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Fantasy - American Genre
Books in the Fantasy - American genre:
The Collected Poems of Freddy the Pig (1953)
Here they are, the collected poems of Freddy the pig poet. Now you can read all the poems about the features in one place.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Freddy and the Space Ship (1953)
Freddy and his friends take off in Uncle Ben’s space ship, but where did they land?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953)
Beyond the Pawpaw Trees: The Story of Anna Lavinia (1954)
On a lavender blue day Anna Lavinia learns she is to visit her Aunt Sophia Maria, so she sets off next day with an umbrella, a gardenia bush, a carpetbag full of pawpaw jelly and her cat Strawberry.
Author(s):
Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Brown
Freddy and the Men from Mars (1954)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Giant (1954)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Half Magic (1954)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
The Mysterious Leaf (1954)
Three professors and their housekeeper help the sassafras girl keep Spring alive through the winter.
Author(s):
Richard Banks
Illustrator(s):
Irene Haas
The Prince and the Pauper (1954)
Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Sign of the Seven Seas (1954)
Author(s):
Carley Dawson
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Who’s Who in Oz (1954)
This is a brief guide to all the Oz characters with their first appearances noted. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Jack Snow
Illustrator(s):
Dirk Gringhuis
Frank Kramer
John R. Neill
The Amiable Giant (1955)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Dragon Run (1955)
This time travel adventure takes Chris Mason and Mr. Wicker back to colonial days.
Author(s):
Carley Dawson
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars (1955)
Freddy helps Mr. Boomschmidt organize an animal and Martian baseball team.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955)
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
On Beyond Zebra! (1955)
Tor and Azor (1955)
Further adventures of a six year old boy who can talk to the animals. In this book he befriends an orphan from Norway.
Author(s):
Maude Crowley
Illustrator(s):
Veronica Reed
The Amazing Vacation (1956)
Joanna and Ricky travel through a magic window to the Country Without a Name.
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Author(s):
Dan Wickenden
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Anatole (1956)
Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their leftover food, he is shocked! He must provide for his beloved family—but he is determined to find a way to earn his supper.
Author(s):
Eve Titus
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone
David’s Little Indian, a Story (1956)
Deep in the woods David finds an Indian, no bigger than an ear of corn.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Remy Charlip