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Books in the European genre:

Eloise in Paris (1957)

Eloise invades the city of light.

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Author(s): Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

The Happy Orpheline (1957)

Brigette gets left behind in the cemetery when the orphanage is on an outing and meets the wife of the Dauphin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Little O (1957)

Further adventures of the children we met in The Saucepan Journey.

Author(s): Edith Unnerstad
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Pantaloni (1957)

The story of a dog and his master.

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Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Pippi Goes On Board (1957)

Further adventures of the strongest girl in the world and her friends Tommy and Annika.

Author(s): Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s): Louis S. Glanzman

Pippi in the South Seas (1957)

Pippi’s father, the cannibal king, comes to visit and she in turn takes Tommy and Annika on a visit to his south sea island.

Author(s): Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s): Louis S. Glanzman

Pippi in the South Seas (1957)

Pippi’s father, the cannibal king, comes to visit and she in turn takes Tommy and Annika on a visit to his south sea island.

Author(s): Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s): Richard Kennedy

The Road to Miklagard (1957)

Harald Sigurdson joins Prince Arkil of Denmark and journeys to Ireland, Spain, and Constantinople, and then across Europe back home again.

Author(s): Henry Treece
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

The Short Reign of Pipin IV: A Fabrication (1957)

The French decide to re-institute a monarchy and select Pippin Arnulf Heristal, a retired astronomer and hereditary heir to the throne, to fill the role.

Author(s): John Steinbeck
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Reindeer (1957)

The triplets go with their parents on a visit to Lapland in this final book in the series.

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

Star Girl (1957)

When an extraterrestrial girl falls from her father’s spaceship, a group of boys and girls must help her find her way home.

Author(s): Henry Winterfeld
Illustrator(s): Fritz Wegner

The Children's Crusade (1958)

Like most of their companions who survived the journey, Geoffrey de Villacours and his sister Alys are sold into slavery in Egypt.

Author(s): Henry Treece
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

The Crab with the Golden Claws (1958)

Tintin is shanghaied and meets Captain Haddock when he gets mixed up with drug smugglers. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin (whose name was misspelled). Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Dog Toby (1958)

The search for a runaway dog nearly leads to an international incident.

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Author(s): Richard Church
Illustrator(s): Laurence Irving

The Family Under the Bridge (1958)

A homeless man meets a family of three children, their mother and their dog camping on his spot under a bridge over the Seine and ends up adopting them all. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1959

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka Go to Market (1958)

The triplets plant a garden and sell the produce so they can buy new bicycles.

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

Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1958)

Hans and Gretel’s father has been unable to work. If Hans wins the skating race it will help to support the household. Hans decides to ask the famous brain surgeon if he can help their father.

Author(s): Mary Mapes Dodge
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Heidi (1958)

This is the well loved story of a little Swiss orphan who goes to live in the mountains with her grandfather, her exile in the big city and her return home. Originally published by David McKay it was added to the Scribner’s Illustrated Classics... View More

Author(s): Johanna Spyri
Illustrator(s): Jessie Willcox Smith

King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1958)

In this Ruritanian adventure Tintin saves King Muskar XII from a coup and meets Bianca Castafiore for the first time. This is the cover of the Golden Press edition which was translated by Nicole Duplaix. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Mimff-Robinson (1958)

As a reward for good marks, Mimff’s father lets him go as a Robinson Crusoe on a deserted Swedish island. He suffers an attack by squirrels and is not a little thwarted by his friends.

Author(s): H. J. Kaeser
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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