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African Genre
Books in the African genre:
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)
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
The Shadow on the Sun (1977)
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.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Laurent de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Laurent de Brunhoff
All in a Day (1986)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
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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.
Author(s):
Joel Chandler Harris
Van Dyke Parks
Illustrator(s):
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
Engelbert the Elephant (1990)
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.
Croco’nile (1994)
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
Bonjour, Babar! (2000)
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)
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.
Mouse & Lion (2011)
Author(s):
Rand Burkert
Illustrator(s):
Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Classic Tales of Babar (2014)
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff