Best of
Animals
1949
The Fuzzy Duckling
Jane Werner Watson - 1949
This book has engaging read-aloud texts and lively original illustrations that your child will want to look at again and again.
King Solomon's Ring
Konrad Lorenz - 1949
Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. Charmingly illustrated by Lorenz himself, this book is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends, a world which often provides an uncanny resemblance to our own. A must for any animal-lover!
Jenny's Moonlight Adventure
Esther Averill - 1949
All the cats, from twins Romulus and Remus through to the wise Solomon, have been looking forward to this evening. The high point of the party is to be the nose flute performance by the Persian cat Madame Butterfly, but she has hurt herself, cannot leave her house, and has lost her instrument. The flute is found in a pile of autumn leaves but there's still the problem of how to return the flute to its beautiful Persian owner. Jenny comes up with a very adventurous plan. After all, Halloween is "her" night. But will she pull it off?
Flossie and Bossie
Eva Le Gallienne - 1949
The only thing they had in common was that they both longed to be mothers. Otherwise they wre as different as night and day, as the sun and the moon.""There is a great richness in this story. It's characterizations are profoundly real (as Flossie and Bossie were indeed real), and it has a deep story appeal. It is a warm and gentle story, but it is also a sincere and touching one. Little Flossie is the heart of it, and around her Miss LeGallienne has woven the wonderfully amusing picture of barnyard life, with its diverse characters and doings."
A Pussycat's Christmas
Margaret Wise Brown - 1949
With stunning illustrations by Anne Mortimer, this is a perfect gift for cat lovers and Christmas revelers of all ages.“She heard the rustle of tissue paper, the whisper of snow, and the twinkle of bells. She smelled the sharp tangy smell of candles, and nuts and apples. And she saw the sparkling gold, silver, and blue lights on the tree. This, to Pussycat, was Christmas Eve.” “Quiet, captivating text…precise, beautiful watercolor illustrations…a lovely story with lots of child appeal.” —School Library Journal
The Naughty Little Guest (A Tiny Golden Book #3)
Dorothy Kunhardt - 1949
One day, Estelle decides not to play nicely. What will Mrs. Goat do?
Little-or-Nothing from Nottingham
Marguerite Henry - 1949
Every day he buries his leftover bone beneath a wagon, only to find it mysteriously vanished the next day.