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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.

Children’s Hour with The Three Bears and Other Stories (1929)

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Includes The Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and Dick Whittington and His Cat.

Author(s): Watty Piper
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski, Eulalie Banks

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The Children’s Own Longfellow (1908)

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This version contains only eight poems. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Henry Longfellow
Illustrator(s): Frank Schoonover, N. C. Wyeth, Et al

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A Child’s Book of Old Verses (1910)

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An anthology of verse for children. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Jessie Smith

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A Child’s Book of Prayers (1985)

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A collection of prayers.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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A Child’s Book of Stories (1911)

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A large collection of perennial favorite fairy tales, fables and stories. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Penrhyn Coussens, Various
Illustrator(s): Jessie Smith

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Chimney Corner Poems (1929)

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A collection of famous poems for children.

Author(s): Gilbert Chesterton, Emily Dickinson, Et al, Ann Taylor
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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Chimney Corner Stories: Tales for Little Children (1925)

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A collection of stories for children.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Nine (1939)

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A collection of Christmas art, stories, songs and poems. Includes The Pink China Bonbon Dish by Lois Lenski.

Author(s): Lois Lenski, Et al
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski, Et al

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Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Seven (1937)

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Pictures and stories centered around Christmas. Includes ‘How Christmas Came to Blueberry Corners’ by Lois Lenski.

Author(s): Lois Lenski, Et al, Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski, Et al

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A Christmas Interlude (1942)

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A collection of Christmas stories, plays, pictures and poems.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Christmas Snowflakes (1879)

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This is an anthology of amateur American poetry. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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Christmas Stories for the Very Young (1990)

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Six Christmas stories for young readers.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

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Christmas Stories from "Household Words" and "All the Year Round" (1913)

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Twenty stories from periodicals. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Edward Dalziel, Et al

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The Christmas Treasure Book: Stories, Songs and Poems (1950)

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An anthology of Christmas stories and poems featuring many of the Golden Book artists and writers.

Author(s): Et al, Hilda Marx
Illustrator(s): C. H. De Witt, Tibor Gergely, Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al

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Christmas Treasury (2001)

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Seven favorites from Jan Brett in one volume.

Author(s): Jan Brett, Clement Moore
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1932)

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Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Gordon Browne

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The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1981)

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Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Jeanne Titherington

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The Church Mice Chronicles (1986)

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This omnibus includes the first three adventures of Sampson the vestry cat and the church mice: The Church Mouse, The Church Cat Abroad and The Church Mice and the Moon.

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

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