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Garth Williams

Author, Illustrator

(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

Favorite Nursery Tales (1986)

This collection includes The Three Little Kittens, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.

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

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.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

First Reader (1998)

Twelve Little Golden Books are here presented complete at full size. Read online at archive.org.

Flossie and Bossie (1949)

A tale of two chickens.

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Author(s): Eva Le Gallienne
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Fox Eyes (1977)

The fox prowls about and sees all the animals’ secrets, but his memory is not very good.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Friendly Book (1954)

A picture book showing animals doing and liking all kinds of things.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies (1951)

A collection of stories and poems about fairies, elves and goblins.

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Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies (1999)

A collection of stories and poems about fairies, elves and goblins.

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Author(s): Various
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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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Author(s): Randall Jarrell
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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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Author(s): Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1956

The Golden Sleepy Book (1948)

This is a collection of stories, poems and songs about sleep.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Grant Corner Inn Breakfast and Brunch Cookbook (1986)

A cookbook from a restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Author(s): Louise Stewart
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Great White Hills of New Hampshire (1946)

A regional memoir by a war correspondent about New Hampshire in the early twentieth century.

Author(s): Ernest Poole
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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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Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Happy Valentine (1949)

William delivers valentines to all his friends, and when he gets home, his mailbox is full.

Author(s): Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Harry Cat’s Pet Puppy (1974)

When Harry Cat brings home a stray puppy, he and Tucker Mouse must find it a new home before it outgrows their drainpipe in Times Square.

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

Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse (1986)

This is the story of how Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse first met and how they ended up living in a drainpipe in Times Square. Richard Egielski added the color to the dust jacket illustration.

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

Home for a Bunny (1956)

A young rabbit goes looking for a home in the forest.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Hop, Hop Little Kangaroo (1948)

A little kangaroo learns to hop like its father and mother, without letting its tail touch the ground.

Author(s): Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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