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.
The Children’s Hour Volume 9 (1953)
An collection of stories from many lands.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Carol Brink, Kate Seredy, Armstrong Sperry, Hilda van Stockum, Edith Unnerstad, Various, Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy, Hilda van Stockum, Et al, Keith Ward
Children’s Hour with Cinderella and Other Stories (1922)
Five favorite fairy tales.
Author(s):
Watty Piper
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski, Elizabeth Colborne
Children’s Hour with The Three Bears and Other Stories (1929)
Includes The Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and Dick Whittington and His Cat.
Author(s):
Watty Piper
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski, Eulalie Banks
The Children’s Own Longfellow (1908)
This version contains only eight poems. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Henry Longfellow
Illustrator(s):
Frank Schoonover, N. C. Wyeth, Et al
A Child’s Book of Old Verses (1910)
An anthology of verse for children. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Jessie Smith
A Child’s Book of Prayers (1985)
A collection of prayers.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
A Child’s Book of Stories (1911)
A large collection of perennial favorite fairy tales, fables and stories. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Penrhyn Coussens, Various
Illustrator(s):
Jessie Smith
Chimney Corner Poems (1929)
A collection of famous poems for children.
Author(s):
Gilbert Chesterton, Emily Dickinson, Et al, Ann Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Chimney Corner Stories: Tales for Little Children (1925)
A collection of stories for children.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Nine (1939)
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
Christmas: An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Seven (1937)
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
A Christmas Interlude (1942)
A collection of Christmas stories, plays, pictures and poems.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Christmas Snowflakes (1879)
This is an anthology of amateur American poetry. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Christmas Stories for the Very Young (1990)
Six Christmas stories for young readers.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Helen Cooper
Christmas Stories from "Household Words" and "All the Year Round" (1913)
Twenty stories from periodicals. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Edward Dalziel, Et al
The Christmas Treasure Book: Stories, Songs and Poems (1950)
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
Christmas Treasury (2001)
Seven favorites from Jan Brett in one volume.
Author(s):
Jan Brett, Clement Moore
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1932)
Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Gordon Browne
The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1981)
Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Jeanne Titherington
The Church Mice Chronicles (1986)
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