Best of
Childrens

1965

A Charlie Brown Christmas


Charles M. Schulz - 1965
    It seems like everybody has forgotten what Christmas is truly about. But Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang have some holiday surprises that will make even Charlie Brown feel merry!

Disney Winnie-the-Pooh: The Honey Tree


Bob Totten - 1965
    Find out if Pooh gets what he’s looking for in the reissue of this wonderful Little Golden Book, originally published in 1964!

I Like You


Sandol Stoddard Warburg - 1965
    This special book expresses the true meaning of friendship in a long list of ways with charming accompanying illustrations

Andrew Henry's Meadow


Doris Burn - 1965
    But Andrew Henry is in the middle--and he's always with himself. He doesn't mind this very much, because he's an inventor. But when Andrew Henry's family doesn't appreciate him or his inventions, he decides it's time to run away. Many children in the neighborhood feel the same way and follow him to his meadow, where he builds each of his friends a unique house of their very own. But in town the families miss their children and do everything they can to find them. And the kids realize that it feels a little lonely out in the meadow without their parents.Just as relevant today as it was in 1967, this is a heart-warming story about children who want to feel special and appreciated for who they are. With a new jacket and expanded trim size, Andrew Henry is ready to enchant the next generation of kids.

Walt Disney Presents Winnie-The-Pooh Meets Gopher (A Little Golden Book)


Walt Disney Company - 1965
    When he tries to leave Rabbit's home after eating a heavy lunch, Winnie-the-Pooh gets stuck in the rabbit hole.

The Velvet Room


Zilpha Keatley Snyder - 1965
    It was not until Robin's father found a permanent job at the McCurdy ranch, after three years as a migrant worker, that Robin had a place to wander to. As time went by the Velvet Room became more and more of a haven for her — a place to read and dream, a place to bury one's fears and doubts, a place to count on. The Velvet Room, first published in 1965, was a Junior Library Guild selection, and part of Scholastic Books' Arrow Book Club.

Laura's Early Years Collection


Laura Ingalls Wilder - 1965
    Three treasured novels in paperback--"Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie", and "On the Banks of Plum Creek"--shrink-wrapped together in a beautifully designed package.

I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew


Dr. Seuss - 1965
    in full color. "The hero of this hilarious tale discovers that in attempting to avoid trouble one often encounters even greater difficulties. Seuss fans will be enthralled."--Childhood Education.

I Wish That I Had Duck Feet


Dr. Seuss - 1965
    Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide.This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all-time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet belongs to the Green Back Book range.

Mr. Pine's Purple House


Leonard Kessler - 1965
    Pine lived on Vine Street in a little white house. A white house is fine, said Mr. Pine, but there are FIFTY white houses all in a line on Vine Street. How can I tell which house is mine? Mr. Pine had a big problem. But he solved that problem in his own special way. Mr. Pine's Purple House, first published in 1965, was a favorite children's book for many years. When it went out of print fans requested the return of the intrepid Mr. Pine. Well, Mr. Pine is back again in this 40th Anniversary Edition, with his dog and his cat, his brushes and ladders, and lots of purple paint! For readers who will grow up and, one day, dare to be different!

The King, the Mice and the Cheese


Nancy Gurney - 1965
    A king runs into the trouble when he tries to protect his cheese from the palace mice.

If I Were a Grown-Up


Éva Janikovszky - 1965
    to be told to do everything, while grown-ups can do anything they want.First watched through the eyes of a child, later the perspective changes to that of a child, fantasizing about how he would behave as a grown up. Within the borders of his imagination, how he would suspect to act as a grwon up.

The Animal Family


Randall Jarrell - 1965
    Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family -- and the life that the members of The Animal Family live together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself.

Gentle Ben


Walt Morey - 1965
    But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him. Gentle Ben has been a favorite of readers of all ages for 25 years, and is a timeless story of a rare friendship. An ALA Notable Book.

Helen Keller's Teacher


Margaret Davidson - 1965
    The true story of the dedicated woman, Anne Sullivan Macy (April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936), originally from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, who became Helen Keller's inspirational teacher and lifelong friend.

The Pooh Story Book


A.A. Milne - 1965
    In Which A House is Built at Pooh Corner for EeyoreIn Which Piglet is Entirely Surrounded by WaterIn Which Pooh Invents a New Game and Eeyore Joins In

Riding Academy


Norman Thelwell - 1965
    This reprint contains Thelwell's invaluable advice to aspiring equestrians on how to get into the saddle and stay there.

Love is Walking Hand In Hand


Charles M. Schulz - 1965
    Charlie Brown and his friends define love.

The Forgotten Door


Alexander Key - 1965
    He can't remember who he is or where he came from. He only knows he fell through the forgotten door to the strange planet, Earth, and he is in great danger. Injured from his fall, he has to find someone who will help him. Through his extraordinary power to read people's minds, Jon makes friends with a local family. But then rumors of his existence get back to the army and Jon realizes that the family is in danger, too. Time is running out. He must find the secret passage quickly or he may never get home again.

My Book House, Volumes 1-12


Olive Beaupré Miller - 1965
    Set includes In the Nursery, Story Time, Up One Pair of Stairs, Through the Gate, Over the Hills, Through Fairy Halls, the Magic Garden, Flying Sales, The Treasure Chest, From the Tower Window, In Shining Armor, and Halls of Fame.

Walt Disney's Fantasyland


Walt Disney Company - 1965
    Stories included:The Sleeping BeautyPinocchioPeter and the WolfGrandpa BunnyBongoSnow White and the Seven DwarfsDumbo of the CircusMother GooseThe Three Little PigsCinderellaThe Sorcerer's ApprenticeThe Grasshopper and the AntsThe Ugly DucklingThe Brave Little TailorBabes in Toyland

Fox in Socks


Dr. Seuss - 1965
    Knox some of the slickest, quickest tongue-twisters in town.With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss's best-selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands – Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Fox in Socks belongs to the Green Back Book range.

One Is One


Barbara Leonie Picard - 1965
    Quiet and solitary, Stephen must endure the bitter torments of his brothers and cousins until he finds his first true friend; through that friendship Stephen gains courage to endure the lack of kindness in his life. But believing that Stephen will never possess the valor to be a knight, his father abruptly sends him away to spend the rest of his life in a monastery.After a harsh apprenticeship in the monastery, Stephen realizes he must flee its confines. In a twist of fortune, he becomes squire to a wise knight and then attains knighthood himself. The death of his own young squire causes the twenty-six-year-old Stephen to re-examine his ambitions. In doing so, he makes an important discovery: His journey through dangerous times has instilled in him the strength and self-confidence to find his true place in the world. One is One portrays a man ready to heed his mentor's maxim: "Do not be afraid to do what you want to do."Several of Barbara Leonie Picard’s many books, including One Is One, have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Britain’s oldest children’s book award.Praise for One Is One and Barbara Leonie Picard:"Her narratives have the ring of tales told by skald and bard, and her choice of words would fill great halls. Her literary fairy tales are lushly romantic, with poetic language and an almost other-worldly knowledge that informs and enriches them. Open one of her books and read it aloud. See how her words will still echo in the storytelling rooms and libraries that have become our great halls."—Janice M. Del Negro"In One is One …there is a large cast of entirely credible characters and a good contrast is pointed between fourteenth-century courtly and monastic life. The strength of this book derives from its concern with important themes—loneliness, loyalty, courage and love; above all, self-knowledge."—The Spectator"Miss Picard has been bold in choosing for her hero a weakling and a coward. The final resolution of Stephen's doubts, though not unexpected, is most beautifully handled."—The Times Literary SupplementBarbara Leonie Picard (1917–2011) was the author of over twenty-five books, all of which have received praise for the mature and thought-provoking fare they offer young readers. Her first book was published in 1949. Her works include five historical novels for young adults, many retellings of myths and epics—including the Odyssey and the Iliad, the story of King Arthur, and legends of the Norse gods—and collections of fairy tales. Several of her books have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the oldest children's book award in the UK. Paul Dry Books also publishes Picard's book Ransom for a Knight.

Humbug Witch


Lorna Balian - 1965
    What does a witch do when her spells and potions don't turn out right? She?ll just keep trying, until it's time for bed.

Fairy Tales


E.E. Cummings - 1965
    In "The Old Man Who Said Why" a wise fairy's kind nature is taxed when one old man's questions throw the entire heavens into madness. In "The Elephant and the Butterfly" and "The House That Ate Mosquito Pie" shyness is overcome by the compelling love of new friends. "The Little Girl Named I" is a conversation between the author and a small girl, in the manner of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.Clever, insightful, and magical, peopled with vivid characters—a house that prefers one bird to any human inhabitants, an elephant paralyzed with delight, a fairy who "always breakfasted on light and silence"here are tales as only Cummings could write them. A delightful and surprising gift for anyone, young or old.

A Child's Calendar


John Updike - 1965
    From the short, frozen days of January, through the light of summer, to the first snowflakes of December, Updike's poems rejoices in the familiar, wondrous qualities that make each part of the year unique.Hyman's award-winning paintings--modeled after her own daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren--depict an interracial family going about the business of their lives throughout the year: sledding in January, watching fireworks in July, and playing in the autumn leaves.A perfect read-aloud for the family, throughout the whole year.

