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185B: Fox in a Box hunted by Joe (solved)

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My entire family thinks I’m crazy now. Was challenged by one of those ‘name 10 books that have stayed with you’ and could not think of the name of a children’s picture book that we read almost daily when I was growing up.

The book included the rhyme: A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go,
We’ll catch a fox and put him in a box,
And then we’ll let him go!

But I do not think it included the remainder of the rhyme, only that part with the fox in the box. As I recall the cover of the book was green, and about 1/4 to 1/2″ in depth. Maybe 12″ in length, and 10″ in height. Probably published in the 1960s, because it was something I learned to read as a child.

The plot of the book was that Joe wanted to go fox hunting, catch a fox and put him in the box, and then let him go. I believe, he was going to hunt the fox with a bow and arrow, and did shoot the fox in the leg with the arrow. He put the fox in the box, and the fox pleaded with him to remove the arrow and let him go, as Joe promised. But Joe wanted to keep the fox. Ultimately, the fox was let go.

I always thought the book was called Fox in a Box, but cannot find it under that name. It was definitely not a Dr. Seuss book.

Would be awesome if you could find this book.

184G: Judy Has a Tea Party with Her Dolls and/or Stuffed Animals

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I am looking for a storybook collection and I can only remember bits and pieces of a few of the stories. My mom read it to me in the late 70s and early 80s (but I think it was from an earlier era, 50s or 60s perhaps) and I loved it more than anything. My favorite story was about a little girl named Judy who had tea parties (or some kind of party) with her dolls and/or stuffed animals. I think she spread out a blanket outside. I also remember a story about baking a pie and putting something in it. Maybe rocks. “Pip” is actually the word in my memory associated with the pie, although I have no idea what it means or if it’s right. There was also a story about a boy and girl who lost something (a gold necklace maybe?), and a fairy or angel or some kind of mythical creature told them to look somewhere to find it. I am almost positive the book was illustrated. Our copy was well worn, and the cover was missing.

184F: Blue bear injured while racing bike

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I am looking for a children’s book, I am unsure of title but the (I believe) main character was a blue bear. He was injured while racing a dirt bike or motorcycle. I think he had his head bandaged after the injury. The book was a large, hardcover book (larger than a typical Dr Suess book, but about as long) and the cover was primarily yellow I believe.
My little brother checked this book out repeatedly around 1990-1994, I’m not sure how old the book is.
Thank you for your time.

 

184E: Child and dog growing up together

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It would make a friend’s year if I could find this…
Kid’s book. White cover. Most likely from the 60’s or 70’s. Maybe 50’s.
Child and dog growing up together. At end of book dog is huge and doesn’t fit on rug that is throughout the book. Almost written as a dog care guide. Kid gets the puppy, feeds and takes care of puppy as they grow together. Sketch style artwork. Subdued colors. Irish settler like dog. Probably 8″ x 11″ book. Maybe 20 pages.

184D: Man wins hand of King’s daughter with help from friends

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Hello! I am reaching out to you in hopes you can help me locate a book I have been searching for for years. It’s about a quest nonetheless! 🙂 I do not know the title, I do not know the author. I remember it was a large hardbound book, the kind they used to make in the 70’s, that kind of story book. It was about a man who wanted to win the hand of the kings daughter, so he set up wild tasks for him to accomplish, and he did, with the help of his friends. One could run so fast he set things aflame, one could turn himself into a pig and eat and eat. One task was to get a golden egg maybe? I remember him climbing a mountain and trying to get into a nest that was far out of reach.
The pictures were amazing! When I think back, they remind me of Hildebrant type, like the old hobbit,very fantasy, very detailed. The man had a whole group of friends with him who could do amazing things that helped him pass his tasks. They did it without the king knowing how he did it.

 

184C: The musician and the horrendously ugly giant (solved)

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I can’t remember its name. I’ll title it “The musician and the horrendously ugly giant” for now.

This was a book about a small town terrorized by a giant. A mother tells her son to not go outside, but he runs outside with his musical instrument (banjo? fiddle?) and somehow drives away the giant. The book’s description of the giant with ugly nails and teeth was chilling. It had an accompanying book on tape. I listened every day, terrified, when I was in first grade circa 1996.

184B: Dark Fantasy Story Record (solved)

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I don’t know if you do storybook records, but…

Maybe it was a written book too? I have this very distinct memory of a children’s story record I used to listen to as a kid (probably in the early ’90s). It was a kind of dark fantasy adventure story where this outcast boy runs away from home with promises of wonderland and winds up in this awful, prison-like school. He winds up helping lead the rest of the kids to overthrow the grownups and escape. The reluctant hero (or possibly one of the other kids in the story?) has some kind of an OCD thing where he has to repeat things multiple times and I want to say his nickname was something to that effect, like Freddie Five-Times or Tommy Two-Times.