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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

Kathryn and Byron Jackson’s The Big Elephant (1973)

The elephant retires from the circus and settles down in a small town.

Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather and Other Funny Stories (1973)

A collection of animal stories, which includes several from the Tiny Golden Library series.

Author(s): Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s): J. P. Miller
Garth Williams

Mattie Fritts and the Flying Mushroom (1973)

When Mattie Fritts buys the biggest mushroom in the store, she embarks on a cross country adventure with an octopus, turtle and dog.

Author(s): Michael Jennings
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Mickey and Minny (1973)

An elementary reader featuring two chipmunks.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Richard Scarry’s Babykins and his Family (1973)

Seven stories about Babykins and his family. This was likely put together from previously issued books by Scarry.

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

Richard Scarry’s Great Big Mystery Book (1973)

This edition includes The Great Pie Robbery and The Supermarket Mystery.... View More

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

Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book (1973)

A series of stories showing it pays to be polite.

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

Stories and Poems for the Very Young (1973)

An anthology of stories illustrated by many different artists, including Hilary Knight, and Garth Williams and Richard Scarry.... View More

The Tale of Tuppeny (1973)

A guinea pig is treated with a hair restorer and its fur grows inches per day. This is an original draft of what became the first chapter of The Fairy Caravan.... View More

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

The Wind’s Child (1973)

A black cat tells the story of the Wind’s child.

Author(s): Mark Taylor
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Winnie-the-Pooh (1973)

The adventures of Pooh Bear, Christopher Robin and their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. For this edition the pictures have been colored. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The Church Mice and the Moon (1974)

When Arthur and Humphrey are kidnapped by two mad scientists, Sampson must go to their rescue.

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

The Five in the Forest (1974)

Armida discovers a family of rabbits and their hoard of beautiful eggs.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Great Auk Escape (1974)

The seals were basking when Lucas took his little sister Sara to the Seal Pool. Dr. Frederick Fluke, amateur zoologist explains that they are protecting their friend the Great Auk.

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

Harry Cat’s Pet Puppy (1974)

When Harry Cat brings home a stray puppy, he and Tucker Mouse must find it a new home before it outgrows their drainpipe in Times Square. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The House at Pooh Corner (1974)

Ten stories about Pooh, Christopher Robin and their friends. For this edition E. H. Shepard has colored the illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The Mushroom Center Disaster (1974)

When a pile of garbage lands on Mushroom Center the inhabitants get to work to clean it up and put it to use. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): N. M. Bodecker
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Three Best Loved Tales (1974)

This compilation includes Tootle, The Happy Man and His Dump Truck and Scuffy the Tugboat.... View More

Watership Down (1974)

The rabbits of Sandleford Warren set out to find a new home on Watership Down.

Author(s): Richard Adams
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

Where’s Gomer? (1974)

The Ark is ready to sail but Noah’s grandson Gomer is nowhere to be found.

Read online at archive.org

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

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