Best of
Picture-Books

1950

The Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes


Phyllis Krasilovsky - 1950
    What happened when a gentleman put off washing his dishes after supper.

Heidi, Child of the Mountains


Johanna Spyri - 1950
    Adapted and abridged from the famous story.

Petunia


Roger Duvoisin - 1950
    Those children have grown up, but Petunia is every bit as fresh and funny and muddled as the day she was born. In this, the first of the series of classic books featuring the silly goose, Petunia finds a book—and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard. With its gentle lesson and the kind of humor that kids love best, this new edition of a beloved classic will delight and inspire a whole new generation of readers.

Patsy and the Pup


Hilda van Stockum - 1950
    

The Animals' Merry Christmas: 23 New Stories (A Giant Golden Book, 556)


Kathryn Jackson - 1950
    

The Puppy Who Chased The Sun


Le Grand - 1950
    

The Little Engine That Laughed (Wonder Books)


Alf Evers - 1950
    Smokey, the little engine, has a new life in a new country, but he doesn't laugh again until his friend George, the engineer, returns to drive.

Follow the Wind


Alvin Tresselt - 1950
    No animals or mountains can follow or stop the wind, until at last it grows tired and gentle and rocks itself to sleep.

The Little Lost Puppy


Margaret G. Otto - 1950
    Three policemen find other lost animals in the course of searching for a missing puppy.

The Fraidy Cat Kitten (Wonder Books, #542)


Irma Wilde - 1950
    It turns out that Fraidy Cat isn't as afraid as every one thinks.

Johnny and the Birds


Ian Munn - 1950
    Short stories of Johnny, his parent, and the birds, titled: Johnny and the Catbird; The Blue Jays; The Robins; The Chickadees; and The Crows.