Best of
Picture-Books

1951

I Can Fly


Ruth Krauss - 1951
    So can I. A cow can moo. I can, too. So begins the simple, delightful rhyme by Ruth Krauss that both celebrates and encourages a child’s imagination. Mary Blair’s vibrant artwork, found in the Golden Books archives and newly scanned, looks as fresh as it did 50 years ago.

Me and the Bears


Robert Bright - 1951
    

Federico the Flying Squirrel


Tony Palazzo - 1951
    

The Cats Who Stayed for Dinner


Phyllis Rowland - 1951
    

Patrick and the Golden Slippers


Katherine Milhous - 1951
    He finally finds a way to represent the O'Toole family in Philadelphia's big New Year's Day event.

Trees in Britain


S.R. Badmin - 1951
    

Fierce John


Edward Fenton - 1951
    They cannot believe the lion is really a little boy until they discover that he eats ice cream.

A Day at the Playground (A Little Golden Book)


Miriam Schlein - 1951
    

A Bird in the Hand


Benjamin Franklin - 1951
    Sayings from Poor Richard's Almanack by the wise American Benjamin Franklin, pictured by Maud and Miska Petersham.