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Fantasy - American Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - American genre:

Out of the Nursery, Into the Night (1986)

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A collection of teddy bear dreams.

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

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Rootabaga Stories - Part One (1988)

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Fairy tales as American as the Iowa cornfields.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Rootabaga Stories - Part Two (1989)

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American fairy tales including how the Huckabuck family raised popcorn in Nebraska.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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The Unicorn Alphabet (1989)

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Unicorns introduce the alphabet.

Read online at archive.org.

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

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Berlioz the Bear (1991)

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The Bear Band is on their way to play in the Village Square for the gala ball when the band wagon gets stuck in a rut. Who can get them out? Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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June 29, 1999 (1992)

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When third grader Holly Evans sent her portable gardens into the ionosphere the results are amazing, stupendous, gigantic! Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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Trouble with Trolls (1992)

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The Trolls decide they want a dog and they have their heart set on Tuffi, but Treva figures out a way to trick them and rescue her dog. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Christmas Trolls (1993)

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When two trolls make off with Treva’s family Christmas pudding, she knows something has to be done. Hedgie the hedgehog makes his first appearance. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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The Thief (1996)

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Gen boasts he can steal anything, and the King’s Magus takes him up on it.

Author(s): Megan Whalen Turner
Illustrator(s): Walter Gaffney-Kessell

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1997
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The Gingerbread Baby (1999)

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In Jan Brett’s telling, the Gingerbread Baby finds a home -- and not in the fox’s stomach! Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

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Sector 7 (1999)

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A boy on a trip to the Empire State Building gets a tour of Sector 7, where the clouds are made. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 2000
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Hedgie’s Surprise (2000)

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Hedgie helps Henny hen hide her eggs from the mischievous Tomten.

Read online at archive.org.

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

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The Queen of Attolia (2000)

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Eugenides, the Queen’s thief of Eddis sets out to steal the Queen of Attolia’s heart.

Author(s): Megan Whalen Turner
Illustrator(s): Walter Gaffney-Kessell

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The Wizard of Oz (2000)

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Dorothy and her little dog Toto are carried to the Land of Oz in a cyclone. The have many adventures as they look for a way home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Christmas Treasury (2001)

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Seven favorites from Jan Brett in one volume.

Author(s): Jan Brett
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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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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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 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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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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A Conspiracy of Kings (2010)

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Sophos, heir to the King of Sounis, finds himself a field slave on the estate of his father’s enemy.

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

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