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)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 2 (1957)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 20 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 21 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 22 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 23 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 24 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 25 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 26 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 27 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 28 (1959)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 29 (1960)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 3 (1957)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 30 (1960)
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
Best In Children’s Books Volume 31 (1960)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 32 (1960)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 33 (1960)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 34 (1960)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
James Baldwin, Charles Carryl, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Marguerite Henry, Et al, Rose Fyleman, Brothers Grimm, Gladys Schwarcz
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Manning Lee, Robin Jacques
Best in Children’s Books Volume 35 (1960)
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
Best in Children’s Books Volume 36 (1960)
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