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Orphans Genre
Books in the Orphans genre:
Kisses and Fishes (1974)
Be careful what you wish for.
Author(s):
Liesel Moak Skorpen
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Midnight Kittens (1978)
Author(s):
Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith
Illustrator(s):
Anne Grahame Johnstone
Janet Grahame Johnstone
The River Road (1980)
Orphaned Sarah comes to Te Waitere, an isolated New Zealand sheep station, and finds a home.
Author(s):
Joyce West
Illustrator(s):
Doreen Caldwell
Homecoming (1981)
Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity.
Author(s):
Cynthia Voigt
Illustrator(s):
Mark Harrison
Sharon Scotland
The Foundling (1984)
This is a new translation of the classic French story of a young boy sold to a traveling show who searches for his real family the length and breadth of France.
Author(s):
Hector Malot
Illustrator(s):
Alan Herriot
Madeline’s Christmas (1985)
Everyone is in bed with a cold on Christmas eve but Madeline who finds a beautiful present for each.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Story of Holly and Ivy (1985)
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):
Barbara Cooney
The Secret Garden (1986)
Author(s):
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Madeline: A Pop-Up Book (1987)
In an old house in Paris
That was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls …
The smallest one was Madeline.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (1988)
A collection of short stories featuring orphans.
Author(s):
L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
At the Back of the North Wind (1989)
The son of a poor coachman is swept away by a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair.
Author(s):
George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Jessie Willcox Smith
Bye Bye Baby (1989)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side (1990)
A collection of short stories.
Author(s):
L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
The Fields and the Hills: Book 1, The Journey Once Begun (1992)
Weyr, a thirteen year old orphan joins a troupe of traveling players in this fantasy version of a familiar story.
Author(s):
Harald Bakken
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
South Pacific (1992)
Adapted from the Broadway musical, this book tells the story of Nellie and Emile, Joe and Liat.
Author(s):
James A. Michener
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Mad About Madeline (1993)
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales (1999)
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
John Bemelmans Marciano
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
John Bemelmans Marciano
Madeline in Texas (1999)
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
John Bemelmans Marciano
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
My Brother’s Ghost (2000)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Gillian Tyler
Raphael and the Noble Task (2000)
The denizens of the Cathedral, both of flesh and stone, rally around when a baby is left in their care.
Author(s):
Catherine Salton
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman