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Fantasy - American Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - American genre:

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2003)

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L. Frank Baum imagines the early life of Santa Claus. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Gonna Roll the Bones (2004)

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Joe Slattermil goes up against the devil at dice.

Author(s): Fritz Leiber
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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Pinkerton and Friends (2004)

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Eleven complete Steven Kellogg adventures. Surely one of the greatest bargains in children’s books. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

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Queen Zixi of Ix (2004)

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The evil witch Queen Zixi tries to steal the fairies' magic cloak. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Frederick Richardson

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The Umbrella (2004)

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While Carlos is searching for the Quetzal bird in the cloud forest, his umbrella is having an adventure of its own. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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Where Fairies Dance (2004)

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A collection of poems about fairies.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Bess and Bella (2005)

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Bess is feeling terribly lonely when out of the sky tumbles a bird named Bella.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

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Magic Beach (2005)

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Published with illustrations by Betty Fraser as “Castles in the Sand,” this edition uses Crockett Johnson’s original illustrations. It is based on the classic tale of the Fisher King. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

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The Old African (2005)

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Jaja, the Old African, leads his fellow slaves, walking across the ocean to Africa.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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Flotsam (2006)

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The Melville underwater camera holds a trove of unexpected pictures.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 2007
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Hedgie Blasts Off! (2006)

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Hedgie volunteers for an important space mission when the Big Sparkler stops sparking. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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The Invisible Moose (2006)

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The shy young moose uses Professor McFowl’s invisibility potion to rescue his beloved from captivity. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Dennis Haseley
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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The King of Attolia (2006)

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Married to the Queen of Attolia, Eugenides must consolidate their power before the Medes return.

Author(s): Megan Whalen Turner
Illustrator(s): Vince Natale

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Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic (2006)

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Strange creatures and monsters from the Centaur to the Cyclops are described and illustrated.

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

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Clorinda Takes Flight (2007)

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If pigs can fly, why not a cow?

Clorinda shows how.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert Kinerk
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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The Birthday Book (2008)

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A treasury of stories and poems by many different authors and illustrators.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Various

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The Book of Wizards (2008)

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A collection of stories about wizards, from Baba Yaga to Taliessen, with a nod to Circe and Merlin along the way. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Gingerbread Friends (2008)

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The Gingerbread Baby wants some friends to play with him when Mattie is busy. What better place to look for friends than a bakery? Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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In the Small (2008)

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The entire population of the Earth is shrunken to one twelfth its former size. Who is now the master predator? Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Devon Hague
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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The Book of Ghosts (2009)

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A collection of classic ghost stories from Irving and Alcott to Poe and Wilde. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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