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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.

Cinderella Picture Book (1897)

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An omnibus containing Cinderella, Puss in Boots and Valentine and Orson. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Classic Fairy Tales (1974)

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Twenty-four of the best-know fairy tales, as they were first printed in English, along with much information on the early editions, all accompanied with classic illustrations.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Various

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Classic Tales of Babar (2014)

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This anthology includes The Story of Babar and Babar the King.

Author(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s): Jean de Brunhoff

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Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 1 (1962)

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This collection includes nursery rhymes, folk tales, favorite poems and nearly two dozen pictures books in somewhat condensed form.

Author(s): Margery Bianco, Claire Bishop, Margaret Brown, Wanda Gág, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Louis Slobodkin, Et al
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Louis Slobodkin, Tasha Tudor, Et al

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Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 6 (1962)

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Through the year in poetry, prose, history and fiction centered on the holidays of America.

Author(s): Emily Dickinson, Eugene Field, Maud Lovelace, Et al, Henry Longfellow, Stephen Benet, Joyce Kilmer
Illustrator(s): Marjorie Flack, Dorothy Lathrop, Edgar d’Aulaire, Et al, Ruth Gannett, Reisie Lonette, Valenti Angelo

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Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 8 (1962)

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Twenty-one brief biographies, chiefly of Americans.

Author(s): Et al, Mark Twain, Clara Judson, Jean Latham, Helen Keller
Illustrator(s): Boris Artzybasheff, Lynd Ward, Et al, John Cosgrave, II

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The Colophon: Part Fourteen (1933)

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A periodical devoted to the book arts. Individual sections were produced by different fine printers.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Marie Lawson

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Come Hither Volume I and II (1973)

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A very large collection of poetry, here printed in two paperback volumes. The covers are illustrated by Erik Blegvad, as is the slipcase for the two volumes.

Read Volume I online at archive.org.

Read Volume II online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad, Diana Bloomfield

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Come One, Come All (1991)

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An anthology which is part of the ‘Reading, the Literature Experience’ series.

Author(s): Steven Kellogg, Tomie dePaola, Eve Bunting, Et al
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg, Tomie dePaola, Et al

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The Compleat Imbiber 9: An Entertainment (1975)

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An anthology of drink, with a dust jacket by Ardizzone.

Author(s): Eric Linklater, Margery Sharp, Et al
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone, Et al

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The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers (1967)

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All four of the original Borrowers books are included in this collection.

Author(s): Mary Norton
Illustrator(s): Joe Krush, Beth Krush

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The Complete Book of Dragons (1972)

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A ninth story ‘The Last of the Dragons’ is added for this collection.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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The Complete Book of Dragons (1973)

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A ninth story ‘The Last of the Dragons’ is included in this collection.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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