Browse

Lois Lenski

Author, Illustrator

(1893 - 1974)

Lois Lenski was a popular and prolific American writer and illustrator of picture books and children’s and young-adult fiction.



Bibliography

The Surprise Place (1945)

Ellen Surprise and her brother Ronnie live in a fishing village in Nova Scotia.

Author(s): Mary Graham Bonner
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Susie Mariar (1939)

Susie Mariar fell in the fire,
The fire was so hot, she jumped in the pot …

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

Texas Tomboy (1950)

There is a drought in cattle country in this story of Charlotte and her ranching family.

Read online at archive.org

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

There Were Giants (1929)

An anthology of stories about giants.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

They Came from France (1943)

Pierre settles his mother and siblings in New Orleans while his father continues to the California gold fields.

Author(s): Clara Ingram Judson
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1943

They Came From France (1957)

Pierre looks after his mother and siblings in New Orleans while their father goes west to try his luck in the California gold fields.

Author(s): Clara Ingram Judson
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski
Kevin Royt

They Stooped to Folly (1929)

Dust jacket by Lois Lenski.

Author(s): Ellen Glasgow
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

To Be a Logger (1967)

Joel grows up in a logging family in Oregon.

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

Treasure Book of Favorite Tales (1936)

A collection of thirty-six stories. Includes Little Folks of Other Lands, fairy tales and fables.

Twenty-Two Short Stories of America (1937)

An anthology of fiction about early America.

The Twilight of Magic (1930)

The twins, Giles and Anne, with assistance of Agnes the Applewoman come to the aid of the King.

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

The Twilight of Magic (1930)

The twins, Giles and Anne, with the assistance of Agnes the Applewoman, come to the aid of the King.

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

Two Brothers and Their Animal Friends (1929)

Bored, two brothers go for a walk and meet many interesting friends.

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

The Washington Picture Book (1930)

A travel book about Washington, District of Columbia.

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

We Are Thy Children (1952)

A collection of hymns for children.

Author(s): Clyde Robert Bulla
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

We Live by the River (1956)

Three children who live along rivers of America: Janey on the Pearl River, Lola Mae on an island in the Mississippi, and Sammy Joe on the bank of the Ohio River.

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

We Live in the City (1954)

Stories about a newsboy, shoeshine boy and a girl who lives in a penthouse along with seven poems about city living.

Read online at archive.org

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

Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings!

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required