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Fantasy - English Genre
Books in the Fantasy - English genre:
Ardizzone’s English Fairy Tales (1980)
Twelve traditional English tales, including Jack the Giant-Killer, Henny-Penny, and The Story of the Three Bears.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Funnybones (1980)
The Skeleton family goes out for a walk, but there is no one to scare.
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Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Wind in the Willows (1980)
Setting out one spring morning, mole discovers the river, the water rat, toad and badger.
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Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Fellowship of the Ring (1981)
Elves, dwarves, men and not least, hobbits, join in the perilous quest to destroy the one ring, source of the dark lord’s power.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Hobbit (1981)
Having been retained as a burglar by a group of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins sets out one fine spring day for the Lonely Mountain.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1981)
Evacuated from London during the Blitz, the four Pevensie children discover a new world in the wardrobe in the spare room - Narnia.
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Mary Poppins (1981)
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
The Return of the King (1981)
In part three of The Lord of the Rings, the final battle between the West and Sauron takes place as Bilbo nears the crack on Mount Doom.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Watership Down (1982)
Author(s):
Richard Adams
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Mouldy (1983)
Author(s):
William Mayne
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
The Reluctant Dragon (1983)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Hobbit (1984)
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Borrowers (1987)
In which we meet Arrietty, Pod and Homily Clock, a family of small people who live behind the wainscot and under the floor.
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Diana Stanley
Peter Pan (1987)
It all starts when Pete loses his shadow, and before they really know what is happening Jane and Michael and John are off to the Neverland.
Author(s):
J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Fairies (1989)
Author(s):
William Allingham
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Borrowers (1991)
The Clocks, Pod, his wife Homily and their daughter Arrietty live under the floor boards in an English country house, until one day they are ‘seen.’
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Jolly Christmas Postman (1991)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Owl and the Pussycat (1991)
The Owl and the Pussycat put to sea again, with honey and money and a runcible spoon.
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Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume One (1992)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
Copycats (1992)
An omnilbus containing Parrot Cat, Elephant Cat, Polar Bear Cat, Crab Cat and Spider Cat. First published individually in Great Britain in 1984 by Walker Books Ltd., London
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Tolkien’s World (1992)
A group of artists contribute paintings that illustrate passages from J. R. R. Tolkien’s works.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Various
The Foxbury Force (1994)
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
The Book of Dragons (1995)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Jolly Pocket Postman (1995)
The Jolly Postman continues on his rounds with letter for Alice, Dorothy and other familiar characters.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Candlewick Book of Animal Tales (1996)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators. Includes Polar Bear Cat by Nicola Bayley.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1997)
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Shine a Light (1998)
Shine a flashlight through the cut-outs to project spooky pictures on the wall.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Michael Hague’s Magical World of Unicorns (1999)
A collection of unicorn paintings with short poems and quotations.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Two Towers (1999)
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
A Wind in the Willows Christmas (2000)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (2001)
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Where Fairies Dance (2004)
A collection of poems about fairies.
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Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic (2006)
Strange creatures and monsters from the Centaur to the Cyclops are described and illustrated.
Author(s):
Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Lionel and the Book of Beasts (2006)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Box of Delights (2007)
Kay Harker is on his way home for the Christmas holidays when he falls a sleep on the train and has a marvelous adventure. This edition has been corrected from the original manuscript.
Author(s):
John Masefield
Illustrator(s):
Judith Masefield
The Book of Wizards (2008)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Book of Ghosts (2009)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Michael Hague’s Treasured Classics (2009)
Author(s):
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Peter Pan: Lost and Found (2012)
An introduction to Peter Pan for those who are just learning to read.
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Author(s):
Susan Hill
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Velveteen Rabbit Christmas (2013)
Author(s):
Maria S. Barbo
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague