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Books in the Calendar genre:

Almanack for 1924 (1923)

The cover illustration is new, but the interior illustrations are all from the 1883 Almanack.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Almanack for 1925 (1924)

This edition used the illustrations from the 1887 Almanack.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Almanack for 1926 (1925)

This edition used the illustrations from the 1890 Almanack.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Almanack for 1927 (1926)

This edition of the Almanack uses the illustrations from the 1891 version.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1928 (1927)

This edition of the Almanack uses the illustrations from the 1894 edition. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway’s Almanack and Diary for 1929 (1928)

This edition uses the illustrations from the 1897 version.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Peter Rabbit’s Almanac for 1929 (1928)

An almanac with pictures from Peter Rabbit.

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

George Washington Bicentennial Calendar (1932)

This calendar published by his high school history club was Robert McCloskey’s first publication. The image is provided from the collections of The Western Reserve Historical Society.

Author(s): American History Club
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

The Children’s Year (1937)

Verses and pictures of year-round activities.

Author(s): Y. Lacôte
Illustrator(s): Rojan

A Year in the City (1948)

Through the seasons of the year in a big city.

Author(s): Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Story of Our Calendar (1949)

How our calendar came to be.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Ruth Brindze
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

I Like Winter (1950)

The joys of a northern winter.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The New Golden Almanac (1952)

Calendars and stories for the whole year.

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

The Golden Calendar 1956 (1955)

An illustrated calendar for 1956 with activities for the whole year.

Author(s): John Peter
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Really Spring (1956)

The calendar said Spring, but it didn’t feel like spring, so the people painted the town spring - then it rained and it was really spring.

Author(s): Gene Zion
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

Time for Spring (1957)

Irene is ready for winter to be over but her snowman would like to stay around at least until July. Later edition uses color. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Will Spring Be Early? or Will Spring Be Late? (1959)

It is the second of February and the groundhog is on his way to tell the animals when spring will arrive. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

My Little Golden Calendar for 1961 (1960)

A picture calendar with activities for every day of the year.

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

February’s Road (1961)

A new road is planned to run through the Callendar farm, but February is determined to stop it.

Author(s): John Verney
Illustrator(s): John Verney

A Year Is a Window (1963)

A book about the months of the year with poems, flowers and birthstones. Pictures were originally used for the Woman’s Day Magazine calendar.

Author(s): Richard Jackson
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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