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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

Little Fur Family (1946)

The little fur child explores his world.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Miss Hickory (1946)

Miss Hickory has a hickory nut for a head, but her body is an applewood twig.

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Author(s): Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Illustrator(s): Ruth Chrisman Gannett

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1947
Newbery Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1947

Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck in the Air (1946)

Further adventures of the two peculiar creatures from the shores of the Bay of Fundy.

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): W. C. Nims

Pretzel: A Page for Children (1946)

Pretzel is a very looong weiner dog - which sometimes is a disadvantage and sometimes a distinct advantage. These short stories taken from Pretzel and the Puppies were published in Good Housekeeping magazine.... View More

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

Pretzel and the Puppies (1946)

Pretzel and Greta now have five puppies.

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

When it Rained Cats and Dogs (1946)

On a magical day, cats and kittens, dogs and puppies rain down on waiting children.

Author(s): Nancy Byrd Turner
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Why the Bear Has a Short Tail 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

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Et al
Illustrator(s): Anne Fleur

An Angel in the Woods (1947)

A toy angel’s candle brings the good news of Christmas to the animals of the wood.

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Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Baby Roo (1947)

A sailor finds a lost baby kangaroo and takes her home as a pet.

Author(s): Laura Bannon
Illustrator(s): Laura Bannon

The Bad Little Duckhunter (1947)

Nature conspires to thwart the bad little duckhunter.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

The Big Brown Bear (1947)

Originally published as a Big Golden Book, this story of a bear who cannot stay away from a beehive has been a perennial favorite. Later editions are significantly shorter.

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

The Butterfly that Stamped (1947)

The butterfly has a quarrel with his wife and is overheard by King Solomon.

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

Chanticleer (1947)

The story of a famous rooster, Chanticleer.

Author(s): Roger Duvoisin
Illustrator(s): Roger Duvoisin

Curious George Takes a Job (1947)

Curious George is curious about what lies outside the zoo, so he leaves and takes a job washing windows. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1947

Freddy the Magician (1947)

Freddy, that multi-talented pig, takes up stage magic and prestidigitation.

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

The Golden Egg Book (1947)

When a curious bunny finds a blue speckled egg, he can’t wait to find out who, or what, is inside it. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Goodnight Moon (1947)

A bunny going to bed says goodnight to his room.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

Hoppity (1947)

An appealing little goat with the one fault; that he loves to eat everything.

Author(s): Miriam E. Mason
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Mr. Twigg’s Mistake (1947)

Arthur Amory Appleton finds a mole in the garden, names him General de Gaulle and feeds him on Bita-Vita Breakfast food with vitamin X. The results are astounding. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Oley the Sea Monster (1947)

A homesick seal, released by an aquarium keeper into a lake instead of being killed as ordered, leads to rumors of a great sea monster. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Marie Hall Ets
Aurora Labastida
Illustrator(s): None

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