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Books in the European genre:

A Gift from the Heart: Folk Tales from Bulgaria (1966)

A collection of folk and fairy tales from Bulgaria.

Author(s): Radost Pridham
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

A Gift from the Heart: Folk Tales from Bulgaria (1966)

A collection of folk and fairy tales from Bulgaria.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Radost Pridham
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Coastline (1967)

A social geography of the British coastline.

Kali and the Golden Mirror (1967)

In order to earn money for a special gift, Kali disguises herself as a boy and goes to work for a group of archeologists. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

London Bridge is Falling Down (1967)

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady! Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Made in Ancient Greece (1967)

The customs and ways of life of the ancient Greeks, as preserved in the surviving works of art.

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

Medieval Tales (1967)

This is a compendium of British medieval stories together with similar tales translated from the French. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Miranda the Great (1967)

When the barbarians invade Rome, Miranda leads the kittens to safety in the coliseum. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Moominpappa at Sea (1967)

Moominpappa moves the family to an island in this adventure of the Finn family Moomintroll. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1967)

Based on the film in which Tintin and his friends journey to Spain to aid a scientist in danger.

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

Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)

Gluteus Maximus, a Roman legionnaire, is chosen to represent Rome at the Olympics. While training, he encounters Asterix and Obelix, who outdo him thanks to a magic potion. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

A Dictionary of Chivalry (1968)

A remarkable compendium of information on chivalry, this is Pauline Baynes’ magnum opus. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Grant Uden
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Greenaway Medal
Greenaway Medal - 1968

The Falcon Under the Hat (1968)

Sixteen folk and fairy tales from Russia.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Guy Daniels
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Flight 714 (1968)

Tintin and his companions are hijacked to a desert island in the Celebes where they are rescued by extraterrestrials.

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

Hurrah, We’re Outward Bound! (1968)

A collection of sea chanteys and salt-water rhymes accompanies the story of the first voyage of La Jeune Francaise from Honfleur, France to New York, Dartmouth and home again.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Sixty at a Blow (1968)

In this variant of the tale of the valiant tailor, the hero kills sixty flies at the first blow and seventy at the second.

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

Asterix and Cleopatra (1969)

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Asterix the Gaul (1969)

The year is 50 BC, and all of Gaul is occupied except for one small village. How much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the Roman Empire? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Asterix the Gladiator (1969)

The Romans have captured Cacofonix as a gift for Caesar, who will throw him to the lions. To rescue him, Asterix and Obelix become gladiators themselves. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Lisa and Lottie (1969)

When Lottie arrives at summer camp, it is apparent that Lisa has a double, and as it soon turns out -- a twin! This book was the basis for the film The Parent Trap. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Erich Kästner
Illustrator(s): Victoria de Larrea

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