The True Story of Okee the Otter


Dorothy Gross Wisbeski - 1965
    Bringing up a wild otter is not like anything else in the whole world.

This is Hong Kong


Miroslav Sasek - 1965
    The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have been updated for the 21st-century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of the book. These charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, make for a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember the series from their own childhoods. This is Hong Kong, first published in 1965, captures the enchantment and the contrasts of Hong Kong in the sixties. Roaring jets bring in the tourists; bamboo rickshaws taxi them through exotic streets fragrant with incense, roasting chestnuts, and honey-glazed Peking duck. Sasek shows you the sweeping panorama of gleaming Kowloon Bay framed by misty mountain ridges, then moves in for close-ups of laborers and hawkers, refugees from the mainland, and sailors of flame-red junks, and the strange "water people" who, it is said, never set foot on dry land.

Spook


Jane Little - 1965
    All Spook wants is to live a normal dog life in a normal family, and his prayers are answered when he falls off Grimalda's broom one Halloween and lands in the arms of a little boy named Jamie. Only Jamie's love and kindness stand between Spook and Grimalda's jealous wrath! Black-and-white illustrations.

The Elves and The Shoemaker (Ladybird Well Loved Tales)


Vera Southgate - 1965
    

Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home


Joan Aiken - 1965
    A collection of short stories, including: Prelude / Yes, But Today Is Tuesday / The Frozen Cuckoo / Sweet Singeing in the Choir / Harriet's Hairloom / The Ghostly Governess / The Land of Trees and Heroes / The Stolen Quince Tree / A Batch of Magic Wands / The Apple of Trouble / The Serial Garden.

Dean's Gift Book of Nursery Rhymes


Anne Grahame-Johnstone - 1965
    Full color illustrated book of traditional nursery rhymes.

The Knobby Boys to the Rescue


Wende Devlin - 1965
    At last they find her and must devise a plan to help her escape from the gypsy's who have captured her for sale to a circus.

The Happy Land


Evelyn Hawes - 1965
    Its protagonist is Provost Lathrop, an accident-prone, hard-pressed, genuinely enjoyable, precocious girl. Her family lives near the Western Canadian border, in 1927. Her father is a lawyer, with an unfashionable propensity for defending Indians; her mother is beautiful and strong-willed; her older sister has a fatal if innocent attraction for boys and men. Her trickster side-kick is Jimmy Roberts, the boy next door. Out of these familiar materials, and Provost's ebullient and harassed mind, emerge some remarkably funny misfortunes, adventures (both child and adult), and a high-spirited account of the recent old West, its small towns, law-courts, and summer camps. Off-beat, cheerful/serious, this book is enjoyable reading for adults or even teen-agers inclined to this sort of humor. (Kirkus Review)

Two on an Island


Bianca Bradbury - 1965
    They will," says her brother Jeff.But will they? Nobody ever comes near the island. How can Jeff and Trudy survive without food or water—for days, maybe weeks!And worse is still to come.

A Brown Puppy and A Falling Star


Elizabeth Ross - 1965
    

Arabella the Heavenly Cat


Atie Siegenbeek van Heukelom - 1965
    

Betsy McCall: A Paper Doll Story Book (A Little Golden Book)


Selma Robinson - 1965
    After you have read this story, you can have fun dressing up Betsy McCall and her cousin, Sandy. Tear out the doll page and stick it on a piece of cardboard. Then carefully cut out the dolls. Now dress them in the clothes at the back of the book. Patterns for Betsy's clothes are based on McCall's Patterns, available at fine stores everywhere. Betsy McCall is a regular feature of McCall's Magazine.

Big Max


Kin Platt - 1965
    "The character of Big Max, a kind of miniature Sherlock Holmes, is well drawn in both words and pictures." —SLJ.

Birds Do the Strangest Things


Leonora Hornblow - 1965
    Describes twenty-two birds with unusual habits or characteristics, including the ostrich, kiwi, honey guide, and hornbill.

Tim and Ginger


Edward Ardizzone - 1965
    When he goes shrimping, he soons gets into trouble. Tim bravely rows a small boat out to sea to find his friend, but danger looms ahead!

The Family Y Aguilar: A Story Of Jewish Heroism During The Spanish Inquisition


Marcus Lehmann - 1965
    

The Calico Jungle


Dahlov Ipcar - 1965
    It's a whole world where fantastical animals run, hide, swim, and frolic in a calico jungle. The boy enters this wild landscape and travels through it. He spies calico birds pecking at fruits, sees calico elephants giving each other shower baths, discovers spotted horses, striped lions, and calico fish shining like jewels.As he nears the far side of the quilt, the animals he encounters are curled up asleep. The boy grows sleepy, too. His eyes close and he dreams that he is "walking through the calico jungle, under the flowering trees, where all the strange and wonderful animals lived."This marvelous book by renowned artist and illustrator Dahlov Ipcar will spark every child's imagination, inspire them to question what is real, and invite them to explore a world full of color and possibility.

