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Boys Growing Up Genre
Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:
Shadow in the Pines (1942)
Ted Winslow helps the U.S. Army round up a gang of fifth columnists targeting Fort Dix.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Snow Treasure (1942)
The story of how Norwegian school children smuggled their country’s gold to America under the noses of the Nazis.
Author(s):
Marie McSwigan
Illustrator(s):
Mary Reardon
The Story of Pancho and the Bull with the Crooked Tail (1942)
Pancho captures the wild bull with the crooked tail and earns the reward of a silver mounted saddle, a purse of gold, and the biggest hat in all Mexico.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Sweeney’s Adventure (1942)
Sweeney decides to visit the Bronx zoo rather than have a talk with his father about a bonfire behind the couch.
Author(s):
Joseph Krumgold
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Tree in the Trail (1942)
The story of a cottonwood tree leads to the history of the Santa Fe Trail.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Holling C. Holling
Illustrator(s):
Holling C. Holling
Tree Toad: Adventures of the Kid Brother (1942)
Bob Davis acknowledges the leadership of his older brother Bill - to both their undoings.
Author(s):
Bob Davis
Illustrator(s):
Charles Dana Gibson
Robert McCloskey
Way Down Cellar (1942)
Tubby, Beans and Frank stir up some real fun when they discover a secret passage.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The White Horse (1942)
Voyaging on the Fair American to Genoa, Sally, Andrew and Captain Patterson are captured by Moroccan pirates.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Adam of the Road (1943)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Janet Gray
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Adventure in Black and White (1943)
After years of exploring the African jungle, Commander Gatti writes a novel of young boys, black and white, with a touch of humor in a jungle adventure.
Author(s):
Attilio Gatti
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Barnaby (1943)
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
The Beggar’s Penny (1943)
A story about the siege of Leyden in the sixteenth century.
Author(s):
Catherine Cate Coblentz
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Big Dog, Little Dog (1943)
A big dog goes for a walk with his son - the little dog.
Author(s):
Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
Birthdays for Robin (1943)
Robin asks and asks and finally gets a dog for his birthday.
Author(s):
Helen Sewell
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Davy’s Day (1943)
We follow Davy through his daily activities.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Gerrit and the Organ (1943)
Gerrit decides to help the cranky old organ grinder in this Dutch tale.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Homer Price (1943)
Author(s):
Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
Johnny Tremain: A Novel for Old and Young (1943)
Author(s):
Esther Forbes
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Little Chicken: a Story (1943)
When his friend rabbit goes for a run, the little chick looks for another playmate.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
The Magic Bed-Knob (1943)
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Waldo Peirce