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Books in the ABCs/Numbers/Colors/Words genre:

Slateandpencilvania: Being the Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island (1885)

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An arithmetical Robinsonnade fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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A Apple Pie (1886)

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An apple pie and the things children are willing to do to get it. While following the fortunes of that pie, the book introduces the letters A to Z. READ NOW.... View More

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

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Little Queen Anne and Her Majesty’s Letters (1886)

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An educational fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Pothooks and Perseverance: or The ABC Serpent (1886)

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A fantasy of penmanship. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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A Romance of the Three R’s (1886)

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An omnibus including Slateandpencilvania, Little Queen Anne, and Pothooks and Perseverence. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Alphabet of Old Friends (1890)

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This is the later reprint edition. The letters of the alphabet are presented through traditional nursery rhymes, set in gilded letters and paintings. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Walter Crane’s Absurd Alphabet, Baby’s Own Alphabet and Noah’s Ark Alphabet (1890)

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A collection of alphabets. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Absurd ABC (1896)

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Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Mother Hubbard Her Picture Book (1897)

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Also titled Walter Crane’s Picture Books Vol. II, this omnibus contains The Three Bears, The Absurd ABC and Old Mother Hubbard. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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An Alphabet (1898)

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Here are 26 color lithographs printed from woodblock by the well-known English artist.

Author(s): William Nicholson
Illustrator(s): William Nicholson

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Steps to Reading (1898)

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A collection of pictures and one syllable words for early readers. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Nellie Dale
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Bluebeard’s Picture Book (1899)

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An omnibus containing Baby’s Own Alphabet, Bluebeard, and The Sleeping Beauty. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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A Moral Alphabet (In Words of from One to Seven Syllables) (1899)

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A third collection of humorous verses by the English master in the tradition of Struwwelpeter. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s): Basil T. Blackwood

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The Army Alphabet (1900)

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A militant alphabet. Read online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Harry Kennedy

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The Navy Alphabet (1900)

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A verse alphabet on naval themes. Read online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Charles J. Costello
Harry Kennedy

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One, Two Buckle My Shoe (1900)

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This is a later reissue. A counting rhyme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Song of Sixpence Picture Book (1909)

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An omnibus containing Sing a Song of Sixpence, The Alphabet of Old Friends, and Princess Belle Etoile. Read for free online at Smithsonian Libraries.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Buckle My Shoe Picture Book (1910)

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An omnibus containing A Gaping-Wide-Mouth-Waddling-Frog, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, and My Mother. There is a new introduction and some up-to-date additions. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Ann Taylor
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book (1911)

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An omnibus containing Baby’s Own Alphabet, Bluebeard, and The Sleeping Beauty. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Complete Nonsense Book (1912)

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A complete compilation of Lear’s nonsense up to the time of publication. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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