Best in Children’s Books Series

An anthology of favorite stories, many with new illustrations.

Author(s): Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
Ingri d’Aulaire
Marjorie Flack
Rudyard Kipling
Various
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney
Grace Paull
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new and different illustrators.

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Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Willy Ley
Various
Illustrator(s): Chesley Bonestell
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al

A collection of stories, verses and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Marguerite de Angeli
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney
Paul Galdone
Leonard Weisgard

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Charles Dickens
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s): Ezra Jack Keats
Everett Shinn

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Eugene Field
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Maj Lindman
Et al
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams
Edward Shenton
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin
Margery Williams Bianco
Brothers Grimm
Joseph Jacobs
Eric Knight
Et al
Illustrator(s): Ezra Jack Keats
Fritz Kredel
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Richard Scarry
Et al

An anthology of stories and poems. Many of the illustrations are new to this collection.

Author(s): Louisa May Alcott
Hans Christian Andersen
Marjorie Flack
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al

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): Edward Shenton
Peter Spier
John Tenniel
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Laura Bannon
Brothers Grimm
Rachel Field
Et al
Illustrator(s): Marguerite de Angeli
Paul Galdone
Edward Shenton
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Dinah Maria Mulock
Et al
Illustrator(s): Robin Jacques
Feodor Rojankovsky
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

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
Fritz Kredel
Henry C. Pitz
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Lucretia P. Hale
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin
Margery Williams Bianco
Brothers Grimm
Rachel Field
Rudyard Kipling
Et al
Illustrator(s): Fritz Kredel
Grace Paull
Henry C. Pitz
Peter Spier
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Emma L. Brock
Brothers Grimm
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Et al
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Feodor Rojankovsky
Richard Scarry
Edward Shenton
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.

Author(s): Thornton W. Burgess
Charles Perrault
Jonathan Swift
Et al
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Edward Shenton
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Carolyn Haywood
Et al
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Kate Seredy
Et al

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): Adrienne Adams
Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Ezra Jack Keats
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Edward Shenton
Peter Spier
Et al

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Johnny Gruelle
Robert Louis Stevenson
Et al
Illustrator(s): Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
Ingri d’Aulaire
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
Charles E. Carryl
Eleanor Estes
Helen Dean Fish
Washington Irving
Frances Clarke Sayers
Et al
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Grace Paull
Peter Spier
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin
Brothers Grimm
Jean de Brunhoff
Marjorie Flack
Charlotte Zolotow
Et al
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams
Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Richard Scarry
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
Brothers Grimm
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Et al
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney
Feodor Rojankovsky

A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin
Eugene Field
Grace Paull
Et al
Illustrator(s): Henry C. Pitz
Peter Spier
Et al

An anthology containing Kintu by Elizabeth Enright with new illustrations by Bobri.

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Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Rose Fyleman
Gladys Schwarcz
Et al
Illustrator(s): Richard Bennett
Vladimir Bobritski
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Carolyn Haywood
Joseph Jacobs
Rudyard Kipling
James Whitcomb Riley
Et al
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone
Irene Haas
Edward Shenton
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Laura Bannon
Maj Lindman
Golden MacDonald
Mary Macnab
Laura E. Richards
Albert Payson Terhune
John Greenleaf Whittier
Et al
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney
Irene Haas
Robin Jacques
Richard Scarry
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
James Baldwin
Margery Williams Bianco
Thornton W. Burgess
Beverly Cleary
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Feodor Rojankovsky
Richard Scarry
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Daniel Defoe
Et al
Illustrator(s): Grace Paull
Edward Shenton
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Maurice Dolbier
E.T.A. Hoffman
William Dean Howells
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Et al
Illustrator(s): Fritz Eichenberg
Elizabeth Enright
Feodor Rojankovsky
Garth Williams
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): James Baldwin
Margery Clark
Beverly Cleary
Col. Wm. F. Cody
Alfred Tennyson
Et al
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Edward Shenton
Peter Spier
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Thomas Bailey Aldrich
George MacDonald
Edith Unnerstad
Et al
Illustrator(s): Richard Bennett
Robin Jacques
Feodor Rojankovsky
Richard Scarry
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Laura Bannon
Rose Fyleman
Charles Kingsley
Charles Perrault
Et al
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams
Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Peter Spier
Et al

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Margery Clark
Eleanor Estes
Joseph Jacobs
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Maurice Sendak
Edward Shenton
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Thornton W. Burgess
Carlo Collodi
Maud Hart Lovelace
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Roger Duvoisin
Grace Moon
Et al
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams
Richard Bennett
Richard Scarry
Et al

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Brothers Grimm
Charles E. Carryl
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Rose Fyleman
Marguerite Henry
Gladys Schwarcz
Et al
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Manning De V. Lee
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Margery Williams Bianco
Beverly Cleary
Lydia Freeman
Gladys Schwarcz
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Maurice Sendak
Edward Shenton
Et al

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): William Allingham
Brothers Grimm
Betty MacDonald
Tony Palazzo
Et al
Illustrator(s): Burmah Burris
Robin Jacques
Richard Scarry
Et al

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
James Baldwin
Brothers Grimm
Alice Dalgliesh
Miriam Clark Potter
John Ruskin
Et al
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney
Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Edy Legrand
Richard Scarry
Edward Shenton
Et al

A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Margaret Wise Brown
Marguerite de Angeli
Eleanor Farjeon
Joel Chandler Harris
Edward Lear
Et al
Illustrator(s): A. B. Frost
Paul Galdone
Feodor Rojankovsky
Peter Spier
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Carolyn Haywood
Richard Holberg
Ruth L. Holberg
Phyllis Krasilovsky
Juniper Sage
Anna Sewell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Marguerite de Angeli
Richard Scarry
Peter Spier
Et al

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
L. Frank Baum
Margery Williams Bianco
Joseph Jacobs
Et al
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams
Irene Haas
Robin Jacques
Feodor Rojankovsky
Richard Scarry

A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Lewis Carroll
Rudyard Kipling
Johanna Spyri
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Robin Jacques
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Maurice Sendak
Et al

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 Williams Bianco
Brothers Grimm
Joseph Jacobs
Eric Knight
E. B. White
Et al
Illustrator(s): Ezra Jack Keats
Fritz Kredel
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Richard Scarry
Garth Williams
Et al

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. In this later edition, Flipper to the Rescue substitutes for Rip Van Winkle.

Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
Charles E. Carryl
Eleanor Estes
Helen Dean Fish
Frances Clarke Sayers
Et al
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Grace Paull
Peter Spier
Et al