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Humorous Genre
Books in the Humorous genre:
Cocktail Time (1958)
When Pongo’s Uncle Fred knocks off Sir Raymond ‘Beefy’ Bastable’s top hat with a Brazil nut he starts something.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Comedies (1958)
The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and we have just covered the T’s. The greatest master of English in his most appealing work.
Author(s):
William Shakespeare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Eloise at Christmastime (1958)
It’s Christmastime at the Plaza Hotel and Eloise is making things merry.
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Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Fun and Fantasy (1958)
An anthology of imaginative stories and poems for older readers.
Mostly Magic (1958)
A collection of traditional fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes for younger children.
Selected Stories (1958)
A collection of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves stories from Carry On, Jeeves! and Very Good, Jeeves.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Stories from the Rootabaga Country (1958)
A collection of Rootabaga stories by the poet of the prairies.
Author(s):
Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Upside-Down Town (1958)
As you might guess, everything is upside-down in this strange town, but the inhabitants seem to enjoy it.
Author(s):
F. Emerson Andrews
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Wonderful World of Aunt Tuddy (1958)
Aunt Tuddy receives as a present a check for $100,000 and decides to spend it at her favorite department store.
Author(s):
Jeremy Gury
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958)
Yertle, King of the Turtles builds a throne 5,607 turtles high. . . then . . .
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Best in Children’s Books Volume 19 (1959)
Best in Children’s Books Volume 25 (1959)
Cadwallader: A Diversion (1959)
A fantasy about the rats of New York.
Author(s):
Russell Lynes
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Eloise in Moscow (1959)
Eloise visits the capital of Russia and shakes things up.
Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Exploits of Don Quixote (1959)
The most famous exploits of the muddle-headed Don for younger readers.
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Author(s):
Miguel de Cervantes
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
A Few Quick Ones (1959)
Ten short stories, including one featuring Jeeves.
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Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Paul Bacon
A Few Quick Ones (1959)
Ten short stories, including one featuring Jeeves.
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Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
French Leave (1959)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Happy Birthday to You! (1959)
The six-and-a-half-foot Birthday Bird of Katroo is bringing a happy birthday to you!
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Humphrey Clinker (1959)
Author(s):
Tobias Smollett
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone