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Hilarie Belloc’s Cautionary Verses (1931)
The complete collection of humorous verses by the English master.
Author(s):
Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s):
Nicolas Bentley, Basil Blackwood
Hansi (1934)
Hansi spends Christmas with his aunt and uncle high in the mountains of the Tyrol.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Madeline (1939)
The smallest of the twelve French orphans under the care of Madame Clavel wakes up one night with a tummy ache.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Castle Number Nine (1937)
Baptiste comes out of retirement to go to work for the Count at the Castle Number Nine.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Golden Basket (1936)
Two girls from England are on holiday in Bruges, Belgium and meet the littlest orphan, Madeleine.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Mapp and Lucia (1931)
Fresh from her triumph at the Riseholme fete, Lucia takes a holiday in Tilling and a clash of titans ensues as Miss Mapp struggles to retain her position of social leader.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
E. F. Benson
Illustrator(s):
None
Miss Mapp (1923)
Miss Elizabeth Mapp leads the social life of Tilling from her fine old family home of Mallards. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
E. F. Benson
Illustrator(s):
None
Froissart’s Chronicle (1901)
A history of the Hundred Years War between England and France, covering the years from 1326 to 1400 in six volumes. Much more information and scans of the early manuscript copies is available at The Online Froissart.
Author(s):
Jean Froissart
Illustrator(s):
None
Mr. Fox (1982)
Mr. Fox goes hunting with his bag … but the bag ends up hunting him.
Author(s):
Gavin Bishop
Illustrator(s):
Gavin Bishop
The River at Green Knowe (1959)
Three children are invited to spend the summer at Green Knowe - they must be able to swim - and explore the river.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lucy Boston
Illustrator(s):
Peter Boston
But not the Hippopotamus (1982)
Should she stay? Should she go?
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
The Going to Bed Book (1982)
On Noah’s Ark, it’s time for bed.
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
The Mitten (1989)
Nicki drops one of his new white mittens in the snow. The animals crawl into it to keep warm, until … someone sneezes!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jan Brett
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Baby Island (1937)
When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. With them are four babies.
Author(s):
Carol Brink
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Caddie Woodlawn (1935)
Pioneer adventures of a girl growing up in northern Wisconsin.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Carol Brink
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Jane Eyre (1938)
Jane is abused as a child by her aunt and at school and develops a philosophy of radical self-centeredness. One of the first modern novels.
Author(s):
Charlotte Brontë
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Five Little Firemen (1948)
“The finest fire is the fire that’s out,” sing the five little firemen. Later editions have fewer pages.
Author(s):
Margaret Brown, Edith Hurd
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Goodnight Moon (1947)
A bunny going to bed says goodnight to his room.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Brown
Illustrator(s):
Clement Hurd
Prester John (1910)
A young Scot goes out to South Africa where he becomes caught up in a native rebellion. This is a later American edition.
Author(s):
John Buchan
Illustrator(s):
Henry Pitz
The Cruise of the Cachalot (1926)
This is the story of a cruise after sperm whales by a member of the crew. The scan is of an early reprinting. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Frank Bullen
Illustrator(s):
Mead Schaeffer