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Fantasy - American Genre
Books in the Fantasy - American genre:
Fingers (1983)
If his brother is such a great composer, why is he passing his work off as that of a ghost?
Author(s):
William Sleator
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1983)
A fictionalized account of the origin of Santa Claus. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Mary Cowles Clark
The Orchard Cat (1983)
Cat sets out to become king, but has second thoughts.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Ralph’s Secret Weapon (1983)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983)
The first book in a series about two aspiring young wizards.
Author(s):
Diane Duane
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
The Ten-Alarm Camp-Out (1983)
A family of ten armadillos go camping and cause quite a ruckus.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Cathy Warren
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Velveteen Rabbit (1983)
The velveteen rabbit learns what it means to be real.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margery Williams Bianco
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Dark Green Tunnel (1984)
Deep in the heart of the Everglades lies a magical kingdom.
Author(s):
Allan W. Eckert
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1984)
Dorothy is precipitated into the bowels of the earth by a California earthquake along with her friend Zeb, a farm boy, Eureka the kitten and Jim the cab-horse. She meets the Wizard and they make their way to Oz after many adventures.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
John R. Neill
Lure of the Dark (1984)
A high school girl’s life is disrupted by the Norse god Loki.
Author(s):
Sarah Sargent
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Baaa (1985)
The sheep inherit the earth, but don’t do any better than the proud with it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Birth of the Firebringer (1985)
Aljan, son of the prince of the unicorns, joins his people’s struggle against the Wyrms.
Author(s):
Meredith Ann Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Chicken Little (1985)
Is the sky falling? Officer Foxy Loxy offers Chicken Little shelter in his truck.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
E.T. The Book of the Green Planet (1985)
E.T. returns home to find he is out of favor and decides to return to Earth.
Author(s):
William Kotzwinkle
Steven Spielberg
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
E.T. The Storybook of the Green Planet (1985)
E.T. returns home, but his reception is decidedly cool and he decides to return to Earth.
Author(s):
William Kotzwinkle
Steven Spielberg
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Harold’s Purple Crayon Treasury (1985)
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
The Legend of the Veery Bird (1985)
The Keeper of the Forest gives the world the Veery Bird.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1985)
Six short stores about favorite denizens of the fairyland of Oz. Read online at gutenberg.org.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
John R. Neill
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1985)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
John R. Neill
Mr. O’Malley and the Haunted House (1985)
This is volume #2 of the paperback edition of Barnaby.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson