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Caddie Woodlawn (1935)

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Pioneer adventures of a girl growing up in northern Wisconsin.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Carol Brink
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

1936
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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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White Christmas (2010)

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An illustrated version of Irving Berlin’s masterpiece. The sheet music is included. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Irving Berlin
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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Buffalo and Beaver (1960)

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Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

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Commodore Hornblower (1945)

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Captain Sir Horatio Hornblower, R.N. leads a squadron of British naval vessels on a military and diplomatic mission in the Baltic Sea. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

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Fish Preferred (1929)

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Galahad Threepwood is ensconced at Blandings Castle working on his memoirs while around him Ronnie Fish is stealing the Empress and various affairs of the heart are going awry.

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

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920)

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The story of how Doctor Dolittle learned to speak with the animals and became the animals’ doctor. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Aesop’s Fables (1933)

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Boris Artzybasheff selected his favorite fables from Aesop and illustrated them with wood engravings.

Author(s): Boris Artzybasheff
Illustrator(s): Boris Artzybasheff

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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)

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Jemima is looking for a place to hide her nest and a cunning fox offers her his shed and bids fair to eat her until Kep the farm dog intervenes. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Adventures of Johnny Appleseed (1930)

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John Chapman—better known as Johnny Appleseed—had wilderness adventures that became larger-than-life legends. Pioneering west from Massachusetts after the American Revolution, John cleared land and planted orchards for the settlers who fo... View More

Author(s): Henry Chapin
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1995)

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A new English translation illustrated by Alphonse de Neuville and Leon Benett of Jules Verne’s most popular adventure. Phineas Fogg sets out with his valet Passepartout to circle the globe in eighty days. What about that date line?

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): None

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Aunt Louisa’s London Toy Books: Diamonds and Toads (1871)

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A fairy tale with color illustrations. Read online at the University of Florida. Or at archive.org. It is the first story in this compilation.... View More

Author(s): Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1953)

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In a delightful, curious game of what comes next, Moomintroll travels through the woods to get home with milk for Moominmamma. A simple trip turns into a colorful adventure as Moomintroll meets Mymble, who has lost her sister, Little My. Along the wa... View More

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

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The Black Buccaneer (1920)

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While guarding sheep on an island off the coast of Maine, Jeremy is kidnapped by pirates and taken to the West Indies. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Meader
Illustrator(s): Stephen Meader

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Asterix and the Banquet (1979)

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The Roman soldiers construct a barricade around Asterix’s village to keep everyone in. So he and Obelix embark on a trip around the entire country. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)

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Gluteus Maximus, a Roman legionnaire, is chosen to represent Rome at the Olympics. While training, he encounters Asterix and Obelix, who outdo him thanks to a magic potion. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Christmas on Bear Mountain Volume 5 (2013)

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This full color volume of Barks comics leads off with the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge. For a preview go to Fantagraphics.... View More

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

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A New Book of Sense and Nonsense (1928)

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A collection of nonsense stories for older readers.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham, Et al

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Gulliver’s Travels (1900)

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A satirical look at human society through the lens of midgets, giants and horses. Read for free online at Google Books.... View More

Author(s): Jonathan Swift
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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My Big Golden Counting Book (1957)

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Counting to ten with animal friends. This is the folio edition of “My First Counting Book.”

Author(s): Lilian Moore
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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