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Books in the European genre:

Luigi and the Long-Nosed Soldier (1963)

Every Saturday Luigi takes the bus from Italy to Switzerland for his violin lesson with Professor Tagliatini. The new young soldier with the long nose who checks for smugglers steals his cakes from his lunch box, until one day Professor Tagliatini te... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Made in the Renaissance: Arts and Crafts of the Age of Exploration (1963)

A survey of the arts and crafts of the Renaissance in Europe.

Author(s): Christine Price
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Tales from Moominvalley (1963)

A collection of nine short tales about the adventures of the Moomins and their friends. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Come into My Castle (1964)

An elementary reader intended for learners of English as a second language, this is a short story.

Author(s): Robin Allan
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Comrade Don Camillo (1964)

The fifth collection of stories of a little Italian village in the valley of the Po where the priest Don Camillo battles the communist mayor Peppone.

Author(s): Giovanni Guareschi
Illustrator(s): Giovanni Guareschi

The Golden Geography: A Child’s Introduction to the World (1964)

This revised edition is significantly shorter than the original.

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Cornelius Hugh De Witt

Helena (1964)

Raised from stable girl to empress of Rome, Helena used her position to recover the relics of the Passion of Christ.

Author(s): Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s): Michael A. Hampshire

The Land of Right Up and Down (1964)

Maribelle learns about the butterflies of her native Andorra when an American woman comes to hunt them. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Eva-Lis Wuorio
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Richard Scarry’s European Word Book (1964)

The Best Word Book Ever with parallel English, French and German. There is also an edition which adds Czech.

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

Swanhilda-of-the-Swans (1964)

When Swanholm and Swanso the swan prince and princess are trapped in the ice, Johan and Small Hilda must come to their rescue.

Author(s): Dana Faralla
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

A Thousand for Sicily (1964)

A young British journalist follows Garibaldi on his Sicilian campaign.

Author(s): Geoffrey Trease
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Avignon in Flower: 1309-1403 (1965)

A history of a golden age.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Marzieh Gail
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes
Ellen Raskin

Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue (1965)

A pair of kidnappers break in on the war between the White Roses - Bill Bergson, Anders Bengtsson, and Eva-Lotta Lisander - and the Red Roses.

Author(s): Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman

Colette and the Princess (1965)

Colette and her kitten Chou Chou save the people of Grasse from the caprice of the Princess Pauline.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Mr. Jensen & Cat (1965)

A Copenhagen toymaker is lonely until his cat helps him find a friend.

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1965)

Based on the film in which Tintin and Captain Haddock search for treasure.

Author(s): André Barret
Rémo Forlani
Hergé
Illustrator(s): Photographs

Trouble at Timpetill (1965)

What happens when the adults all leave town and the children take over?

Author(s): Henry Winterfeld
Illustrator(s): William M. Hutchinson

Asterix in Britain (1966)

The Romans have invaded Britain, but one village still holds out. Asterix and Obelix come to help, with a barrel of magic potion in hand. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

The Black Island (1966)

Wrongly accused of theft, Tintin and Snowy set out on the trail of a gang of counterfeiters. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

The Crystal Tree (1966)

This is the third book of Nancy’s adventures in Sweden.

Author(s): Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Mary Chalmers

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