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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

Mr. Red Squirrel (1943)

A bold little squirrel comes to a tea party held by a little girl.

Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Tom Robinson
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Big Brown Bear (1944)

The big brown bear just cannot keep away from the honey tree, even though he knows what will happen if he tries to steal some honey. This Big Golden Book was also shortened and published as a Little Golden Book.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Big Fur Secret (1944)

A story about a trip to the zoo.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Robert de Veyrac

The Big Green Umbrella (1944)

One day the big green umbrella sets out to see the world and travels to China and back.

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Freddy and Mr. Camphor (1944)

Freddy is looking forward to a relaxing summer staying in a houseboat while he watches Mr. Camphor’s estate, when his old adversary Simon the rat shows up. Read online at archive. org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

In the Forest (1944)

A boy with his new horn is followed by animals as he walks through the forest.

Author(s): Marie Hall Ets
Illustrator(s): Marie Hall Ets

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1945

Katy No-Pocket (1944)

Katy the kangaroo has no pocket for her baby so she goes to the big city to find one.

Author(s): Emmy Payne
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1944

Pretzel (1944)

Pretzel is a very looong weiner dog - which sometimes is a disadvantage and sometimes a distinct advantage.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Rabbit Hill (1944)

Little Georgie and his friends welcome the New Folks to Rabbit Hill. As a wartime book, the paper is thinner and not as white as Lawson would have preferred. Nevertheless, the paper of the first printing is slightly heavier than that of subsequent wa... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1945
Newbery Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1944

They All Saw It (1944)

The animals all stop what they are doing when they see the elephant dressed up in golden wings.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Ylla

Watch Me, Said the Jeep (1944)

The Jeep shows the brass what it can do.

Author(s): Helen Josephine Ferris
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Forgetful Elephant (1945)

Little Max wants to be a circus performer like the rest of his elephant family. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Freddy and the Popinjay (1945)

Freddy and his friends are kept busy around the farm in this volume of the Bean farm animals saga. Read online at archive. org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Mr. Wilmer (1945)

When William Wilmer learns, on his 29th birthday, that he can understand animals and talk to them, his dreary life gets a change for the better -- and wilder.

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Spotty (1945)

One of a new litter of rabbits has spots.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Tootle (1945)

Tootle wants to play in the meadow, but engineer Bill knows he has to stay on the track, no matter what. Later editions have fewer pages.

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

The Adventures of Arab (1946)

Arab is a merry-go-round horse who seeks his freedom. He and a coach horse strike a bargain and trade places and what happens next is rather unusual. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Freddy the Pied Piper (1946)

When Mr. Boomschmidt’s circus falls on hard times, Freddy and his friends rally around so the show can go on. Read online at archive. org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Harriet (1946)

Harriet pulls the delivery wagon for Sedgerow, Ltd. until her retirement to the country to live with Edward, ‘That Nice Young Man.’ To celebrate her first birthday in the country she receives a very special present.

How the Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant and Other Stories (1946)

A collection of short stories including How the Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant, originally published as Rosebud by Ludwig Bemelmans along with The Man Who Kept House and Why the Bear Has a Short Tail.... View More

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