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Peter and Wendy (1911)

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This is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work. It tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian ... View More

Author(s): J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s): Francis Bedford

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The Hunting of the Snark and Other Poems (1903)

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Includes The Hunting of the Snark and poems from Rhyme? and Reason?, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and Sylvie and Bruno. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): Peter Newell, Robert Wright

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Five Boys in a Cave (1951)

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John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club undertake the exploration of a cave he has discovered.

Author(s): Richard Church
Illustrator(s): Doug Anderson

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The Wheel on the School (1954)

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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

1955
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The Little Prince (1943)

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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.... View More

Author(s): Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Illustrator(s): None

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The Adventures of Tintin (1993)

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The Adventures of Tintin is a series of comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi (1907–1983), who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By the time of t... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Little Farm (1942)

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Farmer Small has chores to do from morn ‘til night.

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

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The Book of Jonah (1985)

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The Lord summons Jonah to go to Ninevah. After a detour through the belly of a whale he finally arrives. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Peter Spier’s Circus! (1992)

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The Circus is coming to town!

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

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The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1933)

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The Hurdy-Gurdy Man comes to town with his monkey and soon all the children have left school to hear his music. Before they know it the entire town is dancing until they can’t stand anymore and the day ends in a town picnic. Written by the auth... View More

Author(s): Margery Bianco
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (1981)

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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …

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Author(s): Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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Eloise Takes a Bawth (2002)

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Eloise takes a bath and converts the Plaza Hotel ballroom into a fair approximation of Venice.

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Author(s): Kay Thompson, Mart Crowley
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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Racundra’s First Cruise (1923)

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A account of the author’s cruise in the Baltic on a small two masted yacht with his wife (former secretary to Lenin) and a local seaman, the prototype of Peter Duck. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Arthur Ransome, Photographs

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Journey Cake, Ho! (1953)

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When hard times come, Johnny sets out to seek his fortune with the journey cake in his knapsack. When the journey cake escapes it leads him on a merry chase, picking up animals as it goes until Johnny finds himself home again. Read online at archive.... View More

Author(s): Ruth Sawyer
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

1954
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Fortune’s Favorite and other Famous Fairy Tales (1871)

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Six fairy tales from Fairy Tales from All Nations. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Greenwitch (1986)

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Jane and her brothers help the Old Ones recover the Grail stolen by the Dark.

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Author(s): Susan Cooper
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

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Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947)

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Two years after their adventures with the magic bed-knob, Carey, Charles and Paul return to spend the summer with Miss Price - and the magic begins.

Author(s): Mary Norton
Illustrator(s): Mary Adshead

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More Beasts (for Worse Children): Verses (1897)

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A second collection of humorous verses by the English master in the tradition of Struwwelpeter. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s): Basil Blackwood

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Goody Two Shoes (1900)

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This is a later reissue edition. A tale of two orphans and how they eventually prospered. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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A Mystery for Mr. Bass: A Mushroom Planet Book (1968)

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David and Chuck discover Mycetian fossils along the sea shore, and make an emergency trip to the Mushroom Planet to save Prewytt Brumblydge.

Author(s): Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s): Leondard Shortall

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