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Fables Genre
Books in the Fables genre:
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
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 2 (1962)
This collection includes fables, folk tales, and fairy tales.
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 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
Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead (1966)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Traveling Frog (1966)
A fat speckled frog tries to hitch a ride with the ducks to the warm south.
Author(s):
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Beautiful Blue Jay, and Other Tales of India (1967)
A collection of twenty-five contemporary tales from India.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
None
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