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What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups From Children's Books: Part B

Even more childhood nostalgia. Many favourites but also lots of books that have never appeared in challenges previously.
These are books quoted in "What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books" (Amy Gash, 1999). Books are in order of first mention in the source book. Part A at the link.
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Ozma of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
Ozma of Oz
1
L. Frank Baum
The World Is Round (Gertrude Stein)
The World Is Round
2
Gertrude Stein
Scorpions (Walter Dean Myers)
Scorpions
3
Walter Dean Myers
The Ugly Duckling (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Ugly Duckling
4
Hans Christian Andersen
Morning Girl (Michael Dorris)
Morning Girl
5
Michael Dorris
Sun & Spoon (Kevin Henkes)
Sun & Spoon
6
Kevin Henkes
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Nola Langner)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
7
Nola Langner
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
8
Mildred Taylor
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
9
Hugh Lofting
The Wonderful Farm (Marcel Ayme)
The Wonderful Farm
10
Marcel Ayme
King Matt the First (Janusz Korczak)
King Matt the First
11
Janusz Korczak
The Iron Ring (Lloyd Alexander)
The Iron Ring
12
Lloyd Alexander
Freckles (Gene Stratton-Porter)
Freckles
13
Gene Stratton-Porter
Mother Goose
Mother Goose
14
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
15
Betty MacDonald
Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu (Emily Arnold McCully)
Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu
16
Emily Arnold McCully
Oh the Places You'll Go! (Dr Seuss)
Oh the Places You'll Go!
17
Dr Seuss
Miss Charity Comes to Stay (Alberta Wilson Constant)
Miss Charity Comes to Stay
18
Alberta Wilson Constant
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
19
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Happy Days (Ogden Nash)
Happy Days
20
Ogden Nash
Worse Than the Worst (James Stevenson)
Worse Than the Worst
21
James Stevenson
Banana Blitz (Florence Parry Heide)
Banana Blitz
22
Florence Parry Heide
The Changeling (Zilpha Keatley Snyder)
The Changeling
23
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Mother Carey's Chickens (Kate Douglas Wiggins)
Mother Carey's Chickens
24
Kate Douglas Wiggins
Daddy-Long-Legs (Jean Webster)
Daddy-Long-Legs
25
Jean Webster
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
26
Roald Dahl
The Horse and His Boy (C.S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
27
C.S. Lewis
The Girl Who Changed the World (Delia Ephron)
The Girl Who Changed the World
28
Delia Ephron
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters.... (Judith Viorst)
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters....
29
Judith Viorst
What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything? (Avi)
What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?
30
Avi
The Girl Who Loved the Wind (Jane Yolen)
The Girl Who Loved the Wind
31
Jane Yolen
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
32
Aesop
Where the Wild Geese Go (Meredith Ann Pierce)
Where the Wild Geese Go
33
Meredith Ann Pierce
The King's Equal (Katherine Paterson)
The King's Equal
34
Katherine Paterson
Puck of Pook's Hill (Rudyard Kipling)
Puck of Pook's Hill
35
Rudyard Kipling
If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow (Cooper Edens)
If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow
36
Cooper Edens
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
37
L. Frank Baum
Little Town on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little Town on the Prairie
38
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Griffin and the Minor Canon (Frank R. Stockton)
The Griffin and the Minor Canon
39
Frank R. Stockton
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
40
J. K. Rowling
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