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Fiction - Short Story Genre
Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:
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
Don Camillo’s Dilemma (1954)
The third collection of 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
Dream Days (1954)
Kenneth Grahame’s second volume of memories of childhood includes his story
The Reluctant Dragon. The illustrations are new, not reprints of the 1930 edition and were never used in any British edition.
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
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
Little Gray Donkey (1954)
The little gray donkey is lonely until he befriends a family of rabbits.
Author(s):
Alice Lunt
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Loudest Noise in the World (1954)
A prince asks his father the King for the loudest noise in the world for his birthday.
Author(s):
Benjamin Elkin
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Minor Works (1954)
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Off to Bed: Seven Stories for Wide-Awakes (1954)
Short animal bed time stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Roads to Adventure (1954)
An anthology of adventure stories.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Astrid Lindgren
Willis Lindquist
Marie McSwigan
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Et al
Willie’s Adventures (1954)
Willie gets a new pet, tries on his new suit and goes to visit his grandmama.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
The Boy Who Had No Heart (1955)
A clown helps a selfish boy reform.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Little Bookroom (1955)
A collection of short stories and fairy tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Moment Before the Rain (1955)
A collection of short stories for adults.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s):
None
Scuffy the Tugboat (1955)
Scuffy wants to sail on the big waters, until he meets the ocean.
Author(s):
Gertrude Crampton
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Strange Sea Stories (1955)
A collection of traditional tales of the oceans.
Author(s):
Marie A. Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson
The Tale of the Faithful Dove (1955)
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Gillespie and the Guards (1956)
Gillespie sets out to prove the three sharp-eyed guards are not as sharp as they think.
Author(s):
Benjamin Elkin
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Pigeons and Princesses (1956)
A collection of stories and fairy tales.
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Royal Reflections (1956)
A collection of fantasy and adventure stories for children.
Author(s):
Shirley Goulden
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Thomas (1956)
When Frances goes to have her dress made for her first communion she meets a most extraordinary cat.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Cliff Roberts