Garth Williams
(1912 - 1996)
Garth Montgomery Williams was an American artist who came to prominence in the American postwar era as an illustrator of children’s books. Many of the books he illustrated have become classics of American children’s literature.
Bibliography
The Chicken Book (1946)
A new rendition of an old counting rhyme.
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The Cowboy Kitten (1949)
Theodore kitten pays a visit to his grandmother, but grandfather really understands him.
The Cricket in Times Square (1960)
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
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Do You Know What I’ll Do? (1958)
A little girl tells her baby brother what she will do to make him happy.
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The Door Opens (1945)
The author records childhood memories of growing up in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Easter Bunny (1949)
Thomas rabbit collects Easter eggs.
Emmett’s Pig (1959)
Emmett has plenty of porcelain pigs, but what he wants for his birthday is a real pig.
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Every Month was May (1947)
A book of reminisences by a Canadian author.
The Family Under the Bridge (1958)
A homeless man meets a family of three children, their mother and their dog camping on his spot under a bridge over the Seine and ends up adopting them all.
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Farmer Boy (1953)
This is the story of Almanzo Wilder and his brother Royal growing up with their two sisters on a big farm in New York state.
Favorite Nursery Tales (1986)
This collection includes The Three Little Kittens, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.
The First Four Years (1971)
The first four years of Laura and Manly’s marriage brings joys - the birth of their daughter Rose - and sorrow - the loss of an infant son and a devastating fire.
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Flossie and Bossie (1949)
A tale of two chickens.
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The Friendly Book (1954)
A picture book showing animals doing and liking all kinds of things.
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The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies (1951)
A collection of stories and poems about fairies, elves and goblins.
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The Gingerbread Rabbit (1964)
The gingerbread rabbit comes to life and decides he doesn’t want to be eaten. When he runs into the forest, Mary’s mother is close behind.
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The Golden Name Day (1955)
Nancy is staying with her Swedish grandparents for a year. They have to figure out how to celebrate her nine year old name day since her name is not Swedish.
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The Golden Sleepy Book (1948)
This is a collection of stories, poems and songs about sleep.
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The Great White Hills of New Hampshire (1946)
A regional memoir by a war correspondent about New Hampshire in the early twentieth century.
The Happy Orpheline (1957)
Brigette gets left behind in the cemetery when the orphanage is on an outing and meets the wife of the Dauphin.
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