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Fables Genre
Books in the Fables genre:
The Elephant’s Child (1942)
How an encounter with a crocodile gave the elephant’s child his enormous trunk.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
The Elephant’s Child and Other Just-So Stories (1942)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Four Famous Just So Stories (1942)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
How the Leopard Got His Spots (1942)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin (1942)
After the rhinoceros eats the parsee’s cake, the latter gets even and the rhinoceros gets his wrinkled skin.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
The Man Who Lost His Head (1942)
Author(s):
Claire Huchet Bishop
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
The Tenggren Tell-It-Again Book (1942)
A collection of all-time favorite tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Katherine Gibson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Many Moons (1943)
Author(s):
James Thurber
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Sun and The Wind and Mr. Todd (1943)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Tall Book of Nursery Tales (1944)
A collection of classic nursery tales.
Author(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
How the Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant and Other Stories (1946)
Author(s):
May Hill Arbuthnot
Ludwig Bemelmans
William S. Gray
Illustrator(s):
Anne Fleur
Why the Bear Has a Short Tail and Other Stories (1946)
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Anne Fleur
The Butterfly that Stamped (1947)
The butterfly has a quarrel with his wife and is overheard by King Solomon.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Dick Whittington & His Cat (1949)
Robert Lawson has retold and illustrated in color this classic story of Dick Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London, and his cat.
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Oldebus (1949)
Author(s):
Miguel de Cervantes
Powell Perry
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Lawrence Josset
Tom Kerr
The King and the Noble Blacksmith (1950)
The young king has a counselor for everything, except for fishing. When the blacksmith recovers his lost crown the king decides to make him the counselor of counselors, and the counselor for fishing.
Author(s):
Jacob Blanck
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Trees Kneel at Christmas (1950)
Afify and Hanna go to Prospect Park on Christmas Eve to see the trees kneel. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Gertrude Howe
The Children’s Hour Volume 2 (1953)
The Loudest Noise in the World (1954)
A prince asks his father the King for the loudest noise in the world for his birthday.
Author(s):
Benjamin Elkin
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
The Shoes Fit for a King (1956)
The shoes are impatient to see the King so they run off to the palace with ruinous results. But all ends well.
Author(s):
Helen E. Bill
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The White Bunny and His Magic Nose (1957)
Author(s):
Lily Duplaix
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Fun and Fantasy (1958)
An anthology of imaginative stories and poems for older readers.
Mostly Magic (1958)
A collection of traditional fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes for younger children.
The Picnic: A Frolic in Two Colors and Three Parts (1958)
A retelling of the fable of the lion and the mouse.
Author(s):
James Daugherty
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Best in Children’s Books Volume 24 (1959)
Exploits of Don Quixote (1959)
The most famous exploits of the muddle-headed Don for younger readers.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Miguel de Cervantes
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Frowning Prince (1959)
When the prince announces he has an immovable frown, the grand vizier prescribes someone with an irresistible smile.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
The Lion´s Paw: A Tale of African Animals (1959)
Only the mouse has the courage to remove the thorn from the lion’s paw.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Wonder Tales of Ships and Seas (1959)
A collection of folktales from around the world dealing with the sea and ships.
Author(s):
Frances Carpenter
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Beginning with Mrs. McBee (1960)
Author(s):
Cecil Maiden
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Chicken Little (1960)
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Vivienne Benstead
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Tenggren’s The Lion´s Paw: A Tale of African Animals (1960)
Only the mouse has the courage to remove the thorn from the lion’s paw. This is a large format edition.
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Fox at the Manager (1962)
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Thomas Bewick
Mrs. Malone (1962)
In this narrative poem, Mrs. Malone shelters the animals of the forest, and is in turn sheltered by St. Peter.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Three Little Pigs (1962)
This is a delightful retelling of the story of the three little pigs in verse.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Mad King of Chichiboo (1963)
The King of Chichiboo would rather cook than rule, and the rule of his cookery that it should be hot with grated cheese on top.
