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Fairy Tales - Modern Genre
Books in the Fairy Tales - Modern genre:
Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies (1953)
Abandoned at birth, Jaglon enlists the help of the tiger fairies to reclaim his throne.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Madeline Kilpatrick
Illustrator(s):
Dale Ulrey
The Magic Fishbone (1953)
The Princess Alicia keeps the magic fishbone in her pocket until the right time.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Brownies and Other Stories (1954)
This story did indeed inspire the name of the junior members of the Girl Guides in England and Girl Scouts in America.
Author(s):
Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
The Amiable Giant (1955)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Little Bookroom (1955)
A collection of short stories and fairy tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Modern Fairy Stories (1955)
A collection of fairy tales by modern authors.
Author(s):
Lewis Carroll
Kenneth Grahame
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
George MacDonald
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Harold’s Fairy Tale (1956)
When Harold takes a walk in an enchanted garden he discovers it is under a spell.
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Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Pigeons and Princesses (1956)
A collection of stories and fairy tales.
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Angelo and Rosaline (1957)
When Rosaline puts lipstick on the angel in the garden, Angelo comes to life.
Author(s):
Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s):
Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Best in Children’s Books Volume 14 (1958)
Author(s):
Marjorie Flack
Dinah Maria Mulock
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Robin Jacques
Feodor Rojankovsky
Leonard Weisgard
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 15 (1958)
Author(s):
James Baldwin
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Perrault
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney
Don Freeman
Fritz Kredel
Henry C. Pitz
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 16 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Lucretia P. Hale
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman
Leonard Weisgard
Et al
Castles and Dragons, Read to Yourself Fairy Tales for Boys and Girls (1958)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Fun and Fantasy (1958)
An anthology of imaginative stories and poems for older readers.
A Golden Land (1958)
A wide ranging anthology of poetry and prose.
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Tove Jansson
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Gillian Conway
Ernest H. Shepard
Et al
Hassan of Basorah (1958)
When the cruel magician strands Hassan on the mountain top he fears he is lost. The seven little sisters take him in and he meets the swan maiden, but his adventures are just beginning.
Author(s):
Monica Backway
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Mostly Magic (1958)
A collection of traditional fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes for younger children.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1958)
The other reindeer make fun of Rudolph’s red nose, until Santa calls.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Barbara Shook Hazen
Robert L. May
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Stories from the Rootabaga Country (1958)
A collection of Rootabaga stories by the poet of the prairies.
Author(s):
Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Best in Children’s Books Volume 36 (1960)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
William Allingham
Brothers Grimm
Betty MacDonald
Tony Palazzo
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Burmah Burris
Robin Jacques
Richard Scarry
Et al