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Fantasy - American Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - American genre:

Small Fry and the Winged Horse (1927)

Small Fry tells wonder stories to the children of his village.

Author(s): Ruth Campbell
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

To and Again (1927)

In this, their first adventure, the animals of the Bean farm, Freddy, Charles, Jinx, Hank, Mrs.Wiggins, and the rest go to Florida for the winter. Later republished as Freddy Goes to Florida and re-illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Read online at archive.or... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Adolfo Best-Maugard

Dickey Byrd (1928)

When a gang of rogue elves and fairies try to kidnap his flannel elephant, Dickey Byrd must come to his rescue. A collection of stories about Dickey and his adventures. The color plates are by Tenggren.... View More

The Giant Horse of Oz (1928)

The Ozure Isles are still under a spell cast by the evil witch Mombi who set a fire-breathing monster to keep them prisoner. Prince Philador sets out to break the enchantment and rescue Trot, who has been taken captive by the monster.

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

A Hat-Tub Tale, or, On the Shores of the Bay of Fundy (1928)

Two unusual creatures live in a house on the shore of the Bay of Fundy. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Wonderful Locomotive (1928)

Peter takes Old 44 on her last magical transcontinental run from New York to San Francisco and back in six days.

Author(s): Cornelia Meigs
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

Hitty: Her First Hundred Years (1929)

The adventures of a doll, carved from a piece of mountain ash, brought from Ireland to the state of Maine. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Rachel Field
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1930

Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929)

Peter from Philadelphia and Jack Pumpkinhead set out for the Emerald City but end up in the Quadling Country.

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

Rootabaga Country: Selections from Rootabaga Stories & Rootabaga Pigeons (1929)

A selection of stories from the first two volumes of Rootabaga Stories.

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Peggy Bacon

Little Rag Doll (1930)

The little rag doll runs away when her owner mistreats her.

Author(s): Ethel Calvert Phillips
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

More To and Again (1930)

Freddy organizes a tour to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole and many adventures ensue, including the rescue of two children by the Bean farm animals and their friends. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck (1930)

Those two peculiar creatures from the shores of the Bay of Fundy go adventuring in the Marie Celeste.

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Potato Face (1930)

A further collection of Rootabaga stories from the Potato Face Blind Man.

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): None

The Snow Image (1930)

Peony and Violet build a snow girl who comes to life and plays with them.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Nathaniel Hawthorne
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Spinach Boy (1930)

What will become of Spinach Boy when the spinach crop fails?

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Twilight of Magic (1930)

The twins, Giles and Anne, with the assistance of Agnes the Applewoman, come to the aid of the King.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Yellow Knight of Oz (1930)

Sir Hokus of Pokes goes questing with the comfortable camel. When Speedy returns to Oz they join forces and do battle with the Sultan of Samandra.

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

The Fairy Circus (1931)

Inspired by a human circus that performs in their meadow, the fairies put on a circus of their own for the woodland creatures.

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1932
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1932

The House That Grew Smaller (1931)

The story of a falling-down house that finds new life by growing smaller. Robert Lawson did the illustrations. The story appeared in St. Nicholas magazine, Volume LVIII, September 1931, page 764. The story falls short of the author's previous work Th... View More

Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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