Mother Holle

In total, the BeaverDime series numbered thirty titles released over twelve years. The books fall into five groups of six. The complete list of BeaverDime books is as follows: 

Group 1: Popular Children's Poems from the Public Domain, Illustrated by Milada Horejs and Karel Rohlicek. 

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (no. 1)

Wynken, Blynken and Nod (no. 2)

The Walrus and the Carpenter (no. 3)

My Shadow (no. 4)

The House that Jack Built (no. 5)

The Duel: The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat (no. 6)

Group 2: International Tales and Fables, Illustrated by Hedwig Zum Tobel. 

How the Birds Chose a King (no. 7)

The Pitter Patter Pot (no. 8)

The Negro and the Antelope (no. 9) 

The Man of Stone (no.10) 

The Bird Princess (no. 11)

The Wonderful Ship (no. 12) 

Group 3: Popular Poems and Tales in the Public Domain, Illustrated by Karel Rohlicek and Milada Horejs.

The Story of Augustus (Who Would Not Have Any Soup) (no. 13) 

The Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin (no. 14)

The Land of Counterpane (no. 15) 

Little Red Riding Hood (no. 16)

The Mock Turtle's Song (no. 17) 

The Spider and the Fly (no. 18)

Group 4: Folk Tales From The Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by Gerda Born. 

Snow and White and Rose Red (no. 19)

Cinderella (no. 20)

The Sleeping Beauty (no. 21) 

Hansel and Gretel (no. 22) 

Mother Holle (no. 23)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (no. 24)

Group 5: Fairy Tales Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrated by Gerda Born. 

Thumbelina (no. 25)

The Twelve Travellers and the Mail Coach (no. 26) 

The Flying Trunk (no. 27) 

The Swineherd (no. 28)

The Nightingale (no. 29)

The Wild Swans (no. 30)

Availability: Rare/fair. UNB Libraries owns multiple copies of most, but not all, of the BeaverDime books. Titles are scattered across New Brunswick Public Libraries, OCLC libraries, and the rare book trade, with titles published only in the 1950s being very rare. The only known complete set of BeaverDimes is held by the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books at the Toronto Public Library. No library owns the full range of editions and variations of these books. 

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