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Animal Fantasy Genre

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Books in the Animal Fantasy genre:

The Fairy Caravan (1929)

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A young guinea pig runs away and joins the circus.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

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The Funny Thing (1929)

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Bobo lives in a cozy, well-appointed cave and spends all his time cooking customized, delicious-sounding meals for the local animals. Then one day, a dragonlike entity appears and requests a meal made of doll heads. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág

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Toad of Toad Hall (1929)

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The adventures of Toad from The Wind in the Willows, adapted to the stage by the author of Pooh.... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Just So Stories (1930)

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A collection of animal fables with a dust jacket by Dorothy P. Lathrop. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): Rudyard Kipling
Dorothy P. Lathrop

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La Mésaventure de Madame Popotte (1930)

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French translation of The Story of Mrs. Tubbs.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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More To and Again (1930)

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Freddy organizes a tour to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole and many adventures ensue, including the rescue of two children by the Bean farm animals and their friends. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Mr. Nip and Mr. Tuck (1930)

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Those two peculiar creatures from the shores of the Bay of Fundy go adventuring in the Marie Celeste.

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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A Roundabout Turn (1930)

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The toad goes for a ride on a merry-go-round.

Author(s): Robert H. Charles
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)

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On his way home from the market, Little Pig Robinson is shanghaied by a ship’s cook with no good intentions. The ship’s cat helps the pig escape in a boat, and they sail to the Land Where the Bong Tree Grows. This British first edition do... View More

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

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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)

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On his way home from the market Little Pig Robinson is shanghaied by a ship’s cook with no good intentions. The ship’s cat helps the pig escape in a boat, and they sail to the Land Where the Bong Tree Grows. This American first edition ha... View More

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

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Toad of Toad Hall with music (1930)

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These are the songs that were in the play of The Wind in the Willows.

Author(s): H. Fraser-Simson
Kenneth Grahame
A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Animals of A Sagebrush Ranch (1931)

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Picture of life on a Western ranch, chiefly through the animals of the ranch.

Author(s): Alice Day Pratt
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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Bunny, Hound and Clown (1931)

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A collection of eleven, principally animal-themed Indic fables and legends.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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From the Horn of the Moon (1931)

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In this second book about the adventures of the Wee Men, we learn about the Moving of the Bog, Willie the Wagger and the Fishing Clan, and the Pigs in the Castle. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.... View More

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

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Joe Buys Nails (1931)

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On Joe's way to the store, he talks to the animals and discovers where robins get their red vests, why cows have black and white spots and many other wonders of nature.

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

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The Midnight Folk (1931)

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Kay Harker must fight his evil governess and her coven to recover the lost treasure of Santa Barbara Cathedral, but has the assistance of the Midnight Folk.

Author(s): John Masefield
Illustrator(s): Rowland Hilder

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The Roving Lobster (1931)

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Unhappy with his life at the bottom of the sea, the Lobster decides to try his luck on the land. He meets many interesting creatures in his travels and in the end decides to return to his home. In this, the second collaboration with Arthur Mason, Rob... View More

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

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Freddy the Detective (1932)

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Freddy discovers a talent for detective work and is soon on the case of the missing toy train.

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

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Gub Gub’s Book (1932)

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Gub Gub the pig expounds on the subject of food.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Wanda Gag’s Story Book (1932)

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This volume includes Millions of Cats, The Funny Thing and Snippy and Snappy.

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág

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