Browse

Books

You can sort the list of great children's books, winnow it down by age and genre, or use Advanced Search to see many other ways to explore the Treasury of Great Children's Books.

The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (1954)

WonderfulFlightToTheMushroomPlanet cameron.jpg book cover

David and Chuck are approached by their neighbor Mr. Bass to build a space ship.

Author(s): Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s): Robert Henneberger

1954

Jeeves (1923)

jeeveswodehouse.doran.jpg book cover

A collection of short stories about Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Horse with the High-Heeled Shoes (1954)

horsewithshoesslobodkin.jpg book cover
Elizabeth is the horse with the high-heeled shoes and this is the story of how she gives them up. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The Erie Canal (1970)

eiriecanalspier.jpg book cover

I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Eirie canal.

Author(s): Thomas Allen
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Barney Bipple’s Magic Dandelions (1977)

barney bipples magic dandelions kellogg chapman book cover
Barney receives three dandelions which will grant three wishes, but things soon get out of hand. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Carol Chapman
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Words and Pictures: A Dictionary for Young Children (1985)

dictionaryknight.jpg book cover

Each word is illustrated in this ‘pictionary.’

Author(s): Lucille Ogle, Tina Thoburn
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Old Peter’s Russian Tales (1916)

oldpetersrussiantalesransomefirsted.jpg book cover
A collection of Russian folktales. Read online at Hathitrust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Dmitri Mitrokhin

Harding’s Luck (1909)

hardingsluckenesbithodder.jpg book cover
Dickie is a lame child living in a slum, but in the past he is an Arden of noble birth and wealth. Cousin to Edred and Elfida of The House of Arden, he proves to be the true heir to the family titles. When the family treasure is discovered he returns... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

Tales of a Fairy Court (1906)

talesofafairycourtlang.jpg book cover

Further adventures of Prince Prigio.

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): A. A. Dixon

The Church Mice Take a Break (2000)

churchmicetakeabreakoakley.jpg book cover

When the vestry mice and Sampson are stranded at a seaside resort, they have to resort to the sea to retrieve their fossil ticket home.

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

My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1945)

mymotheristhemostbeautiful.jpg book cover
We don’t love people because they are beautiful. They are beautiful because we love them. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Becky Reyher
Illustrator(s): Ruth Gannett

1946

Chocolate: The Consuming Passion (1982)

Chocolate The Consuming Passion boynton.jpg book cover

A not-too-serious look at everyone’s favorite confection.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

Wynken, Blynken and Nod (1982)

Wynken Blynken and Nod field jeffers.jpg book cover

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe --
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.

Author(s): Eugene Field
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Four and Twenty Toilers (1900)

four and twenty toilers lucas bedford 2.jpg book cover

Pictures and poems about various trades and professions. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): E. V. Lucas
Illustrator(s): Francis Bedford

Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets (1871)

Lears Nonsense Songs Stories Botany and Alphabets Bush UK.jpg book cover

The author’s second book of nonsense includes The Owl and the Pussy-cat. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

Go, Team, Go! (1954)

Go-Team-Go-tunis.jpg book cover

When the varsity players go on strike, it’s up to the JV to defend the school’s title at State.

Author(s): John Tunis
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Wings of the Morning (1924)

Wings of the Morning tracy schaeffer.jpg book cover
Miss Iris Deane is shipwrecked in the South China Sea along with the only other survivor, Robert Jenks, a cashiered British army officer who was working as a steward. The J.C. Winston edition has eleven color plates, the Doran edition only eight, but... View More

Author(s): Louis Tracy
Illustrator(s): Mead Schaeffer

Treasure Island (1883)

treasureislandstevensonUK1stB.jpg book cover
When Jim Hawkins retrieves Flint’s map from the sea chest of the dead Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey catch the treasure fever and outfit a ship to search for it. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Robert Stevenson

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Gift Box Set: “Christmas for Shacktown” & “Trick or Treat” (2018)

Walt Disneys Donald Duck Gift Box Set Christmas for Shacktown and Trick or Treat barks.png book cover
This full color two volume boxed set of Barks stories starts with Uncle Scrooge, Donald and the nephews in one of their first adventures. The second volume includes a classic comedy face off between Donald and the nephews over Halloween treats.... View More

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

The Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume Nine Daily and Sunday Comics 1940-1941 (2013)

little orphan annie dailies and color sundays volume 9 gray.jpg book cover

This is the ninth volume in the reprinting of the complete Little Orphan Annie comic strip and includes the daily strips and Sunday strips in color from 1940-1941.

Author(s): Harold Gray
Illustrator(s): Harold Gray

Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings!

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required