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Fables Genre
Books in the Fables genre:
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.
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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.
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Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (1989)
Rabbit steals the honey from the bee tree under the lion’s nose.
Author(s):
Verna Aardema
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1989)
The apprentice tries to use his master’s magic - with predictable results.
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Author(s):
Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner