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.
A Brew of Witches (1985)
Four witch stories by different authors: Secret Witch, Holiday Witch, Grimblegraw and the Wuthering Witch, and Gemma and the Witch.
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh, Robina Willson, Pamela Gilbert
Illustrator(s):
Various
Briar Rose (1958)
An elementary school reader consisting of a collection of classic fairy tales.
Author(s):
Juliana Ewing, Anonymous, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Shepard
British Fairy Tales (1965)
This is the first part of Fairy Tales from the British Isles and is a collection of British fairy tales.
Author(s):
Amabel Williams-Ellis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
British Fairy Tales (1976)
This is the first part of Fairy Tales from the British Isles and is a collection of British fairy tales.
Author(s):
Amabel Williams-Ellis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Brown Fairy Book (1904)
Stories from many different cultures. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang, Et al, Leonora Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
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.
Author(s):
Anonymous, Ann Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
A Caldecott Celebration (1998)
Interviews with seven winners of the Caldecott Medal.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonard Marcus
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner, Et al
The Candlewick Book of Animal Tales (1996)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators. Includes Polar Bear Cat by Nicola Bayley.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley, Et al
Captain Boldheart - The Magic Fishbone: Two Comedies (1964)
Captain Boldheart takes to piracy in despair of Latin grammar. The Princess Alicia for her part, sets matters to rights in her father’s kingdom with the aid of her fairy godmother Grandmarina.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Captain Horatio Hornblower (omnibus) (1939)
This omnibus volume contains the first three adventures of Horatio Hornblower, R.N. Beat to Quarters, Ship of the Line and Flying Colors.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Captain Horatio Hornblower: a condensation of Beat to Quarters (1966)
This condensed version of Beat to Quarters is illustrated. The other contents of the volume include My Friend Flicka, Jane Eyre, and Alone.
Author(s):
Charlotte Brontë, C. S. Forester, Mary O’Hara, Richard Byrd
Illustrator(s):
James Bama
The Care Bears Book of Favorite Bedtime Stories (1984)
A collection of classic stories and poems with a Care Bear theme. Rapunzel and sleeping beauty are illustrated by David Wiesner.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner, Et al
Carney’s House Party and Winona’s Pony Cart (2010)
Carney hosts a house party after her first year at college.
Winona hopes for a pony for her birthday.
Author(s):
Maud Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Castles and Dragons, Read to Yourself Fairy Tales for Boys and Girls (1958)
This is a collection of fairy tales. Some are newly written, others are old friends in new dress. All are illustrated by William Pène du Bois.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
William du Bois
A Cat Came Fiddling (1956)
A collection of fifty-seven traditional nursery rhymes set to music.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Paul Kapp
Illustrator(s):
Irene Haas
Celebrate Cricket: 30 Years of Stories and Art (2003)
A treasury of selections from the long-running children’s magazine.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner, Et al
Charles Dickens Birthday Book (1948)
A compilation from the works of Dickens by a descendant.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
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.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Children Everywhere (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes, Sterling North, Et al, Johanna Spyri, Rachel Field, Robert Frost
Illustrator(s):
Maurice Sendak, Kate Seredy, Louis Slobodkin, Hilda van Stockum, Kurt Wiese, Et al
Children of America (1939)
Sixteen stories about American children.
Author(s):
Charles Finger, Cornelia Meigs, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Virginia Burton, Lois Lenski, Kurt Wiese, Et al, Leonard Weisgard