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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.
Anthology of Children’s Literature (1940)
An immense anthology with everything from Mother Goose to Eve Curie.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Carrie Scott, Edna Johnson
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
The Art of Reading (2005)
Forty illustrators contribute an illustration for their favorite book to celebrate forty years of Reading Is Fundamental.
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Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers, David Wiesner, Et al
The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book (1933)
Twenty-three favorite fairy tales.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Baum’s Own Book for Children (1912)
This is a collection of extracts and poems from previously published works.
Author(s):
Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
John Neill, Maginel Enright
Beauty and the Beast Picture Book (1901)
This is an omnibus volume containing Beauty and the Beast, The Frog Prince and The Hind in the Wood. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Bedtime & Moonshine (1987)
A combined edition of Hush-a-bye-Baby and As I Was Going Up and Down.
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Beginning Language Arts Instruction with Children (1961)
An elementary school reader. Includes a short poem by Lois Lenski.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski, Et al, Harold Shane
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
The Behind Legs of the ’Orse (1927)
A collection of short stories.
Author(s):
Ellis Butler
Illustrator(s):
Kleber Hall
Best In Children’s Books Volume 1 (1957)
An anthology of favorite stories, many with new illustrations.
Author(s):
Ingri d’Aulaire, Marjorie Flack, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar d’Aulaire, Various
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Grace Paull
Best In Children’s Books Volume 10 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin, Margery Bianco, Joseph Jacobs, Et al, Brothers Grimm, Eric Knight
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Richard Scarry, Et al, Fritz Kredel, Ezra Keats
Best In Children’s Books Volume 10A (1963)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. This revised edition substitutes an extract from Charlotte’s Web for Traveling the Underground Railroad.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin, Margery Bianco, E. B. White, Joseph Jacobs, Et al, Brothers Grimm, Eric Knight
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Richard Scarry, Et al, Fritz Kredel, Ezra Keats
Best in Children’s Books Volume 11 (1958)
An anthology of stories and poems. Many of the illustrations are new to this collection.
Author(s):
Louisa Alcott, Hans Andersen, Marjorie Flack, Et al, Henry Longfellow
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman, Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 12 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Lewis Carroll, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Edward Shenton, John Tenniel
Best in Children’s Books Volume 13 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
James Baldwin, Laura Bannon, Et al, Brothers Grimm, Rachel Field
Illustrator(s):
Marguerite de Angeli, Paul Galdone, Et al, Edward Shenton
Best in Children’s Books Volume 14 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Marjorie Flack, Dinah Mulock, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Robin Jacques
Best in Children’s Books Volume 15 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin, Rudyard Kipling, Charles Perrault, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney, Don Freeman, Et al, Henry Pitz, Fritz Kredel
Best in Children’s Books Volume 16 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Hans Andersen, Lucretia Hale, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman, Et al, Leonard Weisgard
Best In Children’s Books Volume 17 (1959)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin, Charles Dickens, Edward Lear, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone, Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham, Peter Spier, Et al, Edward Shenton, Robin Jacques, Ezra Keats, Adrienne Adams
Best in Children’s Books Volume 18 (1959)
An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Marjorie Flack, Robert Stevenson, Et al, Johnny Gruelle
Illustrator(s):
Ingri d’Aulaire, Edgar d’Aulaire, Feodor Rojankovsky, Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 19 (1959)
An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
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Author(s):
Margery Bianco, Charles Carryl, Eleanor Estes, Washington Irving, Helen Fish, Frances Sayers, Et al
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone, Peter Spier, Et al, Leonard Weisgard, Robin Jacques, Grace Paull