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innocence

Books about innocence for readers of all ages.

Cover of Sins of the father

Sins of the father

Norah McClintock

Ages 13–18justicefamily

Cover of Innocent heroes

Innocent heroes

Sigmund Brouwer

Ages 10–15couragehuman-animal relationships

Cover of Pandora

Pandora

William Mayne

Ages 2–5curiositycats

Cover of Suzy Goose and the Christmas star

Suzy Goose and the Christmas star

Petr Horáček

Ages 3–7christmaswonder

Cover of Little Burro

Little Burro

Jim Arnosky

Ages 3–8animalsfriendship

Cover of A Journey of Innocents

A Journey of Innocents

Steven M. Janasik

Ages 10–15historycourage

Cover of Le ballon rouge

Le ballon rouge

Albert Lamorisse

Ages 4–8imaginationwonder

Cover of Puppy's First Christmas

Puppy's First Christmas

Steve Smallman, Alison Edgson

Ages 2–6christmaspuppies

Cover of Baby Twetty

Baby Twetty

Lee Howard

Ages 3–7friendshipanimals

Cover of A selection from 'Under the window'

A selection from 'Under the window'

Kate Greenaway

Ages 3–8naturechildhood wonder

Cover of Candy Floss

Candy Floss

Rumer Godden

Ages 7–11imaginationchildhood wonder

Cover of Disney's Bambi

Disney's Bambi

Walt Disney

Ages 3–8coming-of-agefamily

Cover of A day in the life of a baby deer

A day in the life of a baby deer

Barrett, Peter

Ages 3–8natureanimals

Cover of Falsely Accused

Falsely Accused

Ed Hanson

Ages 10–15friendshipjustice

Cover of Baby Angels

Baby Angels

Jane Cowen-Fletcher

Ages 0–4angelsbabies

Cover of The goose is getting fat

The goose is getting fat

Michael Morpurgo

Ages 5–9compassionhuman-animal relationships

Cover of Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Marjorie Dumortier

Ages 4–8couragefamily

Cover of Snow White

Snow White

Dee Phillips

Ages 3–8good versus evilkindness

Cover of Gon, the little fox

Gon, the little fox

Niimi, Nankichi

Ages 3–8naturecuriosity

Cover of Little Red Riding Hood (Grimm's and Anderson)

Little Red Riding Hood (Grimm's and Anderson)

Ages 4–9cautionobedience

Cover of Polar the Titanic Bear

Polar the Titanic Bear

Daisy Corning Stone Spedden

Ages 7–12historyadventure

Cover of Mary's little lamb

Mary's little lamb

Edith Francis Foster

Ages 3–8friendshipanimals

Cover of Mercy Short

Mercy Short

Norma Farber

Ages 10–15witchcrafthysteria

Cover of The Bambi Book

The Bambi Book

Walt Disney

Ages 3–7naturegrowth