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Animal Fantasy Genre

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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

Moo, Baa, La La La! (1982)

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What does the singing piggy say?

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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Never Take a Pig to Lunch (1982)

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A collection of humorous poems about animals.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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Opposites (1982)

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Short and Tall, Large and Small.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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Owly (1982)

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An owlet wants to know the what, where, why and when, not just the WHOO.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Mike Thaler
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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The Planet of Lost Things (1982)

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Luke travels in his spaceship to the planet where all the lost things go.

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

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Prehistoric Pinkerton (1982)

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“Give a dog a bone” goes the old nursery rhyme. When you have a big dog, you need a big bone. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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The Unicorn and the Lake (1982)

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The unicorn heals the waters of the lake so the animals can safely drink from it again.

Author(s): Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Watership Down (1982)

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The rabbits of Sandleford Warren set out to find a new home on Watership Down. This edition includes maps drawn by Pauline Baynes. The cover art was first used for the 1973 Puffin edition. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Richard Adams
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

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The Woggle-Bug Book (1982)

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

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

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1982)

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Whirled away on a cyclone, Dorothy is set down in the Land of Oz and must find her way home with the help of the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and a pair of ruby slippers. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Cat Walk (1983)

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A young farm cat goes in search of his fortune.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Mary Stolz
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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Chester Cricket’s New Home (1983)

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When his stump is destroyed by an overweight picnicker, Chester Cricket begins an odyssey to find a new one, with some help from his friends. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

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Chloë and Maude (1983)

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Three stories about two cats.

  • The Art Lesson
  • Chloe, Maude and Sophia
  • Overnight

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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Dinosaur Tales (1983)

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Four stories and two poems about dinosaurs. David Wiesner illustrated one of them: Besides a Dinosaur, and Whatta You Want to be When You Grow Up? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ray Bradbury
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner
Et al

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A is for Angry (1983)

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An Animal and Adjective Alphabet by Boynton.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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The Mouldy (1983)

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When the mouldy invades the great garden of the world, the Princess Talitha sets out to defeat him, but the hedgehog wins him. Read online at archive.org.  ... View More

Author(s): William Mayne
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

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The Orchard Cat (1983)

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Cat sets out to become king, but has second thoughts.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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The Reluctant Dragon (1983)

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The boy is anxious for the dragon to prove himself, but the Dragon is no more interested in fighting than is St. George. The story tells how they manage to settle affairs. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Richard Scarry’s Old Mother Hubbard (1983)

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An excerpt from Richard Scarry’s Best Nursery Rhymes Ever.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

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Richard Scarry’s This Little Pig Went to Market and Other Rhymes (1983)

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A collection of nursery rhymes from Richard Scarry’s Best Nursery Rhymes Ever.

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

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