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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1937)

Norman Rockwell did the illustrations for this edition of the classic American story of growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Norman Rockwell

And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street (1937)

Marco imagines an elaborate fantastical parade traveling along Mulberry Street. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

Another Here and Now Story Book (1937)

A collection of stories aimed at children of certain ages.

Bible Children (1937)

A selection of Bible stories about children.

Author(s): Blanche Jennings Thompson
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Bruin the Brown Bear (1937)

Twin bear cubs learn the business of being a bear from their mother and older brother.

Author(s): Lily Duplaix
Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

The Clockwork Twin (1937)

Uncle Ben builds a clockwork boy so Adoniram will have a playmate, but Freddy discovers a real twin.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1938

The Far-Distant Oxus (1937)

A tale of ponies and adventure set on Exmoor. TEST

Kees (1937)

The adventures of a little Dutch boy, Kees and his white duck Kleintje.

Author(s): Marian King
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Enright

The Little Warrens at Breezy Hollow (1937)

The three Warrens and their friends spend the summer on a farm.

Author(s): Sarah Wheelock
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

Márcos, a Mountain Boy of Mexico (1937)

Marcos sets out to seek his fortune.

Author(s): Melicent Humason Lee
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

Pigeon Post (1937)

The Swallows, Amazons and D’s are prospecting for gold on High Topps, hoping to persuade Captain Flint to stay home as he returns from a South American gold prospecting trip.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Arthur Ransome
Mary Shepard

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark, but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again. This is the Children's Bookshelf edition.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

When Edward Tudor changes places with poor Tom Canty, he never recks how difficult it will be to regain his place as Prince of Wales. This is the New Winston Treasure Shelf edition. It is larger-format on better paper, with new endpapers and differen... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Princess and the Apple Tree: And Other Stories (1937)

Six short stories, mainly about young children, verging on nonsense.

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Sad-Faced Boy (1937)

Three young boys hop a freight in Alabama to visit their Uncle Jasper Tappin in Harlem.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Arna Bontemps
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

Scuff the Seal (1937)

A realistic depiction of the life of a seal with all its dangers. Not intended for younger children.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Scuff the Seal (1937)

A realistic depiction of the life of a seal with all its dangers. Not intended for younger children.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Smiling Hill Farm (1937)

The Wayne family are early pioneers in Indiana, settling at Smiling Hill Farm in 1817.

Author(s): Miriam E. Mason
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1938

Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Big Surprise (1937)

When mother returns from her trip, the triplets have a big surprise waiting for her.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s): Maj Lindman

Swords and Statues (1937)

This is the story of how Carlo Brunelli becomes a goldsmith in Italy in the 1500’s. The blue cloth binding is the trade edition. The Junior Literary Guild edition is slightly taller and has an orange cloth binding.... View More

Author(s): Clarence Stratton
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

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