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Books in the Fantasy - American genre:

The Admiral’s Caravan (1892)

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A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

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Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894)

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Tom, Huck and Jim embark on an airship and travel to North Africa. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

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Whirled away on a cyclone, Dorothy is set down in the Land of Oz and must find her way home with the help of the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and a pair of ruby slippers. Read for free online at the Library of Congress. For a faster download go to: Hathit... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): W. W. Denslow

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The Road to Oz (1909)

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In one of the most exciting volumes in the Oz series, Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man and along with Button Bright and Polychrome, the Rainbow’s daughter, makes her way to Oz. Johnny Dooit helps them cross the Deadly Desert and John R. Neill&rsquo... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926)

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The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926) is the twentieth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the sixth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was Illustrated by John R. Neill. Betsy Bobbin and Carter Green the vegetable man,... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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The Gnome King of Oz (1927)

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Unsuspectingly, Peter, a boy from Philadelphia, assists the wicked Gnome King in escaping from the island where he has been banished and who is now determined to reclaim his former kingdom and ravage Oz. Read on line at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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The Wonderful Locomotive (1928)

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Peter takes Old 44 on her last magical transcontinental run from New York to San Francisco and back in six days.

Author(s): Cornelia Meigs
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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Miki and Mary: Their Search for Treasures (1934)

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Miki and Mary take a world tour on an ocean liner and bring back souvenirs of their travels. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934
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Speedy in Oz (1934)

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Legendary Umbrella Island flies magically through the air - until it careens smack into the forehead of an extremely unpleasant giant. Meanwhile, Speed - the New York lad - is making a soaring trip skyward himself, propelled by an erupting geyser and... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street (1937)

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Marco imagines an elaborate fantastical parade traveling along Mulberry Street. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

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The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939)

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Cottontail is only a little country bunny, but she is wise, kind, swift and clever and so the Grandfather bunny chooses her as one of the five Easter Bunnies.

Author(s): DuBose Heyward
Illustrator(s): Marjorie Flack

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The Sun and The Wind and Mr. Todd (1943)

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Mr. Todd, scion of a long line of weathermen, solves the problem of how to be always correct about the weather, with a little help from the Wind and the Sun. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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Mr. Wilmer (1945)

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When William Wilmer learns, on his 29th birthday, that he can understand animals and talk to them, his dreary life gets a change for the better -- and wilder.

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Stuart Little (1945)

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Stuart Little is only two inches tall, but he has great adventures.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): E. B. White
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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The Adventures of Arab (1946)

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Arab is a merry-go-round horse who seeks his freedom. He and a coach horse strike a bargain and trade places and what happens next is rather unusual. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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McElligot’s Pool (1947)

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You don’t know what you might catch when you go fishing in McElligot’s pool.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1948
Caldecott Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1948
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The Seaweed Hat (1947)

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Patty joins the captain for a tour of the bottom of the sea, protected by her seaweed hat. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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Hustle and Bustle (1948)

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The two hippos at the zoo have a falling out. Can the townspeople get them back together again? Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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Jonathan and the Rainbow (1948)

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A pirate captain, a boy just learning to read and The Rainbow Painter’s Society Chapter Number One-Nine-Thee-Eight -- and one very beautiful rainbow rolled up in the cellar.

Author(s): Jacob Blanck
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949
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The Magic Bus (1948)

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Jenny the bus may be old, but she has a golden button on her dashboard that will take you anywhere. This is an abridged edition of Jenny, the Bus that Nobody Loved.... View More

Author(s): Maurice Dolbier
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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