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 37 (1960)
An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
John Ruskin, Hans Andersen, James Baldwin, Miriam Potter, Alice Dalgliesh, Et al, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney, Paul Galdone, Richard Scarry, Et al, Edward Shenton, Robin Jacques, Edy Legrand
Best in Children’s Books Volume 38 (1960)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
James Baldwin, Margaret Brown, Marguerite de Angeli, Eleanor Farjeon, Joel Harris, Edward Lear, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone, Feodor Rojankovsky, Peter Spier, Et al, A. B. Frost
Best in Children’s Books Volume 39 (1960)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Hans Andersen, Carolyn Bailey, Phyllis Krasilovsky, Ruth Holberg, Anna Sewell, Et al, Carolyn Haywood, Juniper Sage, Richard Holberg
Illustrator(s):
Marguerite de Angeli, Richard Scarry, Peter Spier, Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 4 (1957)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens, Clement Moore, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Ezra Keats, Everett Shinn
Best in Children’s Books Volume 40 (1960)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.
Author(s):
Frank Baum, James Baldwin, Margery Bianco, Joseph Jacobs, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Irene Haas, Feodor Rojankovsky, Richard Scarry, Robin Jacques, Adrienne Adams
Best in Children’s Books Volume 41 (1961)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Hans Andersen, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Et al, Johanna Spyri
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman, Feodor Rojankovsky, Maurice Sendak, Et al, Henry Pitz, Robin Jacques
Best in Children’s Books Volume 42 (1959)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin, Margery Clark, Beverly Cleary, Et al, William Cody, Alfred Tennyson
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Peter Spier, Et al, Edward Shenton, Adrienne Adams
Best in Children’s Books volume 5 (1957)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Eugene Field, Maj Lindman, Et al, Jean de Brunhoff, Leonora Lang
Illustrator(s):
Et al, Edward Shenton, Adrienne Adams
Best in Children’s Books Volume 6 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin, Margery Bianco, Rudyard Kipling, Et al, Brothers Grimm, Rachel Field
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Henry Pitz, Fritz Kredel, Grace Paull
Best in Children’s Books Volume 7 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Et al, Henry Longfellow, Brothers Grimm, Emma Brock
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Feodor Rojankovsky, Richard Scarry, Et al, Edward Shenton
Best in Children’s Books Volume 8 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.
Author(s):
Thornton Burgess, Charles Perrault, Jonathan Swift, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Edward Shenton
Best in Children’s Books Volume 9 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Hans Andersen, Et al, Carolyn Haywood
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone, Feodor Rojankovsky, Kate Seredy, Et al, Henry Pitz
The Best of Ernest Thompson Seton (1949)
Selections from Seton’s animal biographies.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton
The Best of Wodehouse (1949)
A collection of short stories including ‘Good-bye to Butlers’ which was not reprinted elsewhere.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone
Betsy and the Great World and Betsy’s Wedding (2009)
Betsy spends a year in Europe and Joe is waiting for her on the dock when she returns.
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Author(s):
Maud Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Betsy Was a Junior and Betsy and Joe (2009)
Betsy’s junior and senior years at Deep Valley High.
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Author(s):
Maud Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Bienále ilustrácií Bratislava ’75-’77 (1979)
A collection of art that was honored at the biennial competition in Bratislava.
Author(s):
Peter Čačko
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers, Et al
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume One (1992)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley, Et al
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Three (1994)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various, Antonia Barber
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley, Et al
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Two (1992)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley, Et al