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Religous Genre
Books in the Religous genre:
The Trees Kneel at Christmas (1950)
Afify and Hanna go to Prospect Park on Christmas Eve to see the trees kneel. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Gertrude Howe
John Wesley (1951)
A brief biography of the Protestant founder of Methodism.
- Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
May McNeer
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Living With Others (1952)
A collection of stories and poems about getting along with other people.
Author(s):
Clyde Robert Bulla
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Our Lady of Guadalupe (1955)
The story of Our Lady’s appearance to Juan Diego and the conversion of Mexico.
Author(s):
Helen Rand Parish
Illustrator(s):
Jean Charlot
The Story of Jesus for Young People (1955)
Author(s):
Walter Russell Bowie
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Open Book (1956)
A collection of stories, essays, poems, songs and music for boys and girls and every member of all Christian families.
Author(s):
Pamela Whitlock
Illustrator(s):
Marcia Lane Foster
St. Luke’s Life of Christ (1956)
A free modern English translation of the Gospel according to St. Luke.
Author(s):
St. Luke
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Thomas (1956)
When Frances goes to have her dress made for her first communion she meets a most extraordinary cat.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Cliff Roberts
Dick Whittington (1957)
Beacon reader number five from Briar Rose.
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
James H. Fassett
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
A Safe Lodging (1957)
Ann Mawser lives through the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Don Bolognese
Journey to Christmas (1958)
At Christmas, strangers set aside their own troubles to help each other.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Beatrice Joy Chute
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Stars and Candles (1958)
A book about prayer for children.
Author(s):
Enid Margaret Denton
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Story of Joseph (1958)
Joseph is sold into Egypt as a slave but rises to become the Pharaoh’s vizier.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Best in Children’s Books Volume 22 (1959)
Author(s):
James Baldwin
Eugene Field
Grace Paull
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Henry C. Pitz
Peter Spier
Et al
The Story of Moses (1959)
The story of the Hebrew baby who goes from bullrushes to prince of Egypt, to fugitive murderer to chosen leader of the Jewish people in their exodus from Egypt.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Holy Bible, Catholic Edition (1960)
Author(s):
Charles Hartman
Elsa Jane Werner
Illustrator(s):
Alice Provensen
Martin Provensen
Feodor Rojankovsky
Sister Clare (1960)
The story of a cloistered Carmelite nun from novice to prioress.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Loretta Burrough
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Ellen Raskin
The Story of Samuel and Saul (1960)
The story of the prophet and the first King of Israel.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Elizabeth (1961)
This is the story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Rudolf Michael Sachs
The Easter Book of Legends and Stories (1962)
A high school reader on the subject of Easter.
Author(s):
Carol Ryrie Brink
Marguerite de Angeli
Emily Dickinson
Kate Seredy
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Pamela Bianco