Best in Children's Books Volume 5 by Mary Macnab

Astrid Lindgren's Mischievous Meg the 1992 version of The Bremen Town Musicians by the brothers Grimm and Ten and a Kid by Sadie Rose Weilerstein, which won the 1962 National Jewish Book Award for children's literature. The books she illustrated that were written by others include an edition of Trumpeter of Kraków, the Newbery award winning children’s novel by Eric P. Her book King Krakus and the Dragon received a starred Kirkus review highlighting the 'rich color, sumptuous design, and a splendid peacock of a dragon adorn this old Polish tale of King Krakus who founded Krakow.' Her own titles include The Tortoise and the Tree, Din Dan Don It's Christmas, Spring is, and The Best of the Bargain. She also illustrated 23 books by other authors.

ĭomańska wrote, adapted and translated 22 books with her own illustrations. She won a Caldecott Honor for her book If All the Seas Were One Sea in 1972. These volumes, richly illustrated in color by famous artists, are packed from cover to cover with full-length books, poetry, historical adventures, games, fairy tales, nature, science and geography sections - a wide variety of wholesome reading.Janina Domańska (28 July 1913 – 2 February 1995) was a Polish-born American artist, author and illustrator.She is best known for her self-illustrated children's books. Amazing Animals of Australia with color photographs.īest in Children's Books was a reading program for youngsters, for which a staff of experts assembled each month a collection of the world's best children's literature, old and new.Beezus and Her Imagination written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Mircea Vasiliu and.The Wonderful Teakettle: A Japanese Fairy Tale illustrated by Eiichi Mitsui.Let's Look at Russia written by Gladys Schwarcz with drawings by Earl Thollander, color photographs, and an illustrative map.Simple Sewing: A Doll and Her Clothes written by Tina Lee and illustrated by Luciana Roselli.The Velveteen Rabbit written by Margery Williams and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.Pandora: A Greek Legend based on 'The Paradise of Children,' from A Wonder Book, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and illustrated by Colleen Browning.

The Tinder Box written by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Elizabeth Skilton.

Pet of the Met written and illustrated by Lydia and Don Freeman.

The Star-Spangled Banner written by Frances Scott Key and illustrated by Phoebe Erickson.

America's Glorious Past compiled by the editors of 'Know Your America' and illustrated with paintings by Alice Smith and drawings by Edward Shenton.

Best in Children's Books Volume 5 by Mary Macnab