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Bibliography
The Bluebeard Picture Book (1875)
An omnibus containing Baby’s Own Alphabet, Bluebeard, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood. Read online at NLJ.
Briar Rose (1958)
An elementary school reader consisting of a collection of classic fairy tales.
Brothers Grimm
Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
The Buckle My Shoe Picture Book (1910)
An omnibus containing A Gaping-Wide-Mouth-Waddling-Frog, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, and My Mother. There is a new introduction and some up-to-date additions. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Ann Taylor
Burnie’s Hill (1977)
Where is the Brown Bull?
Back of Burnie’s Hill.
Chattering Jack (1867)
A nursery tale from Walter Crane. Read for free online at the Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.
Chattering Jack’s Picture Book (1876)
An omnibus containing Chattering Jack, How Jessie Was Lost, Grammar in Rhyme, and Annie and Jack in London. Read for free online at the Toronto Public Library.
Cinderella (1873)
A neglected stepdaughter, a fairy godmother and a prince. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Cinderella Picture Book (1897)
An omnibus containing Cinderella, Puss in Boots and Valentine and Orson. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Cock Robin and Jenny Wren (1865)
A well-known nursery rhyme.
The Comical Cat (1865)
A humorous poem similar to Old Mother Hubbard.
The Complete Illustrated Works of the Brothers Grimm (1984)
A large collection with illustrations of the classic German tales.
Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats (1885)
A humorous poem first published in 1823 with additional verses by Ruskin and four additional illustrations by Greenaway.
Read the original with colored illustrations at Internet Archive. And the augmented version at the University of Florida.
John Ruskin
R. S. Sharpe
Kate Greenaway
Danish Fairy Legends and Tales (1852)
This is the second, enlarged, edition which includes a total of 45 stories.
The Death and Burial of Cock Robin (1864)
A traditional tale of cock robin, the sparrow and a bow and arrow. Shown above is the rear cover of the very rare Painted Toy Book.
The Enchanted Crow and Other Famous Fairy Tales (1871)
A collection of six fairy tales. The cover has a paste-on colored version of this illustration. This is a reprint of part of Fairy Tales from All Nations. Read online at Internet Archive.
Explorers on the Moon (1992)
A pop-up version of Tintin’s trip to the moon.
The Fairy Ship (1870)
A nonsense verse with illustrations. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
The Farmyard Alphabet (1865)
An alphabet based on familiar farmyard scenes. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719)
Robinson goes back to the island. This is the third edition. Read online at archive.org.
The Feast of the Dwarfs (1871)
This is a reprint of eight tales from Fairy Tales from All Nations. The frontispiece is in color in this edition. The cover has a paste-on color version of the illustration shown above. Read online at archive.org.