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Alladin, M. P. A Village in Trinidad. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1971.
Folk Stories and Legends of Trinidad. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1969.
Allen, Cynthia. Tanya in Canada. Port-of-Spain: Inprint, 1978.
Tanya in Trinidad. Port-of-Spain: Inprint, 1981.
Anthony, Michael. Cricket in the Road and Other Stories. London: Heinemann, 1973.
Folk Tales and Fantasies. Port-of-Spain: National Cultural Council/Columbus, 1976.
King of the Masquerade. London: Nelson, 1974.
Sandra Street and Other Stories. London: Nelson, 1973.
Ashtine, Eauline. Crick Crack! Trinidad and Tobago Folk Tales Retold by Eaulin Ashtine. Port-of-Spain: University of the West Indies Extra-Mural Studies Unit, 1966.
Monkey Liver Soup and Other Tales from Trinidad. London: Nelson, 1973.
Nine Folk Tales. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1968.
Bacon, Peter. Caldong. Kingston: Macmillan, 1978.
Benjamin, Floella. Coming to England. London: Pavilion Books Limited, 1995.
Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes From Around the World. New York: Orchard Books, 1995.
Capildeo, Dev. Maracas Bay and other poems. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1972.
More Poems for Children. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1976.
Poems for Children. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1973.
Charles, Faustin. A Caribbean Counting Book. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Once Upon An Animal. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1998.
Selfish Crocodile. Wauwatosa: Little Tiger Press, 1999.
Teacher Alligator. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
Under the Storyteller's Spell. Caribbean Folk Tales. London: Viking Kestrel, 1989.
De Lima, Arthur. The Community. Port-of-Spain: Inprint, 1979.
De Silva, Zennie. Moods. Poems. Self-published. Arima, 1991.
Dumas, Sonja. Anansi and The Golden Coconut. Port-of-Spain: Multimedia, 1990.
The Carnival Friends. Port-of-Spain: Multimedia, 1990.
Why the Scarlet Ibis Has Long Legs. Port-of-Spain: Multimedia, 1990.
Dyer, Patrick. Mannie the Manicou Goes Travelling. London: Macmillan, 1975.
Mannie the Manicou. London: Macmillan, 1973.
Giuseppi, Neville and Undine. Backfire. London: Macmillan, 1973.
Out for Stars 1. London: Macmillan, 1975.
Out for Stars 2. London: Macmillan, 1976.
Sugar and Spice 1. London: Macmillan, 1977.
Giuseppi, Undine. A Look at Learie Constantine. London: Nelson, 1974.
Sir Frank Worrell. London: Nelson, 1969.
Gomez, Ivy M. Roses in the Rain. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1974.
Gonzales, Kathleen. Ideal Poetry and Colouring Book. Self-published. San Fernando, 1990.
Gonzalez, Anson. Conservation: The Pointe-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1986.
Daaga, the Warrior. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1975.
Kheesas, Local Indian Folk Tales, collected by Ken Parmasad. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1976.
On the Land. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1979.
Photography, An Introducton to a Hobby. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1977.
School Paper Stories. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1978.
Towards Lagos. Diego Martin: New Voices, 1978.
Traditional Action Rhymes and Finger Plays. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1986.
Uncle Boysie's Anti Drug Abuse Book. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1985.
West Indians in Pan-Africanism. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1975.
Gonzalez, Kit. Nicole and the Mermaid. Self-published. San Fernando, 1974.
Gonzalez, Maria. Feelings. Diego Martin: New Voices, 1977.
Step by Step. Diego Martin: New Voices, 1974.
Gonzalez, Sylvia. Steelband Saga. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1978.
Guy, Rosa. Billy the Great. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992.
Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale from Senegal. New York: Delacorte Press,
1981.
Paris, Pee Wee, and Big Dog. New York: Delacorte Press, 1984.
The Music of Summer. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992.
The Ups and Downs of Carl Davis, III. New York: Delacorte Press, 1989.
Hallworth, Grace. A Web of Stories. London: Methuen, 1990.
Carnival. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Cric Crac. West Indian Stories. Kingston: Heinemann, 1990.
Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games, and Songs for Children.
New York: Scholastic, 1996.
Listen to this Story. London: Methuen, 1977.
Mermaids and Monsters, Stories from the Sea. Mammoth, 1997.
Mouth Open, Story Jump Out. London: Methuen, 1984.
Hoadley, H. M. The Green Parakeets: A Trinidad Legend. Port-of-Spain: Columbus, Publishers, 1972.
Ibrahim Ali, L. The Lights of Divali. Port-of-Spain: Julie Morton, 1988.
Jolly, Dorothy. A Challenge for Sophia. London: Longman, 1997.
Ben the Greatest. Self-published. San Fernando, 1977.
In Nature's Way. Self-published. Gasparillo, 197-.
The Kind Firefly. London: Evans, 1977.
The Little Scarlet Ibis. London: Evans, 1976.
The Rat and the Dog. London: Evans, 1977.
Joseph, Lynn. A Wave in Her Pocket: Stories From Trinidad. New York: Clarion Books, 1991.
An Island Christmas. New York: Clarion Books, 1992.
Coconut Kind of Day: Island Poems. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990.
Fly, Bessie, Fly. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998.
Jasmine's Parlour Day. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1994.
Jump Up Time: A Trinidad Carnival Story. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
The Color My Words. New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000.
The Mermaid's Twin Sister: More Stories From Trinidad New York: Clarion Books,
1994.
Knight, Hollis. Cecil and the Time Machine. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1977.
Steel Nocturne. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1979.
Sugar. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1979.
Le Maitre, Shawn. A Caribbean Christmas Carol. Darlington, UK: Castle of Dreams Books, 2000.
Longman Caribbean, ed. The Greedy Caterpillar. Port-of-Spain: Longman, 1979.
Mac Marie, Joe. Farm Songs and Rhymes. Self-published. Moruga, 1971.
Maundy, Sybil. All Around Us. London: Karia, 1987.
Maynard, Olga Comma. Carib Echoes: Poems and Stories for Juniors. Port-of-Spain: Columbus, 1972.
McLean, Dirk. Play Mas! A Carnival ABC. Toronto, Ontario: Tundra Books/McClelland & Stewart Young Readers, 2000.
Steel Drums and Ice Skates. Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books/Douglas & McIntyre, 1996.
Mills, Therese. A Christmas Tree from Lopinot. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1975.
Caribbean Christmas. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1972.
Charlie and Joey Catch a Thief. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1981.
Christmas Stories. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1975.
Pappy and Other Stories. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1985.
Peggy in Santa Cruz. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1968.
Ramesh in El Socorro. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1968.
Shell Book of Trinidad Stories. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1973.
Standard 3 Christmas Concert. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1975.
The Bele Queen and Jab Malassie. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1982.
The Boy Who Ran Away and Other Stories. Port-of-Spain: College Press, 1976.
The Canefield Fire. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1977.
Modeste, Pat. Fun With Poems. Self-published. Tunapuna, 1980.
Morton, Julie. The Magical Mystical Scarlet Ibis. Port-of-Spain: Morton-Salvatori, 1991.
Nanton, Ronald. Special Stories About Exceptional Children. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1980.
Narine, Harricharan. Days Gone By. Self-published. Mayaro, 1975.
Parmasad, Kenneth Vidia The Broken Flute. Charlieville: Sankh Productions, 1983.
Salt and Roti. Charlieville: Sankh Productions, 1984.
See the Sunlight. Charlieville: Sanch, 1988.
Pinder, Yvonne. Some People Will Never Learn. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1973.
Porter, Frank M. Adventures Up the Caribbean. Port-of-Spain: Caribbean Children's Press, 1983.
Publications Officer, ed. Poems. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1972.
Rahaman, Vashanti. A Little Salmon for Witness: A Story from Trinidad. New York: Dutton
Children's Books, 1997.
Rampaul, Fareeda. Verses, Rhymes and Jingles for Infants. Port-of-Spain: Ministry of Education, 1974.
Ramsawack, Al. Anansi and the Magic Bowl. Self-published. San Fernando, 1973.
Flamme Belle. Self-published. San Fernando, 1978.
Sermon of the Drunkard and Other Selections. Self-published. San Fernando, 1983.
The Greedy Goat. Port-of-Spain: Columbus Publishers, 1970.
The Tricky Spider. Self-published. San Fernando, 1970.
Rollock, Catherine. Children Stories. Self-published. Diego Martin. 1982.
Sealey, John. The Joy of Nature. Self-published. St. Augustine, 1976.
Springer, Eintou Pearl. Godchild. London: Karia, 1987.
Warner, Joyce Pamela. Stories and poems. Self-published. Tacarigua, 1995.
Woodward, Marion. Trinidad Tales, Book 1. Self-published. Port-of-Spain, 1970.
Trinidad Tales, Book 2. Self-published. Port-of-Spain. 1972.


Bibliography originally compiled by Anson Gonzalez
Created and updated by Alana Ochoa Trafford

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