so he set out one day to find one. And then he needed a daddy so they both set out to find one. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

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