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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

This is the Moon (1946)

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Author(s): Marion B. Cothren
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Charles Dickens Birthday Book (1948)

A compilation from the works of Dickens by a descendant.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Robbut a Tale of Tails (1948)

When Robbut saves the Little Man from a trap, he gets his heart’s desire, three times, but in the ends decides he is better off just as he was. The cover on the trade edition is the same as the dust jacket while the Junior Literary Guild editio... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1948

The Boss of the Barnyard and Other Barnyard Stories (1949)

Five stories about farm animals.

Author(s): Joan Hubbard
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Christopher Bunny and Other Animal Stories (1949)

Fourteen original stories about bunnies and other animals.

Author(s): Jane Werner
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Laughing Matter (1949)

A collection of humorous stories and poems including selections by Eleanor Estes, Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll, and Louis Untermeyer.... View More

Author(s): Helen R. Smith
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Most Beautiful House and Other Stories (1949)

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Author(s): Hertha Pauli
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Little World of Don Camillo (1950)

Stories of a little Italian village in the valley of the Po where the priest Don Camillo battles the communist mayor Peppone.

Author(s): Giovanni Guareschi
Illustrator(s): Giovanni Guareschi

The New Golden Almanac (1952)

Calendars and stories for the whole year.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Little Red Caboose (1953)

The little red caboose saves the train when the engine cannot make it to the top of the mountain. Later editions have fewer pages. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Marian Potter
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

A Treasury of French Tales (1953)

Selections from a larger collection of French folk and fairy tales collected in the Auvergne.

Author(s): Henri Pourrat
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Fantastic Tale of the Plucky Sailor and the Postage Stamp (1954)

The exploits of an intrepid sailor who goes to great lengths to help an old lady.

Author(s): Stephen Corrin
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Little Bookroom (1955)

A collection of short stories and fairy tales.

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Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1955

Strange Sea Stories (1955)

A collection of traditional tales of the oceans.

Author(s): Marie A. Lawson
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

Pigeons and Princesses (1956)

A collection of stories and fairy tales.

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Cowboys and Indians (1958)

What do cowboys and Indians do all day?

Author(s): Willis Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Hassan of Basorah (1958)

When the cruel magician strands Hassan on the mountain top he fears he is lost. The seven little sisters take him in and he meets the swan maiden, but his adventures are just beginning.

Author(s): Monica Backway
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Jim at the Corner (1958)

An old sailor sits at the corner of Derry’s street and tells the children tales. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Elfrida and the Pig (1959)

Elfrida may not play with her dolls until she finishes trimming the bushes.

Author(s): John Symonds
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Wonder Tales of Ships and Seas (1959)

A collection of folktales from around the world dealing with the sea and ships.

Author(s): Frances Carpenter
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Beginning with Mrs. McBee (1960)

Mrs. McBee tells Mr. Broadhurst to pay her favor forward, and sure enough it comes back to her. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Cecil Maiden
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Merry-Go-Round (1960)

An elementary school reader.

Author(s): Leland Jacobs
Jo Jasper Turner
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

My Nursery Tale Book (1961)

A collection of Scarry-illustrated tales including the classic Pierre Bear.... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Phil Stong’s Big Book (1961)

An omnibus containing Farm Boy, High Water and No-Sitch, the Hound. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Light Princess (1962)

Due to her father the king’s neglect to invite her aunt to the christening, that spiteful witch comes anyway and curses the infant princess so that she loses her gravity. This calls for the aid of a handsome prince, and an unusually selfless on... View More

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

The Little Knife Who Did all the Work: Twelve Tales of Magic (1962)

A collection of fairy tales which includes a story of Arthur and Merlin.

Author(s): Alison Uttley
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Naughty Children (1962)

An anthology of stories and excerpts about children behaving badly. This British edition has a slightly different selection than the American edition by Dutton.

Author(s): Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Sailor Rumbelow and Britannia (1962)

A collection of stories old and new.

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Bedtime Stories, Selected from the Big Golden Bedtime Book (1963)

A collection of short stories.

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Kaleidoscope (1963)

A collection of stories which includes a robinsonnade.

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Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Richard Scarry’s Christmas Mice (1965)

Mice at Christmas time inspect the presents Santa left.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Silly Stories (1966)

Includes Mr. Fixit, who doesn’t.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Autumn Tales (1967)

Seventy-six short stories and poems.

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Springtime Tales (1967)

Seventy-nine short stories. A collection of previously published material likely from 1955.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Summer Tales (1967)

A collection of seasonal short stories.

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Winter Tales (1967)

Seventy-six short stories.

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Golden Story Book of River Bend (1969)

A collection of stories about the animals of River Bend.

Author(s): Patricia Scarry
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Short Stories of Charles Dickens (1971)

A generous helping of the shorter fictions of the ‘inimitable Dickens’ as he liked to style himself.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Tales and Legends (1971)

Twenty-one classic tales from European literature from Gogmagog to Melusine.

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Author(s): Jennifer Westwood
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Richard Scarry’s Babykins and his Family (1973)

Seven stories about Babykins and his family. This was likely put together from previously issued books by Scarry.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Puffin Annual Number One (1974)

A collection of stories with illustrations by contemporary authors and illustrators.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone
Pauline Baynes
Et al

Richard Scarry’s Storytime (1976)

A collection of stories which include picnics and policemen.  Selections from Funniest Storybook Ever and Great Big Air Book.  Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Ship’s Cook Ginger (1977)

Tim and Ginger are off on another sea voyage. When the crew is laid low by food poisoning the two friends must come to the rescue.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Stories and Poems for the Young (1977)

An anthology of stories illustrated by many different artists, including Hilary Knight, and Garth Williams and Richard Scarry.... View More

Letters from My Windmill (1978)

A collection of tales by the French novelist set in his native Provence.

Author(s): Alphonse Daudet
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Richard Scarry’s Stories to Color with Lowly Worm and Mr. Paint Pig (1978)

Eight favorite stories to read and color, including a Sherlock Holmes adventure.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Patchwork Cat (1981)

Tabby goes in search of her patchwork quilt and has many adventures before she gets home again. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Mayne
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Richard Scarry’s Best Bumper Book Ever (1984)

An anthology including Richard Scarry’s What do People Do All Day?, Richard Scarry’s ABC Wordbook, and Richard Scarry’s Funniest Storybook Ever.... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Zoo (1984)

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Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Colin McNaughton

Richard Scarry’s On the Go (1985)

A vinyl stick on book about familiar places in town and country.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Gnome Factory and Other Stories (1986)

This paperback edition contains most of the stories from Pigeons and Princesses, Sailor Rumbelow, Three Tall Tales, The Secret Shoemakers, and Rhyming Will.... View More

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone
Elisa Trimby

Catwings (1988)

Thelma, Roger, James and Harriet Tabby were born in a dumpster, but they have wings.

Author(s): Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator(s): S. D. Schindler

Richard Scarry’s Farmer Patrick Pig (1988)

Adventures on the farm with Farmer Patrick and his wife Penny.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Best Read-It-Yourself Book Ever (1990)

Twelve easy to read stories.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry's Best Two-Minute Stories Ever (1990)

A collection of short short stories.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Trouble with Uncle (1992)

Uncle, who is a pirate, doesn't fit in with the other members of the yacht club. So he starts his own club, buys a treasure map, and ends up marrying a mermaid. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Babette Cole
Illustrator(s): Babette Cole

The Random House Book of Easy-to-Read Stories (1993)

A collection of sixteen stories by favorite authors and illustrators.

Richard Scarry’s A Story a Day: 366 Original Stories and Poems (1998)

A reprint of this early collection of stories and poems.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

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