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
The Magic Story Tree (1964)
A collection of fifteen favorite fairy tales and fables.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Holling C. Holling
Lucille Webster Holling
The Emperor’s Gifts (1965)
The young emperor redeploys the gifts he has received from other potentates to help them overcome their faults.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Tales and Legends from India (1965)
Traditional tales from Assam, where the author has lived for many years.
Author(s):
Iris Macfarlane
Illustrator(s):
None
Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead (1966)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Three Bears (1967)
A new retelling of this favorite story.
Author(s):
Kathleen N. Daly
Robert Southey
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Chicken Ten Thousand (1968)
Chicken ten thousand seems doomed to life in a factory farm, but by chance finds herself in the real world.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Morrow
Richard Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever (1968)
Author(s):
Kathryn Jackson
Ole Risom
Patricia Scarry
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Matilda Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death (1970)
Matilda comes to a bad end.
Author(s):
Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Mystery Beast of Ostergeest (1971)
The six blind men have a go at identifying the mysterious beast of Ostergeest.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Castles of the Two Brothers (1972)
Klaus doesn’t want to live with his brother Hubert any more so he builds his own castle.
Author(s):
Aileen Friedman
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Hare and the Tortoise and The Tortoise and the Hare (1972)
Here are two stories of Tortoise and Hare. One on land is familiar. The sea story will be new to most.
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Lee Po
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
There was an Old Woman (1974)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Watership Down (1974)
The rabbits of Sandleford Warren set out to find a new home on Watership Down.
Author(s):
Richard Adams
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
Grasshopper and Butterfly (1975)
Grasshopper plays against type and helps butterfly find a safe place to overwinter.
Author(s):
Helen Piers
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Gulliver in Lilliput (1975)
A popup version of Lemuel Gulliver’s adventures in Lilliput.
Author(s):
Edward Cunningham
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The King’s Flower (1976)
The king discovers that bigger is not always better.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Stories and Poems for the Young (1977)
Author(s):
Bryna Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyer
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Little Red Riding Hood (1978)
Little Red Riding Hood goes to visit Grandmother, but my, what big teeth she has!
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Woodland Crossings (1978)
Five short fables or stories about the natural world.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Stephen Krensky
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
If at First (1980)
A mouse labors and moves an elephant up a mountain.
Author(s):
Jamie McEwan
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Hetty and Harriet (1981)
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
How the Whale Got His Throat (1983)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Velveteen Rabbit (1983)
The velveteen rabbit learns what it means to be real.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margery Williams Bianco
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Chicken Little (1985)
Is the sky falling? Officer Foxy Loxy offers Chicken Little shelter in his truck.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Henry’s Quest (1986)
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
The Mother’s Day Mice (1986)
Three mice find presents for their mother on Mother’s Day. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The First Dog (1988)
Kip the cave boy tames a paleo wolf and names him Dog.
Read online at archive.org.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1989)
The apprentice tries to use his master’s magic - with predictable results.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume One (1992)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Two (1992)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
Walt Disney’s: The Grasshopper and the Ants (1993)
The familiar fable of the carefree grasshopper and the prudent ants.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Larry Moore
Town Mouse, Country Mouse (1994)
Anno’s Magic Seeds (1995)
A wizard gives Jack magic seeds that cause his fortune to grow faster and faster.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
The Three Little Pigs (1997)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Gingerbread Baby (1999)
The Umbrella (2004)
The Jungle Book Mowgli’s Story (2005)
The classic story of an Indian boy raised by wolves. This is the regular edition.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic (2006)
Strange creatures and monsters from the Centaur to the Cyclops are described and illustrated.
Author(s):
Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Three Snow Bears (2007)
Michael Hague’s Treasured Classics (2009)
Author(s):
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The 3 Little Dassies (2010)
The three Dassies build houses of grass, sticks and stones. Then the Eagle comes calling.
The Three Bears (2012)
This later printing has fewer illustrations but they have all been colored.
Author(s):
Robert Southey
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Watership Down (2012)
The rabbits of Sandleford Warren set out to find a new home on Watership Down.
Author(s):
Richard Adams
Illustrator(s):
Aldo Galli
The Jungle Book Panorama Pops (2015)
The story of Mowgli, the man-cub, told in pop-ups.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley