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Books in the African genre:

A Beast Called an Elephant (1955)

When the first elephant in America ends up in Jed’s Uncle Hach’s barn everyone is in for some exciting times. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Boss Chombale (1957)

Peter accompanies his father to northern Rhodesia and is determined to become an old Africa hand. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Margaret Carson Hubbard
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Evie and Cookie (1957)

The further adventures of Evie and her pet, Cookie, the wonderful kangaroo, including the story of the great kangaroo garden party.

Author(s): Irmengarde Eberle
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Baby Wild Animals (1958)

A stamp book featuring wild animals.

Author(s): John Wallace Purcell
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Wild Animal Babies from All Over the World (1958)

Twenty-two wild animal babies from a buffalo to a skunk selected from the Baby Wild Animals stamp book.

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Best in Children’s Books Volume 23 (1959)

An anthology containing Kintu by Elizabeth Enright with new illustrations by Bobri. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Marshmallow Ghosts (1960)

The little ghosts go trick-or-treating as children!

Rupert the Rhinoceros (1960)

Rupert the nearsighted rhino is a danger to his friends, until he gets a pair of glasses. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Carl Memling
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Wild Animals (1960)

A collection of wild animal pictures. This is a shorter version of The Great Big Wild Animal Book. Read online at archive.org.   ... View More

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

More Adventures of Tinker and Tanker (1963)

An omnibus containing Tinker and Tanker and the Pirates, and Tinker and Tanker in Africa, and Tinker and Tanker: Knights of the Round Table.... View More

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

Tinker and Tanker in Africa (1963)

The dark continent holds no fears for the two explorers.

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

Tinker and Tanker Travel Out West and to Africa (1963)

Two adventures of the rabbit and hippo abbreviated from earlier volumes.

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

The Golden Geography: A Child’s Introduction to the World (1964)

This revised edition is significantly shorter than the original.

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Cornelius Hugh De Witt

Mr. Papadilly and Willy (1964)

Mr. Papadilly and Willy try to retire from the circus but can’t stay away from it.

Read online at archive.org.

The Piece of Fire and Other Haitian Tales (1964)

Twenty-six folk tales wherein animals, men, and gods are depicted with the sly humor, gentle simplicity, and sympathetic observation typical of the island people. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Harold Courlander
Illustrator(s): Beth Krush
Joe Krush

Mogo’s Flute (1966)

A young Kenyan boy discovers his flute can help him recover the respect of the villagers.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Robin Jacques

Doctor Dolittle Boxed Set (1967)

Includes Doctor Dolittle’s Circus, Zoo, Caravan, Garden, In the Moon, Return.

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

Asterix and Cleopatra (1969)

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Five Hundred Animals from A to Z (1970)

Surely the largest, most inclusive animal picture book of them all.

Author(s): Joseph A. Davis
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Baby Wild Animals from A to Z (1973)

Pictures and stories of baby wild animals.

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

Animals: A Picture Book of Facts and Figures (1974)

Short informative articles about many different animals accompanied by colored pictures. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976)

A clear-eyed look at the American south at the time of the Great Depression through the eyes of a young African American girl.

Author(s): Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1977

The Shadow on the Sun (1977)

This sequel to The Moon in a Cloud, set in ancient Egypt, is a tale of grand passions, deadly fevers, vile plots and hair’s breadth escapes. This paperback edition is the only one with the Pauline Baynes cover art.... View More

Author(s): Rosemary Harris
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Babar’s Anniversary Album (1981)

To celebrate Babar’s 60 years in America, this handsome anthology of six best-loved stories is reissued.

All in a Day (1986)

Ten great artists illustrate the similarities and differences in the lives of children in eight different parts of the world in one 24-hour day. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Et al
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Et al

Jump! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (1986)

Some of the tales of B’rer Rabbit, newly illustrated by Barry Moser.

Mirandy and Brother Wind (1989)

Mirandy hopes to win first prize in the cakewalk by capturing the wind for her partner.

Author(s): Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1989

Engelbert the Elephant (1990)

Engelbert the elephant receives an invitation to the Royal Ball. He proves that elephants can dance. If you know the tune you can sing along. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Tom Paxton
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Tintin in the Congo (1991)

Tintin visits the Belgian Congo and has many adventures, including a run-in with a diamond smuggling gang run by Al Capone. The original album was severely criticized and underwent several revisions.

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

Croco’nile (1994)

Hamut and Nekatu escape from slave traders in ancient Egypt with the aid of their pet crocodile. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s): Roy Gerrard

John Henry (1995)

Now John Henry was a steel driving man.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1995

Bonjour, Babar! (2000)

In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff created Babar, a little elephant who walked out of the jungle and into the hearts of readers the world over. Widely recognized as the father of the picture book, Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated six Babar stories before... View More

Author(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s): Jean de Brunhoff

The Lion’s Share (2000)

A lion cub is born with wings and can’t wait to try them.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Chris Conover
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

The Camel’s Lament (2004)

A comic poem in which the camel bewails its lot.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s): Charles Santore

Honey … Honey … Lion! (2005)

The Honey Guide Bird finds the honey and the Honey Badger steals it -- then they share the sweetness. But one day the Badger doesn’t share, and then the next day … watch out for lions! Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Pharaoh’s Boat (2009)

Shows how the Egyptians built a boat to take Pharaoh Cheops to the underworld.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

The 3 Little Dassies (2010)

The three Dassies build houses of grass, sticks and stones. Then the Eagle comes calling.

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Mouse & Lion (2011)

The King of Beasts graciously lets the Mouse go on his way, and the mouse returns the favor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Rand Burkert
Illustrator(s): Nancy Ekholm Burkert

Classic Tales of Babar (2014)

This anthology includes The Story of Babar and Babar the King.... View More

Author(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s): Jean de Brunhoff

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