Kate Greenaway
(1846 - 1901)
Catherine Greenaway, known as Kate Greenaway, was an English children’s book illustrator and writer.
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A Apple Pie (1886)
Bibliography
Almanack for 1883 (1882)
These little almanacs have one page for each month, giving the days of the week, e.g. August 1, Wednesday. There are two illustrations per month and six full page color illustrations. They were published in several different bindings. Read online at the University of Florida.
Almanack for 1884 (1883)
This second Almanack added zodiacal information and notable events for each day of the year as ‘February 1 Pheasant shooting ends.’ There is only one illustration per month based on the zodiacal sign along with a frontispiece and the cover illustration. Again there were multiple bindings. Read online at archive.org.
Almanack for 1885 (1884)
Similar to the first Almanac with full page plates, one illustration per month. Moon phases are given and only the days of the week and the Sundays are given. Read online at the University of Florida.
Almanack for 1886 (1885)
The format is similar to the prior year with only days of the week and Sundays for each day of the month, moon phases, single illustration per month, four seasons pictures. There were multiple bindings and cover images. Read online at the University of Florida.
Almanack for 1887 (1886)
This edition is in landscape rather than portrait format. Makeup was similar with the addition of two pages of poems by classic authors. Read online at the University of Florida.
Almanack for 1889 by Kate Greenaway (1888)
This was the seventh of the almanacks. Some of the illustrations had previously appeared in Mavor’s The English Spelling-Book, published in 1885. Read online at NYPL.
Almanack for 1890 by Kate Greenaway (1889)
This edition follows the standard format of days of the week, Sundays and important holy days for each date with a single picture per month and full page season illustrations. The black backgrounds are quite striking. Read online at NYPL.
Almanack for 1924 (1923)
The cover illustration is new, but the interior illustrations are all from the 1883 Almanack.
Almanack for 1925 (1924)
This edition used the illustrations from the 1887 Almanack.
Almanack for 1926 (1925)
This edition used the illustrations from the 1890 Almanack.
Almanack for 1927 (1926)
This edition of the Almanack uses the illustrations from the 1891 version.
A Apple Pie (1886)
An apple pie and the things children are willing to do to get it. While following the fortunes of that pie, the book introduces the letters A to Z. READ NOW.
Aunt Louisa’s London Toy Books: Diamonds and Toads (1871)
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.
Chatterbox Hall (1884)
Stories and verses to accompany the pictures.
Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats (1885)
A humorous poem first published in 1823 with additional verses by Ruskin and four additional illustrations by Greenaway.
Read the original with colored illustrations at Internet Archive. And the augmented version at the University of Florida.
John Ruskin
R. S. Sharpe
Kate Greenaway
A Day in a Child’s Life (1881)
Words and music for nine children’s songs. Read online at archive.org.
Robert Herrick
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Fairy Gifts: or A Wallet of Wonders (1875)
A half dozen new fairy tales. Read online at the University of Florida. Or at Google.
Five Mice in a Mouse-Trap (1880)
A collection of stories and poems for five orphaned children who live with their uncle in a small village. Read online at archive.org.
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Happiness Hill (1960)
An elementary school reader.
Rose Fyleman
Kate Greenaway
Lois Lenski
Alice Provensen
Martin Provensen
Patricia Scarry
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The Kate Greenaway Book (1976)
A selection from the works of the great nineteenth century children’s author and illustrator.
Kate Greenaway
Bret Harte