Best of
Picture-Books

1945

The Stranger


Ursel Scheffler - 1945
    A drifter with a big nose flees taunts and false accusations until the town's mayor offers him work that he truly loves.

Why the Bear Has a Short Tail


Florence Holbrook - 1945
    

Hugo's Baby Brother


Hermann Moers - 1945
    Hugo the young lion, although fully grown, resents sharing his mother's attention with his new baby brother.

The Hungry One


Kurt Baumann - 1945
    Feared by all and loved by none, he ravaged the land--until he fell in love with the Miller's daughter. She alone could soothe him and end the loneliness and emptiness that drove him. But the Miller refused to allow the marriage and sent Rum Tum Tum away. A haunting book with the raw power of a classic fairy tale. Full color.