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Walter Crane’s Toy Books Series
Books for babies are called Toy Books. Prior to Walter Crane, they were often unremarkable. Then Crane produced a series of Toy Books that gradually transformed the toy book into a sophisticated art form. Some of them become the most popular children’s books of the day.
Books in the Walter Crane’s Toy Books series:
The Adventures of Puffy (1870)
A fluffy white Maltese dog gets into no end of trouble. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Fairy Ship (1870)
A nonsense verse with illustrations. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
King Luckieboy’s Party (1870)
The months come to greet King Luckieboy at his birthday party.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
This Little Pig Went to Market (1870)
The familiar toe rhyme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
King Luckieboy’s Picture Book (1871)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Harrison Weir
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book (1871)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Charles H. Bennett
Illustrator(s):
Charles H. Bennett
Walter Crane
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book: Containing Happy Days of Childhood, Sing a Song of Sixpence, The Gaping-Wide-Mouth Frog, Hop o’ My Thumb (1871)
An omnibus containing Sing a Song of Sixpence and A Gaping-Wide-Mouth Waddling Frog by Crane and Happy Days of Childhood and Hop o’ My Thumb
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
T. Bolton
Walter Crane
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book Containing How Jessie Was Lost, Grammar in Rhyme, The Babes in the Wood, Little Dog Trusty (1871)
How Jessie was Lost and Grammar in Rhyme are by Walter Crane.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Et al
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book Containing King Grisly Beard, The Fairy Ship, Rumpelstiltskin, The Adventures of Puffy (1871)
Only The Fairy Ship and The Adventures of Puffy are by Walter Crane.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book Containing The Fancy Dress Ball, Annie and Jack in London, The Enraged Miller, Old King Cole (1871)
Annie and Jack in London is by Walter Crane.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Et al
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book Containing The Juvenile Party, One, Two Buckle My Shoe, History of Our Pets, The Cats’ Tea Party (1871)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe is by Walter Crane.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Et al
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
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1873)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Cinderella (1873)
A neglected stepdaughter, a fairy godmother and a prince. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
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
The Three Bears (1873)
The story of the three bears and Silverlocks, told in verse. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Walter Crane’s New Toy Book (1873)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Absurd ABC (1874)
Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Alphabet of Old Friends (1874)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Beauty and the Beast (1874)
The classic tale of a daughter who redeems her father and saves her husband. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Frog Prince (1874)
Would you kiss a frog? Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Goody Two Shoes (1874)
A tale of two orphans and how they eventually prospered. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Marquis of Carabas’ Picture Book (1874)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Sarah Catherine Martin
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
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
Puss in Boots (1874)
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Valentine and Orson (1874)
Twins separated at birth are reunited in knight errantry. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Walter Crane’s Picture Book (1874)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Aladdin: or The Wonderful Lamp (1875)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Baby’s Own Alphabet (1875)
An illustrated ABC. Read for free online at Internet Archive. This is a collection of several of Walter Crane’s Toy Books.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Bluebeard (1875)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Bluebeard Picture Book (1875)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Hind in the Wood (1875)
A neglected fairy curses the newborn princess. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Marie-Catherine D’Aulnoy
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Jack and the Beanstalk (1875)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Little Red Riding Hood (1875)
The classic tale of a girl, a grandmother and a wolf. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Princess Belle Etoile (1875)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Yellow Dwarf (1875)
A selfish princess is cured and marries her prince. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Aladdin’s Picture Book (1876)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Chattering Jack’s Picture Book (1876)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Sleeping Beauty (1876)
Classic fairy tale of a princess, a christening, a spindle and a prince. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Song of Sixpence Toy Book (1876)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Children’s Musical Cinderella (1879)
Author(s):
Louis Napoleon Parker
William Routledge
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
King Luckieboy’s Picture Book (1880)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Slateandpencilvania: Being the Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island (1885)
An arithmetical Robinsonnade fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Little Queen Anne and Her Majesty’s Letters (1886)
An educational fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
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
A Romance of the Three R’s (1886)
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Alphabet of Old Friends (1890)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Walter Crane’s Absurd Alphabet, Baby’s Own Alphabet and Noah’s Ark Alphabet (1890)
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Beauty and the Beast (1895)
The classic tale of a daughter who redeems her father and saves her husband. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Bluebeard (1895)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Fairy Ship (1895)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Forty Thieves (1895)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Frog Prince (1895)
This is the later reissue. Would you kiss a frog? Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
This Little Pig His Picture Book (1895)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
This Little Pig Went to Market (1895)
The familiar toe rhyme. This is a later reprint with new endpapers. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Yellow Dwarf (1895)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Absurd ABC (1896)
Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Cinderella Picture Book (1897)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Mother Hubbard Her Picture Book (1897)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Three Bears (1897)
This is a later reissue. The story of the three bears and Silverlocks, told in verse. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Valentine and Orson (1897)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Mother Hubbard (1898)
Author(s):
Sarah Catherine Martin
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Red Riding Hood’s Picture Book (1898)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Bluebeard’s Picture Book (1899)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Goody Two Shoes (1900)
This is a later reissue edition. A tale of two orphans and how they eventually prospered. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Jack and the Beanstalk (1900)
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
Beauty and the Beast Picture Book (1901)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Goody Two Shoes Picture Book (1901)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Princess Belle Etoile (1909)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Song of Sixpence Picture Book (1909)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Buckle My Shoe Picture Book (1910)
Author(s):
Anonymous
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
The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book (1911)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Puss in Boots and The Forty Thieves (1914)
This is a small format reprint of the two Toy Books.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Sleeping Beauty and Blue Beard (1914)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Three Bears and Mother Hubbard (1914)
A small format (16mo) edition of these two Sixpenny Toy Books.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Beauty and the Beast and Other Tales (1982)
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane