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Old Children's Books

This is a list of old children's books. By "old," it can be anywhere from the time my son was a baby (early 2010's) back to the earliest folk tales and fairy tales. I could be wrong about some books being for children or about some books being as old as I think they are. I am not liable for any non-children's books you present to your children without checking. Besides, things that were considered fine for children to read have changed over the years.
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"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth (Eric Carle)
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth
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Eric Carle
10 Little Rubber Ducks (Eric Carle)
10 Little Rubber Ducks
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Eric Carle
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
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Michael Bond
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Mark Twain
A Day on the Farm (Little Golden Book) (Nancy Fielding Hulick)
A Day on the Farm (Little Golden Book)
5
Nancy Fielding Hulick
A Family Treasury of Little Golden Books (Golden Books)
A Family Treasury of Little Golden Books
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Golden Books
A Home in the Barn (Margaret Wise Brown)
A Home in the Barn
7
Margaret Wise Brown
A House for Hermit Crab (Eric Carle)
A House for Hermit Crab
8
Eric Carle
A House of Pomegranates (Oscar Wilde)
A House of Pomegranates
9
Oscar Wilde
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
10
Jules Verne
A Little House Picture Book Treasury : Six Stories of Life on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls & Renee Graef)
A Little House Picture Book Treasury : Six Stories of Life on the Prairie
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Laura Ingalls & Renee Graef
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (John Newbery)
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book
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John Newbery
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Riddling Tale (The Brothers Grimm)
A Riddling Tale
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The Brothers Grimm
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
15
Lemony Snicket
A Taste of Blackberries (Doris Buchanan Smith)
A Taste of Blackberries
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Doris Buchanan Smith
A Token for Children (James Janeway)
A Token for Children
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James Janeway
A Treasury of Disney Little Golden Books (Golden Books)
A Treasury of Disney Little Golden Books
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Golden Books
A Treasury of Disney Little Golden Books (Golden Books)
A Treasury of Disney Little Golden Books
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Golden Books
A Treasury of Little Golden Books (Golden Books)
A Treasury of Little Golden Books
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Golden Books
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
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Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine L'engle
Abiyoyo (Pete Seeger)
Abiyoyo
23
Pete Seeger
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
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Aesop
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
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Aesop
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Al Capone Does My Shirts
26
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (Anonymous)
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
27
Anonymous
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
28
Judith Viorst
Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (Judith Viorst)
Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
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Judith Viorst
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Anonymous)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
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Anonymous
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Lewis Carroll
All-American Girl
All-American Girl
32
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
33
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
34
Peggy Parish
American Fairy Tales (L. Frank Baum)
American Fairy Tales
35
L. Frank Baum
American Folk Tales and Songs (Richard Chase)
American Folk Tales and Songs
36
Richard Chase
Among the Barons
Among the Barons
37
Among the Betrayed
Among the Betrayed
38
Among the Brave
Among the Brave
39
Among the Enemy
Among the Enemy
40
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