Books published by publisher Nelson Doubleday, Inc.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 31 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 31 include Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the Far West written by Smith Burnham and illustrated by Edward Shenton; Tattercoats retold by Joseph Jacobs and illustrated by Colleen Browning; Singh Rajah and the Cunning Jackals retold by Mary Frere and illustrated by Edy Legrand; The Middle Bear written by Eleanor Estes and illustrated by Phyllis Rowand; Chips, the Story of a Cocker Spaniel written by Diana Thorne and Connie Moran and illustrated by Phoebe Erickson; The Picnic Basket written by Margery Clark and illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham; Windy Wash Day and Other Poems written by Dorothy Aldis and illustrated by Maurice Sendak; Go Fly a Kite written by Harry Edward Neal and illustrated by Harvey Weiss; Salt-Water "Zoos" with color photographs; Cornelia's Jewels written by James Baldwin and illustrated by Don Freeman; Three Seeds written by Hester Hawkes and illustrated by Hildegarde Woodward; and Let's Go to Iceland and Greenland with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best 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. 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.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 17 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1959. The contents of Volume 17 include The Magic Fishbone written by Charles Dickens and illustrated by Robin Jacques; Lightning: A Cowboy's Colt written by Bill and Bernard Martin and illustrated by Edward Shenton; The Story Book of Ships written by Maud and Miska Petersham and illustrated by Peter Spier; Old Mother Hubbard illustrated by Adrienne Adams; Drakesbill retold by James Baldwin and illustrated by Paul Galdone; The Jumblies written by Edward Lear and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats; Rosa-Too-Little written by Sue Felt and illustrated by Ninon; Butterflies and Moths of North America illustrated with color photographs; Daniel in the Lions' Den adapted by April Oursler Armstrong from "The Greatest Book Ever Written" by Fulton Oursler and illustrated by Aldren A. Watson; and Let's Visit Puerto Rico with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best 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. 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.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 2 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1957. The contents of Volume 2 include Aesop’s Fables illustrated by Tony Palazzo; Houses Old and New written and illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham; Jack and the Beanstalk edited by Mary Macnab and illustrated by Henry C. Pitz; Mr. Apple Names the Children written by Jean McDevitt and illustrated by Ninon; Goldilocks and the Three Bears illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; Best Loved Singing Games written by Clement Wood and Gloria Goddard illustrated by Polly Jackson; Lollypops and Automobiles and How They Are Made written by Mary Elting and illustrated by Leonard Kessler; Our Neighbors in Space written by Willy Ley and illustrated by Chesley Bonestell; Jerry and the Pony Express written by Sanford Tousey and illustrated by Walter Seaton; and This Is Holland with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best 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. 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.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 34 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 34 include Snow White and Rose Red written by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and illustrated by Idellete Bordigoni; America's Wonderful National Parks written by Gladys Schwarcz and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; The Little Fellow written by Marguerite Henry and illustrated by Phoebe Erickson; Frederick Barbarossa retold by James Baldwin and illustrated by Ruth Ives; A Capital Ship by Charles Edward Carryl and illustrated by Robin Jacques; Old Whirlwind written by Elizabeth Coatsworth and illustrated by Manning Lee; The Mouse with Bobbed Whiskers written by Rose Fyleman and Illustrated by Paul Galdone; A Dangerous Day for Mrs. Doodlepunk written by Dorothy Dodsworth and illustrated by Jill Elgin; The Heart of the Band written by Harriet E. Huntington and illustrated by Polly Jackson; and Let's Go to Five Little Countries with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best 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. 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.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 10 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York.1958. The contents of Volume 10 include Lassie Come-Home written by Eric Knight and illustrated by Phoebe Erickson; The Story of William Tell edited by James Baldwin and illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith; Penny and the White Horse written by Margery Bianco and Marjory Collison and illustrated by Janina Domanska; Rumpelstiltskin written by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and illustrated by Fritz Kredel; The Three Little Pigs edited by Joseph Jacobs and illustrated by Richard Scarry; The Poppy Seed Cakes written by Margery Clark and illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham; Peanuts Are Not Nuts and Other Surprising Facts by written by Robert L. Ripley; The Sounds We Hear written by Gerald S. Craig and Beatrice Davis Hurley and illustrated by Jack Keats; Rhymes to Learn By illustrated by Harvey Weiss; Animals of Africa with color photographs; Traveling the Underground Railroad written by Michael Gorham and illustrated by Polly Jackson; and Let's Visit Spain. Best 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. 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.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 36 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 36 include Noah's Ark retold and illustrated by Tony Palazzo; Pocahontas illustrated by Vladimir Bobri; The Fisherman and His Wife written by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and illustrated by Robin Jacques; Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Won't-Pick-Up-Toys Cure written by Betty MacDonald and illustrated by Burmah Burris; The Fairies written by William Allingham and illustrated by Ninon; The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of Flight written by Arch Whitehouse and illustrated by Harvey Weiss; The Lovely Time written by Audrey Chalmers and Illustrated by Polly Jackson; A Trip to the Pond illustrated with color photographs; Chief Dooley's Busy day written by Kay and Harry Mace and illustrated by Richard Scarry; Tell Me About People written by Ellen Wales Walpole and illustrated by Theresa Sherman; and Let's Go to Greece with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best 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. 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.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 32 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 32 include The Adventures of Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi, abridged for young readers by Alfred van der Marck, and illustrated by Roberta MacDonald; Betsy, Tacy, and Tib Are Ten written by Maud Hart Lovelace and illustrated by Ninon; Alfred the Saxon King written by Smith Burnham and illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; Follow the Sunset written by Herman and Nina Schneider and illustrated by Aldren Watson; Funny Art Games written by Paul Castle and illustrated by Abner Graboff; Peter Rabbit's Prank written by Thornton W. Burgess and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; Chinky, the Banker Pony written by Sanford Tousey and illustrated by Robert MacLean; and Let's Go to Pakistan with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best 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. 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.