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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

Mary Poppins from A to Z (1962)

Twenty-six short stories about the denizens of Cherry Tree Lane.

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Author(s): P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s): Mary Shepard

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

The New Times and Places (1962)

An elementary school reader which contains an excerpt from Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright which was illustrated by Stephani Godwin, and a version of Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss which was illustrated by Mary Gehr.... View More

Sailor Rumbelow and Britannia (1962)

A collection of stories old and new.

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

Sailor Rumbelow and Other Stories (1962)

A collection of stories new and old. This edition includes five additional stories from Pigeons and Princesses.

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

The Seven Crystal Balls (1962)

The members of an archeological expedition to Peru are falling into comas -- then Professor Calculus is kidnapped and Tintin and Haddock are off to South America. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

The Shy Stegosaurus of Indian Springs (1962)

When Huck stops at the hot springs to retrieve his shirt, an ancient creature steals his banana right out of his hand.

Author(s): Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone

Tintin in Tibet (1962)

Tintin and Haddock travel to the Himalayas to search for his friend who is reported lost after a plane crash.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

We Live in the Southwest (1962)

Three stories about the southwestern United States.

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

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

A collection of short stories.

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

Best In Children’s Books Volume 10A (1963)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. This revised edition substitutes an extract from Charlotte’s Web for Traveling the Underground Railroad. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Castafiore Emerald (1963)

Bianca Castafiore invites herself to Marlinspike Hall, then her famous emerald goes missing and its up to Tintin to recover it. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Kaleidoscope (1963)

A collection of stories which includes a robinsonnade.

Read online at archive.org

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

Naughty Children (1963)

An anthology of stories and excerpts about children behaving badly. This American edition has a slightly different selection than the British edition by Gollancz. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Original Letters of Alexander Botts (1963)

More adventures of the world’s greatest salesman.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Tony Sarg

Tales from Moominvalley (1963)

A collection of nine short tales about the adventures of the Moomins and their friends. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

Arabella or the Bad Little Girl (1964)

Arabella, the heroine of this very short story, was not very nice.

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): Isobel Morton-Sale

Comrade Don Camillo (1964)

The fifth 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

Dogs, Heroes, Adventurers, Friends (1964)

A collection of thirty favorite dog stories.

Jewels from the Moon and The Meteor That Couldn’t Stay (1964)

Two short stories in which David and Chuck take a dream journey then help Mr. Bass recover a brumblium meteorite. This was written as an elementary school reader.

Author(s): Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s): Vic Dowd

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