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Fantasy - American Genre
Books in the Fantasy - American genre:
The Enormous Egg (1956)
Author(s):
Oliver Butterworth
Illustrator(s):
Louis Darling
Freddy and Simon the Dictator (1956)
Simon the rat with the assistance of the all-around scoundrel Herb Garble foments an animal revolt, but Freddy and his friends with the assistance of the loyal dogs are on top of it.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
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
If I Ran the Circus (1956)
Knight’s Castle (1956)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
The Little Mermaid Who Could Not Sing (1956)
Sometimes having a voice like a foghorn is not such a bad thing!
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Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The New Wizard of Oz (1956)
A later less expensive edition with the new illustrations by Copelman.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Evelyn Copelman
Really Spring (1956)
The calendar said Spring, but it didn’t feel like spring, so the people painted the town spring - then it rained and it was really spring.
Author(s):
Gene Zion
Illustrator(s):
Margaret Bloy Graham
The Shoes Fit for a King (1956)
The shoes are impatient to see the King so they run off to the palace with ruinous results. But all ends well.
Author(s):
Helen E. Bill
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Silver Nutmeg: The Story of Anna Lavinia and Toby (1956)
On another lavender blue day Anna Lavinia explores dew pond hill and travels through the dew pond to meet her cousin Toby.
Author(s):
Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Brown
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (1956)
David and Chuck take Theo Bass, Tyco Bass’s cousin, to the Mushroom Planet, unaware that a young astronomy professor has stowed away on board.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Robert Henneberger
The Wizard of Oz (1956)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Dick Martin
Dale Ulrey
Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans (1957)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Garden Under the Sea (1957)
Oscar Lobster and his friends are tired of the humans stealing rocks and shells and decide turn-about is fair play.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garry MacKenzie
Harold’s Trip to the Sky (1957)
Harold wanders off into the sky with the aid of his trusty purple crayon.
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Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
King Oberon’s Forest (1957)
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Brigid Marlin
Magic by the Lake (1957)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Tiger’s Chance (1957)
Rajah takes Jennifer on a magic midnight journey.
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Author(s):
Jan Henry
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Time for Spring (1957)
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson