Children's Digest (1950-2009 Better Reading Foundation) comic books 1951

Stories and art by Carl Sandberg, Frank Stockton, Hugh Lofting, Margery Williams Blanco, Howard Pyle, L. Frank Baum and Robert Louis Stevenson. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. An excerpt from Dr. Dolittle; A poem by Carl Sandburg; A comics version of the classic horse story Black Beauty. The Battle of the Giants; The Wedding Procession; Dr. Dolittle Meets the Rarest Animal of All; All About Pets; How Boots Fooled the King; Black Beauty. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ellis Parker Butler, Carol S. McCarthy, Emilie Poulsson, Howard Pyle, L. Frank Baum, Catherine Sellew, Anita Brenner, Ruth Irma Low and Lewis Carroll. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. A little girl and her pet sheep try to help an insomniac king; A version of the nursery rhyme The Cat and the Fiddle by Wizard of Oz author Frank Baum; A comics version of the classic Alice in Wonderland. The Rowena O'Toole Company; Peter Has His Tonsils Out; The King Who Couldn't Sleep; The Simpleton and His Little Black Hen; The Cat and the Fiddle; Alice in Wonderland. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

(SCARCE) Children's Digest #7 (April 1951) features short stories, illustrations, and comic strips. Includes a reprinted comic strip from Coo-Coo Comics. The book also contains a reprint from a promotional comic that shows the Life of Thomas Edison. Another cool comic that appears is called The Story of America from 1898-1918, which features a nice picture of Uncle Sam with his sleeves rolled up. Also, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, "The Dragon's Story" from St. Nicholas Magazine, "Chopsticks" by Arthur B. Chrisman, and many others. 130 pages, B&W with red and blue ink, square-bound card stock cover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by James Baldwin, A.A. Milne, Eleanor Estes, Hy Turkin, Howard Pyle, Sonia Bleeker and Ruth C. Carlsen. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. A tale from A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh; The life of baseball legend Babe Ruth; The history of the Iroquois tribe. The Making of a Knight; The King's Breakfast; Peter and the Two Bottles; Rufus M.; Babe Ruth, Home Run Hero; The Story of the Iroquois; Mr. Pudgins. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Gustaf Tenggren. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. "The Emperor's Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen; "Jonathan Bing" by Beatrice Curtis Brown; "The Wonderful Turkey Chase" by Robert L. Grimes; plus other stories, poems, comics, puzzles, games, jokes, and riddles. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.