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Boys Growing Up Genre
Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:
I Can Fly (1981)
A little boy and a little girl can be anything they can imagine.
Author(s):
Ruth Krauss
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Leo, Zack, and Emmie (1981)
Two friends become three friends.
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Author(s):
Amy Ehrlich
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1981)
Evacuated from London during the Blitz, the four Pevensie children discover a new world in the wardrobe in the spare room - Narnia.
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Mary Poppins (1981)
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
Mont Cant Gold (1981)
Author(s):
Paul R. Fisher
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
The One Bad Thing About Birthdays (1981)
The age-old dilemma, what to wish for on your birthday cake?
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Author(s):
David R. Collins
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Peek-A-Boo! (1981)
A baby’s day from the baby’s point of view.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Peepo! (1981)
A baby’s day from the baby’s point of view.
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Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Pet Store (1981)
Harry and Jane go to the Pet Store, but just to visit.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Toy Shop (1981)
Annie and Hank go shopping at their favorite store.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Young Melvin and Bulger (1981)
Author(s):
Mark Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Help! Let Me Out! (1982)
A boy throws his voice, then can’t find it again.
Author(s):
David Lord Porter
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane (1982)
It’s midsummer eve and Mary Poppins takes her charges to the park.
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Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
Owly (1982)
An owlet wants to know the what, where, why and when, not just the WHOO.
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Author(s):
Mike Thaler
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Peter Spier’s Rain (1982)
Playing in the rain.
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Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Prehistoric Pinkerton (1982)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Run Away Home (1982)
The Marlows help a young boy return to his father, but it requires a dangerous sea voyage.
Author(s):
Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s):
Roger Phillips
The Snow Queen (1982)
When the Snow Queen steals Kai away, Gerda goes in search of him.
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Amy Ehrlich
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Summer Switch (1982)
As he is about to get on the bus for Camp Soonawissakit, Benjamin “Ape Face” Andrews switches bodies with his father.
Author(s):
Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s):
Edward Gorey