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Fantasy - American Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - American genre:

The Seasons with V. B. Bird (1980)

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The Very Blue Bird is the postman for the town of Woodseyville.

Author(s): Marci Ridlon
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Unbuilding (1980)

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What if the Empire State Building were sold to a Gulf sheik to be re-erected on the sand? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Macaulay
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

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Uproar on Hollercat Hill (1980)

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The cat family has a problem … and it’s out of control.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Jean Marzollo
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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The Beast in the Bed (1981)

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A Beast whose vocation is to be the imaginary friend of lonely children, must find a new home. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Barbara Dillon
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

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The Boy Who Spoke Chimp (1981)

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A boy and a chimp have to survive on their own after a California earthquake.

Author(s): Jane Yolen
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride (1981)

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Chester Cricket goes sightseeing one night with his friend Lulu Pigeon. Richard Egielski painted the book jacket. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Richard Egielski
Garth Williams

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Liverwurst is Missing (1981)

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The baby rhinosterwurst is missing! Kidnappers have lured him away with mushrooms, his favorite food. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mercer Mayer
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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Mont Cant Gold (1981)

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The young king of Canys must face many obstacle before he is firmly seated on his throne. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Paul R. Fisher
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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Anna Witch (1982)

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Anna Witch can’t seem to learn her spells, but she can climb like a squirrel and run like a deer and has a good heart.

Author(s): Madeleine Edmondson
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

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Help! Let Me Out! (1982)

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A boy throws his voice, then can’t find it again.

Author(s): David Lord Porter
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

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Neptune Rising: Songs and Tales of the Undersea Folk (1982)

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A collection of stories and poems about the merfolk.

Author(s): Jane Yolen
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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The Planet of Lost Things (1982)

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Luke travels in his spaceship to the planet where all the lost things go.

Author(s): Mark Strand
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

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Runes of the Lyre (1982)

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The lyre is the key to power in an interplanetary conflict.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Ardath Mayhar
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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The Unicorn and the Lake (1982)

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The unicorn heals the waters of the lake so the animals can safely drink from it again.

Author(s): Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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What’s Happened to Harry? (1982)

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An unwary Harry ends up as a poodle on All Hallows Eve.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Barbara Dillon
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

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The Woggle-Bug Book (1982)

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First appearing in The Land of Oz, the Woggle-Bug starred in a Sunday newspaper page and a stage musical. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Ike Morgan

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1982)

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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 online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Carrot Holes and Frisbee Trees (1983)

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A gardner’s carrots mysteriously grow larger and larger year by year.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): N. M. Bodecker
Illustrator(s): Nina Winters

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Chester Cricket’s New Home (1983)

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When his stump is destroyed by an overweight picnicker, Chester Cricket begins an odyssey to find a new one, with some help from his friends. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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Dinosaur Tales (1983)

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Four stories and two poems about dinosaurs. David Wiesner illustrated one of them: Besides a Dinosaur, and Whatta You Want to be When You Grow Up? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ray Bradbury
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner
Et al

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