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Boys Growing Up Genre
Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:
JD (1972)
Four short stories about a young African American boy.
Author(s):
Mari Evans
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Moon Watch Summer (1972)
Adam is disappointed to be spending the summer on his grandmother’s farm where he can’t watch the moon landing.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
My Growing Up Book (1972)
A book for recording a child’s development from birth to age five.
Author(s):
Bernard Garfinkel
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Nicky Goes to the Doctor (1972)
A child has his annual check up and gets his vaccinations.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Penengro (1972)
Rory runs away from the couple that took him from the orphanage, and joins up with a gypsy band.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Pothunters (1972)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
A Prefect’s Uncle (1972)
When Alan Gethryn’s uncle joins his house as a junior, embarrassing situations arise for the head of Leicester’s house.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away (1972)
Author(s):
Shirley Morgan
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Second-Best Children in the World (1972)
Ben, Kate and Matt decide to take a trip around the world to give their parents a rest and return with a new car.
Author(s):
Mary Lavin
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Space Ship in the Park (1972)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Tales of St. Austin’s (1972)
A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Tim’s Last Voyage (1972)
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Toothpaste Millionaire (1972)
Rufus and Kate go into toothpaste production. (Don’t tell the FDA.)
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jean Merrill
Illustrator(s):
Jan Palmer
The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode (1972)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Very Peculiar Tunnel (1972)
The zoo train takes its passengers to a jungle paradise.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The White Feather (1972)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
William’s Doll (1972)
Author(s):
Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
A boy of Taché (1973)
Charlie is hunting beaver with his grandparents, when grandpa Za becomes ill. And Charlie has to take the boat down river by himself to fetch the air ambulance.
Author(s):
Ann Blades
Illustrator(s):
Ann Blades
The Curse of Laguna Grande (1973)
Carlos Arturo tries to find out what happened to his father.
Author(s):
Siny Rose van Iterson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Genie of Sutton Place (1973)
When Tim finds a Genie, the excitement starts in Sutton Place.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon