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Animal Fantasy Genre
Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:
Parsley (1955)
A tale of a deer, a tree and a hunter. It does not end well for the hunter.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Rabbit’s Umbrella (1955)
This is the story of a streetcar, a thimble factory, a gang of robbers, a boy who wanted a dog, and a rabbit with an umbrella.
Author(s):
George Plimpton
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek (1955)
When twins Joan and Joey Brown discover George, the shy stegosaurus, he helps them save their mother’s ranch.
Author(s):
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Illustrator(s):
Herbert Buel
Snow White and Rose Red: A Favorite Fairy Tale (1955)
Two sisters befriend a bear on a snowy winter’s night. When summer comes they encounter an evil dwarf. When the two meet the fur flies.
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Tale of the Faithful Dove (1955)
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Tor and Azor (1955)
Further adventures of a six year old boy who can talk to the animals. In this book he befriends an orphan from Norway.
Author(s):
Maude Crowley
Illustrator(s):
Veronica Reed
The True Story of Smokey the Bear (1955)
Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.
Author(s):
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Anatole (1956)
Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their leftover food, he is shocked! He must provide for his beloved family—but he is determined to find a way to earn his supper.
Author(s):
Eve Titus
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone
Animal Gym (1956)
Author(s):
Beth Greiner Hoffman
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Barkis (1956)
Some precise and some speculative interpretations of the meaning of a dog’s bark at certain times and in certain [illustrated] circumstances.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Eight Rings on His Tail (1956)
Author(s):
John Oldrin
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Enormous Egg (1956)
Author(s):
Oliver Butterworth
Illustrator(s):
Louis Darling
Freddy and Simon the Dictator (1956)
Simon the rat with the assistance of the all-around scoundrel Herb Garble foments an animal revolt, but Freddy and his friends with the assistance of the loyal dogs are on top of it.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Frogmorton (1956)
Author(s):
Susan Colling
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Home for a Bunny (1956)
A young rabbit goes looking for a home in the forest.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956)
Author(s):
Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith
Illustrator(s):
Anne Grahame Johnstone
Janet Grahame Johnstone
Lion (1956)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Mister Penny (1956)
Mr. Penny's lazy barnyard pets steal into a neighbor's garden and wreak havoc. But when their good master is threatened by the neighbor, they mend their ways and work hard laying eggs, giving milk, plowing the garden and cutting the grass.
Author(s):
Marie Hall Ets
Aurora Labastida
Illustrator(s):
Marie Hall Ets
Rolling Show (1956)
Author(s):
Virginia Frances Voight
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Thomas (1956)
When Frances goes to have her dress made for her first communion she meets a most extraordinary cat.
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Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Cliff Roberts