Viking Press

Overview

Works:	909 works in 1,072 publications in 2 languages and 120,866 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction Picture books History Biography Literature Short stories Historical fiction Sermons Folklore
Roles:	Publisher, Printer, Editor, Distributor, Correspondent
Classifications:	PZ7.M1336, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Viking Press

The reminiscences of Ben W. Huebsch by B. W Huebsch( )
A history and profile of the Viking Press by Martha Sue Bean( )
Modern library and Viking portable collector( )
Viking junior books, 1938 by Viking Press( Book )
Viking junior books, 1961, 1962 : including graded list & subject index by Viking Press( Book )

Addenda to the Joseph Roth collection on microfilm by Leo Baeck Institute( )
Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon papers by Walter White( )
Ludwig Bemelmans letters and other material by Ludwig Bemelmans( Visual )
Al Silverman papers by Al Silverman( )
Velma Vera Varner papers by Velma Vara Varner( )
Laura Furman papers by Laura Furman( )
Arthur Miller / After the Fall Collection by Milton Glick( )
Maxine Kumin papers by Maxine Kumin( Visual )
The Wells Fargo Steinbeck collection by John Steinbeck( )
Audio recordings of May Massee reading Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey by Gwendolyn Wallace( )
Ecco Press records by Ecco Press( )
[American publishers' ephemera]( )
Reminiscences of Marshall Ayres Best : by Marshall Ayres Best( )
Letter from Frank Sullivan, Saratoga Springs, New York, to Ray Everitt, 1945 January 14 : by Frank Sullivan( )
Lawrence Durrell writings by Lawrence Durrell( )

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Most widely held works by Viking Press

Cowboy & Octopus by Jon Scieszka( Book )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 4,231 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although Cowboy and Octopus have different opinions about beans and knock-knock jokes, their friendship endures

The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales by Jon Scieszka( Book )

2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 4,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales

The true story of the 3 little pigs by Jon Scieszka( Book )

4 editions published between 1989 and 2014 in Spanish and English and held by 3,618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retelling of the Story of the Three Pigs from the point of view of Alexander T. Wolf. He claims the media have distorted the real story of what happened when he went to the pigs next door for a cup of sugar

Ox-cart man by Donald Hall( Book )

2 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 3,608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th century family. Caldecott Medal winner

Math curse by Jon Scieszka( Book )

1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 3,587 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse

They were strong and good by Robert Lawson( Book )

2 editions published between 1940 and 1968 in English and held by 3,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States

Marching for freedom : walk together, children, and don't you grow weary by Elizabeth Partridge( Book )

2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 3,307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote

The summer of the swans by Betsy Cromer Byars( Book )

1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 3,281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost

The glorious flight : across the Channel with Louis Blériot, July 25, 1909 by Alice Provensen( Book )

2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 2,958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly by Simms Taback( Book )

2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 2,895 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows

Alphabet city by Stephen Johnson( Book )

1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 2,615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A" - while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike

Rabbit hill by Robert Lawson( Book )

2 editions published between 1944 and 1951 in English and held by 2,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey( Book )

3 editions published between 1948 and 1976 in English and held by 2,292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother

Time of wonder by Robert McCloskey( Book )

2 editions published in 1957 in English and held by 2,242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine

The white stag by Kate Seredy( Book )

2 editions published in 1937 in English and held by 2,171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retells the legendary story of the Huns and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home

This land was made for you and me : the life and songs of Woody Guthrie by Elizabeth Partridge( Book )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 1,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biography of Woody Guthrie, a singer who wrote over 3,000 folk songs and ballads as he traveled around the United States, including "This Land is Your Land" and "So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh."

Make way for ducklings by Robert McCloskey( Recording )

3 editions published between 1941 and 1969 in English and held by 1,856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring

The passion of Dolssa : a novel by Julie Berry( Book )

1 edition published in 2016 in English and held by 1,525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In mid-thirteenth century Provence, Dolssa de Stigata is a fervently religious girl who feels the call to preach, condemned by the Inquisition as an "unnatural woman," and hunted by the Dominican Friar Lucien who fears a resurgence of the Albigensian heresy; Botille is a matchmaker trying to protect her sisters from being branded as gypsies or witches--but when she finds the hunted Dolssa dying on a hillside, she feels compelled to protect her, a decision that may cost her everything

Thy friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle( Book )

3 editions published between 1969 and 1972 in English and held by 1,484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A seagull befriends a Quaker boy, much to his embarrassment, and it is not until he has helped the bird that he can accept its friendship

The story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf( Recording )

1 edition published in 1936 in English and held by 1,461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ferdinand, a bull, loves to smell the flowers

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