Brer Rabbit's a Rascal


Enid Blyton - 1965
    Man, How Brer Rabbit Got The Meat, Brer Rabbit Has A Suprise , Brer Rabbit And The Flower-Pot, Brer Fox Is Much Too Smart, Good For You Brer Rabbit, Mr Benjamin Ram and his Fiddle, Brer Rabbit's Astonishing Prank, Brer Fox Tricks Brer Terrapin, Brer Rabbit's Shilling, Brer Bear Goes To The Well, Brer Rabbit Goes To The Party, Brer Fox and Brer Terrapin, Brer Rabbit Trick Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit and the Moon, Brer Rabbit Scares His Friends, Brer Rabbit Is A Snowman, Mr Lion Hunts For Mr Man, Brer Rabbit's Red Carrots, Brer Turkey Buzzard Is In Trouble, Brer Rabbit's Apple Tree, Brer Fox Goes To Market, Brer Rabbit and the Guy and Brer Rabbit and the Little Girl.

Sleeping Beauty


Vera Southgate - 1965
    An adaptation of the classic tale in which a beautiful princess has a spell cast on her to make her sleep 100 years.

Father's Big Improvements


Caroline D. Emerson - 1965
    Horseless carriages! Talking boxes called telephones! Water running out of a faucet! What is the world coming to? Mother calls it newfangled nonsense--Father says they are all big improvements that he must have! But there are mix-ups and surprises, and even the new auto has to be pulled home by a horse! For Nan and Jimmie, Father's Big Improvements are very exciting...for up-to-date you they will be hilarious!

A Pistol in Greenyards


Mollie Hunter - 1965
    To defend his family Connal Ross draws a pistol on the local Sheriff-Officer ...a crime punishable by death. Things can only get worse! Forced into hiding, Connal and his sister, Katrine, try to keep ahead of the authorities, while trying to save other members of their family. Will they ever be able to start a new life, and escape to freedom? Connal tells of the hardships suffered by his family and neighbours, how they plotted a rebellion in which the children played a vital role, and which unwittingly jeopardized their whole community. A brilliant historical tale full of suspense and excitement.

The Alligator Case


William Pène du Bois - 1965
    A young boy assumes many disguises as he tracks down villains who disguise themselves as alligators.

Dinosaur Ben


Annie DeCaprio - 1965
    An Early-Start Preschool Reader - Only 39 different words are used to tell the story.From copyright page: This popularly priced edition is a reprint in the traditional alphabet of a book originally published for schools in Pitman's Initial Teaching Alphabet.No ISBN

Horace Higby and the Field Goal Formula


William Heuman - 1965
    The sadness turned to joy, though, when Horace, with his precise scientific calculations, booted innumerable field goals to lead Caruthers to the county title, despite such minor errors on his part as wrong-way runs.In his drive to victory, Horace was aided by the occasional efforts of Billy the Goat, irascible Caruthers mascot, who was not averse to blocking out enemy tacklers, or anybody else, for that matter.How Horace's unfailing generosity and loyalty and his great personal sacrifice "for the good of the team" help the other members of the squad to a better realization of some of the important values in life strikes a serious note in this otherwise hilarious tale of schoolboy football.William Heuman, author of The Horse that Played the Outfield and City High Five, has written another good sports story for his fans.

Uncle Wiggily Stories


Howard R. Garis - 1965
    This book tells many classic Uncle Wiggily childen's stories.

The Friend With a Secret


Angela Bull - 1965
    Used to roaming the countryside freely with her twin brother, she is now constrained by a life in town, to which her family has just moved so her mother can be closer to her doctor. Her brother is absorbed in his new life at school which excludes her, and spending evenings sitting properly under the noses of her sickly Mama and upright Papa lacks charm. She especially doesn't like the uninspiring classes at the Misses Turner's Select Establishment for Young Ladies. But then, at school Lucy is befriended by Olivia Land, a very romantic and mysterious girl who tells Lucy marvelous tales of the life she led with her actor-parents before their untimely deaths. And Olivia claims that her grandmother, with whom she now lives, is a witch and that she has a friend who is a wizard! When Lucy is finally taken to see the wizard and learns some of the truth behind Olivia's mysterious ways, her faith in her friend is shaken. Will exposing the secrets she promised never to reveal be the best way to help Olivia?

A Book of Magical Beasts


Ruth Manning-Sanders - 1965