Garth Williams
(1912 - 1996)
Garth Montgomery Williams was an American artist who came to prominence in the American postwar era as an illustrator of children’s books. Many of the books he illustrated have become classics of American children’s literature.
Bibliography
The Adventures of Benjamin Pink (1951)
It was a wonderful day for Mr. Pink when, after being shipwrecked on an island, he finds a chest full of treasure. In spite of the warnings of an amused old turtle, Benjamin is determined to bring back his treasure to his village and do Good Works.
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Amigo (1963)
Francisco tames a prairie dog, and Amigo tames a little boy.
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Animal Friends (1952)
In this story about animal homes, a cat, a dog, a bird, a turtle, a bunny, a chick, and a squirrel all live together in a little house in the woods.
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Animal’s ABC (1957)
Bunnies hop with frivolity and wonderment as they encounter an alligator and a bear, a kangaroo and a yak.
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April Fool! (1949)
Little Raymond Frog plays an April Fool’s Day joke on his father. But two can play that game.
Baby Animals (1952)
This collection of piglets and kittens, calves and bunnies is a longtime favorite. Garth Williams illustrates them with warmth and humor and realism.
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Baby Animals (1957)
This collection of piglets and kittens, calves and bunnies is a longtime favorite. Garth Williams illustrates them with warmth and humor and realism.
Read online at archive.org.
The Baby Camel and His Naughty Father (1948)
The camel driver picked up the baby camel in his arms. “We’ll give you a ride,” he said. “You’re too little to walk...”
Baby Farm Animals (1958)
Get to know the baby animals on the farm.
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The Baby Hippopotamus’s Adventure (1948)
A mother hippopotamus and her baby stood on the high river bank, looking down at the water ...
Baby’s First Book (1955)
A look at how baby spends her day.
Bedtime for Frances (1960)
It is bedtime for Frances. Will she ever go to sleep?
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Benjamin’s Treasure (2001)
A rabbit gets stranded on a deserted island with a trunk full of treasure and must find his way home. This is a picture book version of “The Adventures of Benjamin Pink.” The illustrations have been colored by Rosemary Wells.
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Garth Williams
The Black Venus (1946)
An adult romantic comedy. The dust jacket is by Garth Williams.
The Brave Father Gorilla (1948)
This is one of the Tiny Animal Stories boxed set and tells about the gorilla family.
Bread and Butter Indian (1964)
Based on family records, this is a story of colonial America.
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Bread and Butter Journey (1970)
Barbara and her mother, guided by her fifteen year old brother set out to cross the mountains in post-Revolutionary War America to join her father in western Pennsylvania.
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A Brother for the Orphelines (1959)
When Josine finds a baby boy in the bread basket, the orphelines do not want to give him up to the boys’ orphanage.
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By the Shores of Silver Lake (1953)
Pa takes a job on the railroad and moves Ma, Laura, Mary, Grace and Carrie to the Dakota Territory where they spend the winter in a surveyor’s shack.
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Charlotte’s Web (1952)
Fern adopts the runt of the litter and names him Wilbur, but it is Charlotte, A. Cavatica, who ensures he will always have a home on the Arable farm.
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