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Anthologies

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by a compiler. Here are the top 500 anthologies from the whole heritage of children’s literature.

Best in Children’s Books Volume 19A (1967)

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An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. In this later edition, Flipper to the Rescue substitutes for Rip Van Winkle.

Author(s): Margery Bianco, Charles Carryl, Eleanor Estes, Helen Fish, Frances Sayers, Et al
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone, Peter Spier, Et al, Robin Jacques, Grace Paull

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 2 (1957)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new and different illustrators.

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Author(s): Various, Joseph Jacobs, Willy Ley
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al, Henry Pitz, Chesley Bonestell

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 20 (1959)

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An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin, Marjorie Flack, Charlotte Zolotow, Et al, Jean de Brunhoff, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone, Richard Scarry, Et al, Robin Jacques, Adrienne Adams

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 21 (1959)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Margery Bianco, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Et al, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney, Feodor Rojankovsky

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 22 (1959)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin, Eugene Field, Et al, Grace Paull
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier, Et al, Henry Pitz

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 23 (1959)

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An anthology containing Kintu by Elizabeth Enright with new illustrations by Bobri.

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Author(s): Elizabeth Enright, Et al, Rose Fyleman, Gladys Schwarcz
Illustrator(s): Richard Bennett, Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al, Vladimir Bobritski

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 24 (1959)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth, Rudyard Kipling, James Riley, Joseph Jacobs, Et al, Carolyn Haywood
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone, Irene Haas, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Edward Shenton

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 25 (1959)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Laura Bannon, Maj Lindman, Albert Terhune, Et al, John Whittier, Golden MacDonald, Laura Richards, Mary Macnab
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney, Irene Haas, Richard Scarry, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Robin Jacques

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 26 (1959)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Andersen, James Baldwin, Margery Bianco, Thornton Burgess, Beverly Cleary, Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman, Feodor Rojankovsky, Richard Scarry, Et al

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 27 (1959)

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A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Daniel Defoe, Et al, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): Et al, Edward Shenton, Grace Paull

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 28 (1959)

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A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Laura Wilder, James Baldwin, Maurice Dolbier, Et al, William Howells, Henry Longfellow, E.T.A Hoffman
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams, Elizabeth Enright, Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al, Fritz Eichenberg

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 29 (1960)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Thomas Aldrich, George MacDonald, Edith Unnerstad, Et al
Illustrator(s): Richard Bennett, Feodor Rojankovsky, Richard Scarry, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Robin Jacques

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 3 (1957)

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A collection of stories, verses and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Andersen, Marguerite de Angeli, Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney, Paul Galdone, Leonard Weisgard

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 30 (1960)

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A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Laura Bannon, Charles Perrault, Et al, Rose Fyleman, Charles Kingsley
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone, Peter Spier, Et al, Robin Jacques, Adrienne Adams

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Best In Children’s Books Volume 31 (1960)

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An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin, Margery Clark, Eleanor Estes, Joseph Jacobs, Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Maurice Sendak, Et al, Edward Shenton

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 32 (1960)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Thornton Burgess, Carlo Collodi, Maud Lovelace, Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al, Leonard Weisgard

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 33 (1960)

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An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Roger Duvoisin, Et al, Grace Moon
Illustrator(s): Richard Bennett, Richard Scarry, Et al, Adrienne Adams

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 35 (1960)

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An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Andersen, Margery Bianco, Beverly Cleary, Lydia Freeman, Et al, Gladys Schwarcz
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman, Maurice Sendak, Et al, Edward Shenton

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 36 (1960)

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An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Betty MacDonald, William Allingham, Et al, Brothers Grimm, Tony Palazzo
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry, Et al, Robin Jacques, Burmah Burris

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