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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

Mouse Manor (1952)

Miss Myrtilla Mouse goes up to London to see the Queen and finds herself a husband.

Author(s): Edward Eager
Illustrator(s): Beryl Bailey-Jones

Squirrel Hotel (1952)

The author meets an elderly man at the park who is presenting a performance of his Bee Orchestra and learns about the Squirrel Hotel. Have you seen it?

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Tenggren’s Tawny Scrawny Lion (1952)

The Tawny Scrawny lion is always hungry from chasing other animals to eat. When he gets a taste of carrot stew cooked by ten fat rabbits, he finally has his fill. Later editions have fewer pages. Read online at archive.org. This is an abridged editio... View More

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)

Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are visiting their cousin Eustice Scrubb when they are pulled into a picture of a Narnian ship and find themselves part of the crew of the Dawn Treader under the command of Caspian the tenth. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Where Have You Been? (1952)

What do animals do all day?

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney

The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1953)

In a delightful, curious game of what comes next, Moomintroll travels through the woods to get home with milk for Moominmamma. A simple trip turns into a colorful adventure as Moomintroll meets Mymble, who has lost her sister, Little My. Along the wa... View More

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

A Child’s First Book of Nature Adventures (1953)

Three stories, including Trouble at Beaver Dam illustrated by Rojankovsky.

The Collected Poems of Freddy the Pig (1953)

Here they are, the collected poems of Freddy the pig poet. Now you can read all the poems about the features in one place.

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

Danny Beaver’s Secret (1953)

Danny Beaver prepares a surprise for his friends.

Author(s): Patricia Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Freddy and the Space Ship (1953)

Freddy and his friends take off in Uncle Ben’s space ship, but where did they land?

Read online at archive.org

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

The Golden Bunny and Seventeen Other Stories (1953)

A collection of stories and poems.

Read online at archive.org

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

Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies (1953)

Abandoned at birth, Jaglon enlists the help of the tiger fairies to reclaim his throne.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Madeline Kilpatrick
Illustrator(s): Dale Ulrey

Little Frightened Tiger (1953)

A young tiger learns about courage.

Author(s): Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1954

The Merry Shipwreck (1953)

While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Mr. Revere and I (1953)

The story of Paul Revere’s ride is told by his horse, Scheherazade. The first edition binding is light brown, by the second printing it is blue. Note that the mark on Scheherazade's right flank is a scar, not a defect in the printing plate. Rea... View More

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

Mr. Revere and I (1953)

The story of Paul Revere’s ride is told by his horse, Scheherazade. This limited-edition binding is a darker blue. The illustration on the box is not in the book. Included is a set of eight plates, suitable for framing. Note that the mark on Sc... View More

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

Pet of the Met (1953)

A mouse who works as a page turner at the Metropolitan Opera House has only one enemy: a cat. But during a performance of "The Magic Flute," something magical happens to change their lives.

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1953

The Silver Chair (1953)

Eustace Scrubb who had accompanied Edmund and Lucy on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, returns to Narnia with his schoolmate Jill Pole and is tasked by Aslan with recovering Caspian’s son, Prince Rilian. Rread online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Tenggren’s Topsy Turvy Circus (1953)

The giraffe comes to the rescue when the circus of Monsieur Augustin has difficulties.

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

The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Wolf and the Kids (1953)

Two Norwegian folk tales in which the goats outwit the trolls and the wolves.

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