Phyllis McGinley
(1905 - 1978)
Phyllis McGinley (March 21, 1905 – February 22, 1978) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American author of children’s books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life.
Bibliography
The Children’s Hour Volume 1 (1953)
A large collection of classic picture books.
Read online at archive.org.
The Horse Who Lived Upstairs (1944)
Joey lives in the city and pulls a vegetable cart, but longs for the country, until he gets to try farm life for himself.
Author(s):
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Helen Stone
Kitty on the Farm (1989)
Author(s):
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Little Golden Book Farm Favorites (2012)
An collection including A Day on the Farm, A Name for Kitty and The Jolly Barnyard.
Author(s):
Annie North Bedford
Nancy Fielding Hulick
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
J. P. Miller
Feodor Rojankovsky
Mother Goose Rhymes and Other Childhood Favorites (1972)
A generous selection of the work of Feodor Rojankovsky including nursery rhymes, folk tales, Bible stories and even Robinson Crusoe.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Georges Duplaix
Phyllis McGinley
Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
A Name for Kitty (1948)
The boy has a new kitten. Now he needs a name for her.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
The Plain Princess (1945)
The King and Queen are discouraged because little Princess Esmeralda is quite plain, but Dame Goodwit believes she can change the little girl into a beautiful princess in three months.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Helen Stone
Rojankovsky’s Wonderful Picture Book (1972)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Georges Duplaix
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
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