The Oxford Children's Library was a reprint series of children's books published by the Oxford University Press from 1958 to 1974.
The series was announced "not so much as an invasion of the cheap market but as a lifeline thrown out to save a number of books (most of them post-war publications) from going prematurely out of print: those books that have proved themselves already at a higher price but can only now be reprinted in a normal sized edition at a price that would be prohibitive"Bookseller: The Organ of the Book Trade, Issues 2750–2766, 1958, p.1206
List of titles in the series Number Author Year Title Illustrator 1 Tring, A. Stephen 1958 The Old Gang 2 Gleit, Maria 1958 Child of China. Translated by E. F. Peeler Walter Holz 3 Smith, C. Fox 1958 The Ship Aground C. Walter Hodges 4 Sutcliff, Rosemary 1958 The Queen Elizabeth Story C. Walter Hodges 5 Chauncy, Nan 1958 They Found a Cave 6 Chauncy, Nan 1958 World's End was Home 7 Dawlish, Peter 1958 Aztec Gold P. A. Jobson 8 Mayne, William 1958 Follow the Footprints Shirley Hughes 9 Higson, Kit 1958 Cop Shooter Dorothy Fitch 10 Spring, Howard 1958 Darkie and Co. Norman Hepple 11 Welch, Ronald 1958 The Gauntlet T. R. Freeman 12 Carruthers, Janet 1958 The Forest is my Kingdom 13 Vipont, Charles 1958 The Heir of Craigs 14 Forbes-Watson, R. 1958 Shifta! Joan Kiddell-Monroe 15 Mayne, William 1958 The World Upside Down Shirley Hughes 16 Berg, Leila 1958 The Adventures of Chunky George Downs 17 Abrahall, C. H. 1959 Prelude Anna Zinkeisen 18 Tarn, W. W. 1959 The Treasure of the Isle of Mist 19 Yonge, Charlotte M. The Little Duke Jennifer Miles 20 Sutcliff, Rosemary Simon Richard Kennedy 21 Smith, C. Fox 1959 The Valiant Sailor Neville Dear 22 Vipont, Elfrida 1959 The Lark in the Morn T. R. Freeman 23 Forbes-Watson, R. 1961 Ambari! Joan Kiddell-Monroe 24 Sutcliff, Rosemary 1961 Brother Dusty-Feet C. Walter Hodges 25 Mayne, William 1962 A Swarm in May 26 Jowett, Margaret 1962 Candidate for Fame Peggy Fortnum 27 Sutcliff, Rosemary 1962 The Armourer's House C. Walter Hodges 28 Farjeon, Eleanor 1962 The Glass Slipper Ernest H. Shepard 29 Lee, M. and C. 1963 Rosamond Fane Heather Standring 30 Guillot, René The Wind of Chance. Translated by Norman Dale Pierre Collot 31 Voegeli, Max 1963 The Wonderful Lamp. Translated by E. M. Prince. Felix Hoffmann 32 Pertwee, Roland 1965 Rough Water Margery Gill 33 Mayne, William 1965 Underground Alley Marcia Lane Foster 34 Lewis, Hilda The Ship That Flew 35 Smith, C. Fox 1965 Painted Ports C. Walter Hodges 36 Guillot, René The Sea Rover 37 Lewis, Hilda The Gentle Falcon 38 Grice, Frederick 1966 The Bonny Pit Laddie Brian Wildsmith 39 Guillot, René 1966 Sama. Translated by Gwen Marsh. Joan Kiddell-Monroe 40 Manning-Saunders, Ruth 1967 Animal Stories Annette Macarthur-Onslow 41 Pertweel, Roland 1967 The Islanders 42 Guillot, René Kpo the Leopard. Translated by Gwen Marsh. Joan Kiddell-Monroe 43 Manning-Saunders, Ruth 1967 Circus Boy Annette Macarthur-Onslow 44 Braumann, Franz Gold in the Taiga 45 Guillot, René Companions of Fortune 46 Bosco, Henri 1967 The Boy and the River. Translated by Gerald Hopkins Lynton Lamb 47 Guillot, René 1968 Prince of the Jungle. Translated by Brian Rhys. Brian Wildsmith 48 Guillot, René Elephants of Sargabal. Translated by Gwen Marsh 49 Allen, Eric 1968 The Latchkey Children Charles Keeping 50 Hagen, Victor V. and Hawkins, Quail 1968 Quetzal Quest Antonio Sotomayor 51 Welch, Ronald For the King William Stobbs 52 Burton, Hester The Great Gale Joan Kiddell-Monroe 53 Welch, Ronald Escape from France William Stobbs 54 Guillot, René Master of the Elephants. Translated by Barbara Seccombe. Victor G. Ambrus 55 Welch, Ronald 1969 Captain of Foot William Stobbs 56 Farjeon, Eleanor 1969 The Silver Curlew Ernest H. Shepard 58 Curcija-Prodanovic, Nada 1970 Ballerina Dusan Ristic 59 Turner, Philip 1970 The Grange at High Force William Papas 60 Vipont, Elfrida 1970 The Lark on the Wing T. R. Freeman 61 Porter, Sheena 1970 The bronze chrysanthemum Shirley Hughes 62 Baumann, Hans 1970 The Barque of the Brothers. Translated by Florence McHugh Ulrik Schramm 63 Michael, Manfred 1970 Timpetill. Translated by R. P. Aston. Richard Kennedy 64 Pearce, Philippa 1974 Minnow on the Say Edward Ardizzone 65 Welch, Ronald 1974 Captain of Dragoons William Stobbs 66 Sutcliff, Rosemary 1974 Knight's Fee Charles Keeping
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External links Publisher Series: Oxford Children's Library at LibraryThing