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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)

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There were two bindings for the first edition of this classic story of a bad little bunny. Later printings had fewer illustrations. Read online at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Curious Book of Birds (1903)

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A collection of folk tales about birds. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Johnny Crow’s Garden: A Picture Book (1903)

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A nonsense book. Read for free online at Internet Archive and at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Just So Stories for Little Children (1903)

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A collection of stories describing how the animals got the way they are -- each to be told ‘just so.’ This volume of the collected works adds a final story ‘The Tabu Tale.’ Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

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

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The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)

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The tailor is assisted in finishing an important commission by the mice who live in his house. This was Beatrix Potter’s favorite among her books. Originally privately printed in 1902, this is the first commercial edition. Read online at archiv... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)

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Squirrel Nutkin tempts the old owl once too often and pays the price with the loss of his tail. The island where the squirrels collect nuts is similar to Wildcat Island. Read online at Internet Archive. Or at wikisource. Or at Hathitrust. Or at Guten... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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Cat Tales (1904)

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A series of tales about kittens and cats.

Author(s): Rosamund Bland
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Isabel Watkin

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Leslie Brooke’s Children’s Books: First Series (1904)

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Includes The Story of the Three Little Pigs and Tom Thumb.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Story of the Three Little Pigs (1904)

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The three little pigs learn the hard way of what to build their houses. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Story of the Three Little Pigs (1904)

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The three little pigs learn the hard way of what to build their houses. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904)

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Peter Rabbit returns to the scene of his previous adventures to retrieve his clothes and almost comes to grief again. Read online at wikisource. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904)

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Two mice rampage through a doll’s house when they discover the food is only plaster, but are later repentant and clean up their mess. Read online at Gutenberg. Or at wikisource. Or at Hathitrust. Or at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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Leslie Brooke’s Children’s Books: Second Series (1905)

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Contains The Golden Goose and The Story of the Three Bears.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)

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Ribby the cat invites Dutchess the Pomeranian to a tea party. Read online at wikisource.

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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Pug Peter (1905)

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Pug Peter runs away to Animal-Land where, while he is searching for Doggiland, he finds himself made king of Mousiland.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): John Hassall
Harry Rountree

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Red Fox (1905)

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Curious and intelligent, Red Fox learns valuable life lessons and survival skills from his encounters with the animals around him, including the humans on local farms - skills which ultimately end up saving his life in situations where other foxes ha... View More

Author(s): Charles G. D. Roberts
Illustrator(s): Charles Livingston Bull

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The Story of the Three Bears (1905)

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Goldenlocks wreaks her havoc on the bears’ comfortable home. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Story of the Three Bears (1905)

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Goldenlocks wreaks her havoc on the bears’ comfortable home. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)

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Lucie has lost three handkerchiefs and a pinafore, but finds Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle has carefully laundered and starched them for her. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Woggle-Bug Book (1905)

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First appearing in The Land of Oz, the Woggle-Bug starred in a newspaper Sunday supplement, and a musical comedy. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Ike Morgan

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