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Animal Fantasy Genre

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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

Cadwallader: A Diversion (1959)

A fantasy about the rats of New York.

Author(s): Russell Lynes
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

The Chipmunks’ Merry Christmas (1959)

A story based on the pop singing group.

Author(s): David Corwin
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Clean Clarence (1959)

Clarence is not piggish, but after a time he wearies of his television show and just wants to be a pig.

Fierce John (1959)

After a visit to the zoo, John decides to be a fierce lion. Do lions eat ice cream?

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

Happy Birthday to You! (1959)

The six-and-a-half-foot Birthday Bird of Katroo is bringing a happy birthday to you!

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Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

The Lion´s Paw: A Tale of African Animals (1959)

Only the mouse has the courage to remove the thorn from the lion’s paw.

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Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Martin’s Dinosaur (1959)

Martin’s education has been neglected and he doesn’t recognize a dragon when he sees one.

Author(s): Reda Davis
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Naughty Bunny (1959)

Bunny cannot tell a lie - he has been naughty.

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

Nibble Nibble: Poems for Children (1959)

Twenty-five nature poems.

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

Otto in Texas (1959)

Giant Otto and his friend Duke pay a visit to Texas. Otto unearths a gang of rustlers and earns a Texas sized medal.

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

Pika and the Roses (1959)

A young rock rabbit encounters his first weasel and learns the old trick that these small animals have always used to fight weasels.

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Rescuers: A Fantasy (1959)

In this, the first adventure of the Mouse Prisoners’ Aid Society, Miss Bianca and Bernard are joined by the Norwegian mouse, Nils, in the rescue of a poet from the Black Castle. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margery Sharp
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Will Spring Be Early? or Will Spring Be Late? (1959)

It is the second of February and the groundhog is on his way to tell the animals when spring will arrive. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Bedtime for Frances (1960)

It is bedtime for Frances. Will she ever go to sleep?

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Author(s): Russell Hoban
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Best in Children’s Books Volume 32 (1960)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Best in Children’s Books Volume 36 (1960)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Chicken Little (1960)

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

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Author(s): Vivienne Benstead
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Gogo the French Seagull (1960)

Gogo, the gourmet French seagull follows the Queen of France back and forth across the Atlantic.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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