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Walter Crane
(1845 - 1915)
Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children’s book creator of his generation.
Along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, his is considered one of the strongest contributors to the child’s nursery motif that the genre of English children’s illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the latter 19th century.
His work featured some of the more colourful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterize many nursery rhymes and children’s stories for decades to come.
He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, children’s books, ceramic tiles and other decorative arts.
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The Baby's Bouquet (1878)
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Mother Hubbard (1898)
The traditional rhyme about an old woman and her dog. This is a later reissue. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.
Author(s):
Sarah Catherine Martin
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Mother Hubbard Her Picture Book (1897)
Also titled Walter Crane’s Picture Books Vol. II, this omnibus contains The Three Bears, The Absurd ABC and Old Mother Hubbard. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Mr. Michael Mouse Unfolds His Tale (1956)
The story of a pet mouse.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Mrs. Mundi at Home: The Terrestrial Ball, R.S.V.P. (1875)
A series of allegorical engravings of the planets and nations of the earth.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Multiplication Table in Verse (1867)
A unique approach to arithmetic. Read for free online at the Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
My Children (1873)
A poem in praise of the joys of parenthood. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
My Mother (1873)
A poetical paean to mothers. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Ann Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
My Mother (1910)
This is the later reissue. A poetical paean to mothers. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Ann Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Myths from Many Lands (1906)
A large selection of myths. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Howard Pyle
T. H. Robinson
E. Boyd Smith
The Necklace of the Princess Fiorimonde (1880)
A collection of new fairy tales - including an evil princess. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mary A. de Morgan
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Noah’s Ark Alphabet (1872)
An alphabet of animals who entered the Ark. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Old Courtier (1867)
An old ballad of the English gentry. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Old Fashioned Stories and Poems Volume VI (1907)
An anthology from the early part of the twentieth century. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Walter Crane
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Old Mother Hubbard (1874)
The traditional rhyme about an old woman and her dog. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Sarah Catherine Martin
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
On the Cards: Routledge’s Christmas Annual (1867)
The frontispiece is the only illustration by Walter Crane for this miscellany. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Et al
One, Two Buckle My Shoe (1869)
A counting rhyme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
One, Two Buckle My Shoe (1900)
This is a later reissue. A counting rhyme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Pan Pipes: A Book of Old Songs (1883)
A collection of old ballads and songs with new music. Read the second edition for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Théophile Marzials
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Perils of Greatness (1865)
Author(s):
Gustav Nieritz
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Pothooks and Perseverance: or The ABC Serpent (1886)
A fantasy of penmanship. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane