[Jemian]

My daughter would like to read it to her children, aka my beloved grandchildren.

[ought-six]

You may want to check the old classic book, “A Child’s Garden of Verses.” It has quite a few stories.

[CrazyCatChick]

I don’t know how active this site is, but you might try here: https://www.oldchildrensbooks.net/

[LastDayz]

Olaf Reads?

[Steven Scharf]

What’s done is done is shakespearan. The book must be really obscure, Google did not have any hits on either parts of the sentences.

[csvset]

The Lost Picnic by B.B. Cronin ?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33674141-the-lost-picnic

[Bookwoman]

Could it be Picnic in the Sun: Bertie and Friends hit the Road by Christiane Duchesne?

[dainbramaged]

There’s a very short old poem called Fleas: Adam had ‘em.

[ArtDodger]

On my first trip to Japan, I went to a restaurant on a rainy day and left my umbrella in the Genkan (vestibule). It was Japan, right? Honest folks. When I came out my new umbrella was gone! I said, ‘Someone stole it!’
The Japanese lady I was with replied, ‘ Not stolen. Someone borrowed it and just hasn’t brought it back, yet.!

[anonsquared]

Finding a Book When You’ve Forgotten Its Title
By Gwen Glazer, Librarian.

“Stump the Bookseller” blog
A cool indie bookstore in Ohio that maintains extensive, searchable archives — and offers a $4 service for personalized help. Lots of children’s books here.

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/11/22/finding-book-forgotten-title?page=4

[T.B. Yoits]

You've got some homework.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_children's_and_young_adults'_authors_(1900-1949)

I'd start with the authors, click on each link, and see if you recognize the title in the list of each of their work.

[T.B. Yoits]

Here's another link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_picture_books

[GingisK]

I can lay my hands on “Peter Rabbit, Tank Killer” pretty fast.