Add to this the book: "Animal Land: The Creatures of Children's Fiction", by Margaret Blount. Illustrated, 334 pages. This is a British book (Hutchinson, October 1974) but there is an American edition. The emphasis is on European folklore and British children's literature, from Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Grahame to the funny animals in British comics journals (Rupert Bear; Pip, Squeak and Wilfred; etc.), though there is some coverage of American children's literature.
Add to this the book: "Animal Land: The Creatures of Children's Fiction", by Margaret Blount. Illustrated, 334 pages. This is a British book (Hutchinson, October 1974) but there is an American edition. The emphasis is on European folklore and British children's literature, from Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Grahame to the funny animals in British comics journals (Rupert Bear; Pip, Squeak and Wilfred; etc.), though there is some coverage of American children's literature.
Fred Patten