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Animal Fantasy Genre
Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:
The Golden Grab Bag of Stories, Poems and Songs (1951)
A nice compendium of stories, poems and songs.
Author(s):
Marion Conger
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Henry the Hand-Painted Mouse (1951)
When an artist moves into his loft, Henry achieves a new look.
Author(s):
Jean Merrill
Illustrator(s):
Ronni Solbert
The Mousewife (1951)
The Mousewife befriends a turtledove in a cage who tells her about the world outside. She learns what it is to fly and sees the stars. Based on a story by Dorothy Wordsworth, sister to the poet.
Author(s):
Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Pussy Willow (1951)
A tiny pussy cat goes in search of her pussy willows.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
The Summer Noisy Book (1951)
Muffin goes for a ride in the country and hears many new sounds.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
Animal Friends (1952)
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Charlotte’s Web (1952)
Author(s):
E. B. White
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Curious George Rides a Bike (1952)
Doctor Dolittle’s Puddleby Adventures (1952)
A collection of stories about Doctor Dolittle and his animal friends.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Olga Michael
Illustrator(s):
Hugh Lofting
Edward, Hoppy and Joe (1952)
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Edward, Hoppy, and Joe (1952)
An inquisitive little rabbit named Edward and his friends Hoppy Toad and Joe Possum learn about automobiles, canoeing, roller skating, the circus and other things important to the safety and pleasure of growing animals.
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Exploits of Moominpapa, Described by Himself (1952)
Moominpappa tells Moomintroll, Sniff and Snufkin about his adventurous youth.
Author(s):
Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s):
Tove Jansson
Freddy and Freginald (1952)
Freginald, the bear poet, joins Mr. Boomschmidt’s Circus and meets Freddy the pig poet. This is the British edition of The Story of Freginald.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Freddy the Pilot (1952)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Happy Moomins (1952)
Moomintroll, Sniff and Snufkin discover a (magician’s) hat and amazing adventures follow.
Author(s):
Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s):
Tove Jansson
The Happy Place (1952)
Winthrop the rabbit finds refuge in the zoo with his friend the elephant.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
King Penguin (1952)
The story of a young man who goes to sea and is marooned on an island of penguins.
Author(s):
Richard H. Horne
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
The Lobster Books (1952)
Author(s):
Richard Warren Hatch
Illustrator(s):
Marion Freeman Wakeman
Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself (1952)
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams