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Orphans Genre

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Books in the Orphans genre:

At the Back of the North Wind (1956)

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Diamond is befriended by the North Wind who takes him on magical journeys.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

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Madeline and the Bad Hat (1956)

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When Pepito the Spanish ambassador’s son moves in next door he disrupts the lives of the orphelines. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

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Madeline’s Christmas (1956)

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Everyone is in bed with a cold on Christmas eve but Madeline, who finds them all a beautiful Christmas present. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

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The Happy Orpheline (1957)

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Brigette gets left behind in the cemetery when the orphanage is on an outing and meets the wife of the Dauphin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)

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Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.

Author(s): Robert Murphy
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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The Family Under the Bridge (1958)

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A homeless man meets a family of three children, their mother and their dog camping on his spot under a bridge over the Seine and ends up adopting them all. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1959
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Madeline and the Gypsies (1958)

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Pepito and Madeline join a gypsy circus.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

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Seraphina (1958)

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Abandoned by her parents as a baby to the care of her grandmother, Seraphina moves in with her aunt when her grandmother dies and must start at a new school. When she romances about the parents she has never met, she gets caught in a web of false exp... View More

Author(s): Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s): Sheila Rose

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The Story of Holly and Ivy (1958)

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An orphan girl goes to see her ‘grandmother in Appleton’ on Christmas eve, while a doll in a toy shop waits for a child to claim her.

Author(s): Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s): Adrienne Adams

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While Mrs. Coverlet was Away (1958)

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Mrs. Coverlet is called away to care for her daughter and the three Persever children are left in charge of themselves as their father is in New Zealand.

Author(s): Mary Nash
Illustrator(s): Garret Price

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Auntie Robbo (1959)

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When eleven year old Hector's long-lost stepmother shows up, intent on reforming them, he and his Auntie Robbo take to the road to escape her machinations.

Author(s): Ann Scott Moncrieff
Illustrator(s): Christopher Brooker

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A Brother for the Orphelines (1959)

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When Josine finds a baby boy in the bread basket, the orphelines do not want to give him up to the boys’ orphanage. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

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Madeline and the Gypsies (1959)

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Pepito persuades Madeline to run away with a gypsy circus.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

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The Nine Questions (1959)

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Willie sets out to seek his fortune with his watch, his feather cap, a silver whistle and a feather bag. Along his journey he learns the answers to the nine questions which will allow him to find his father and assume his rightful place in the kingdo... View More

Author(s): Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges

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The River at Green Knowe (1959)

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Three children are invited to spend the summer at Green Knowe - they must be able to swim - and explore the river. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston

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Trovato (1959)

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An English spinster travels to Italy for her health and soon acquires a magpie and an orphan boy. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

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Terrible, Horrible Edie (1960)

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Edie wants to be included in her older siblings plans, but ends up making her own adventures. The family’s summer by the shore comes to a climax with a hurricane - and it isn’t Edie. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): E. C. Spykman
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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A Brand New Uncle (1961)

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When Mr. and Mrs. Smith run away from their grandchildren, they soon find how much they miss them.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

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Madeline in London (1961)

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Madeline and the orphelines visit Pepito in London and return with a new pet.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Ervine Metzl

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Mrs. Coverlet’s Magicians (1961)

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The Toad is not at all pleased when Miss Eva Penalty takes over for Mrs. Coverlet, and he intends to do something about it.

Author(s): Mary Nash
Illustrator(s): Garret Price

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