Books
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Andy and the Lion (1938)
A little boy named Andy was interested in lions. On his way to school, he met a real lion with a thorn stuck in its paw.
Author(s):
James Daugherty
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Dragon Run (1955)
This time travel adventure takes Chris Mason and Mr. Wicker back to colonial days.
Author(s):
Carley Dawson
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
The Black Fox of Lorne (1956)
Tenth-century Viking twins are shipwrecked on the Scottish coast and seek to avenge the death of their father.
Author(s):
Marguerite de Angeli
Illustrator(s):
Marguerite de Angeli
The Door in the Wall (1949)
During the bubonic plague, Robin is challenged with overcoming the loss of use in his legs when he was supposed to be sent off to become a knight.
Author(s):
Marguerite de Angeli
Illustrator(s):
Marguerite de Angeli
The Wheel on the School (1954)
Overcoming many obstacles, a group of children work together with their Dutch village to bring the storks back.
Author(s):
Meindert De Jong
Illustrator(s):
Maurice Sendak
The Little Prince (1943)
An aviator, whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert, encounters a little man from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe, seeking the secret of what is really important in life.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Illustrator(s):
None
Nathan and Nicholas Alexander (1986)
One night as he was fast asleep, Nathan heard something in his toy chest …
Author(s):
Lulu Delacre
Illustrator(s):
Lulu Delacre
Indian Child Life (1899)
Tells about the lives of Indian children and how they relate to animals.
Author(s):
Edwin Deming, Therese Deming
Illustrator(s):
Edwin Deming
Red Folk and Wild Folk (1902)
Folk tales of Indian life.
Author(s):
Edwin Deming, Therese Deming
Illustrator(s):
Edwin Deming
Oliver Twist (1838)
Born in a workhouse, Oliver runs away from an abusive mistress to seek his fortune in London where he falls in with a gang of pickpockets. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
George Cruikshank
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1837)
The adventures of Mr. Pickwick, his servant Sam Weller and his friends. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Hablot Browne, Robert Seymour, Robert Buss
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1936)
Hans and his sister must help keep the family going while their father is ill.
Author(s):
Mary Dodge
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell, Mildred Boyle
St. Nicholas (1873)
Founded in 1873, this popular magazine was edited by Mary Mapes Dodge until her death in 1905. It published many well known and popular children’s authors, including Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Joel Chandler Harris and Mark Twain. It ceased publication in 1940, although a few issues were published in 1943.
Read for free online at HathiTrust or at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Various
The Magic Bus (1948)
Jenny the bus may be old, but she has a golden button on her dashboard that will take you anywhere. This is an abridged edition of Jenny, the Bus that Nobody Loved.
Author(s):
Maurice Dolbier
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective, and illustrated by Sidney Paget.
Author(s):
Arthur Doyle
Illustrator(s):
Sidney Paget
The White Company (1922)
Alleyne Edricson joins The White Company of English mercenaries and serves as squire to Sir Nigel Loring during their campaigns in France and Spain under the Black Prince. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Arthur Doyle
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
The Finches’ Fabulous Furnace (1971)
When the Finches move into Number Seven Pride Street, they discover something in the cellar.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Roger Drury
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Adventures of Captain William Walrus (1972)
A ship’s crew searches for underwater treasure and deals with a runaway locomotive.
Author(s):
Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s):
Enzo Giannini
The Big Brown Bear (1944)
The big brown bear just cannot keep away from the honey tree, even though he knows what will happen if he tries to steal some honey. This Big Golden Book was also shortened and published as a Little Golden Book.
Author(s):
Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Chanticleer (1947)
The story of a famous rooster, Chanticleer.
Author(s):
Roger Duvoisin
Illustrator(s):
Roger Duvoisin