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Boys Growing Up Genre
Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:
Rewards and Fairies (1975)
Puck returns to take Dan and Una on further magical journeys into the past.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
C. E. Brock
The Smartest Bear and His Brother Oliver (1975)
Author(s):
Alice Bach
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Yagua Days (1975)
A young boy of Puerto Rican parentage living in New York visits his relatives in the Commonwealth.
Author(s):
Cruz Martel
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Awful Alexander (1976)
Who took that cookie? Who didn’t eat their spinach? It must have been awful Alexander.
Author(s):
Judith Choate
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Fred’s Dream (1976)
Fred dreams of many things instead of paying attention in class.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Great Marathon Football Match (1976)
The Brick Street boys play a football match that goes on and on and on.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Gustav the Gourmet Giant (1976)
A cruel giant threatens to eat a small boy.
Author(s):
LouAnn Gaeddert
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
A Little at a Time (1976)
A little girl goes for a walk with her grandpa.
Author(s):
David A. Adler
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
The Most Delicious Camping Trip Ever (1976)
Ronald and Oliver, the twin bear cubs, go camping with Aunt Bear. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Alice Bach
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Much Bigger than Martin (1976)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Outrageous Kasimir (1976)
Kasimir’s ability to influence people’s behavior gets him in trouble.
Author(s):
Achim Bröger
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeschke
The Princess and Curdie (1976)
Author(s):
George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Helen Stratton
Somebody Else’s Child (1976)
Peter learns what it means to be adopted.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Roberta Silman
Illustrator(s):
Chris Conover
The Stones of Green Knowe (1976)
Author(s):
L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s):
Peter Boston
The Tyger Voyage (1976)
Two tiger brothers set out on a voyage around the world and have many adventures before they come home again.
Author(s):
Richard Adams
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Wild Robin (1976)
Robin only wants to play until he is stolen off to fairyland where he is forced to play all day. This story originally appeared in Little Prudy’s Fairy Book.
Author(s):
Susan Jeffers
Sophie May
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Barney Bipple’s Magic Dandelions (1977)
Author(s):
Carol Chapman
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Grouchy Uncle Otto (1977)
Oliver bear goes to help his sick Uncle Otto.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Alice Bach
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Land of Green Ginger (1977)
Author(s):
Noel Langley
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Mysterious Tadpole (1977)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg