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.
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.