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European Genre
Books in the European genre:
Don Gypsy (1936)
The travels and adventures of a folk singer in Spain and the adjacent Barbary states. Frontis and title page by Rackham.
Author(s):
Walter Starkie
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Arthur Rackham
The Golden Basket (1936)
Two girls from England are on holiday in Bruges, Belgium and meet the littlest orphan, Madeleine.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1936)
Hans and his sister must help keep the family going while their father is ill.
Author(s):
Mary Mapes Dodge
Illustrator(s):
Mildred Boyle
Helen Sewell
Mademoiselle Misfortune (1936)
Alice Moreau tours France as companion to old Miss Weatherwax.
Author(s):
Carol Ryrie Brink
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Pompom, The Little Red Squirrel (1936)
Pompom is captured by a hunter and held in a cage until he finally escapes and returns to the forest.
Seven Beads of Wampum (1936)
Marita is a Dutch girl who comes to New Amsterdam with her parents.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Gale
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Yellow Sled (1936)
The triplets work hard to earn a sled, but decide it is better to give it to a poor little boy and earn another for themselves.
Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman
Tales from Grimm (1936)
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Wanda Gág
The Castle Number Nine (1937)
Baptiste comes out of retirement to go to work for the Count at the Castle Number Nine.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
In Secret Service (1937)
Author(s):
Jean Rosmer Comtesse de Brahm
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Kees (1937)
The adventures of a little Dutch boy, Kees and his white duck Kleintje.
Author(s):
Marian King
Illustrator(s):
Elizabeth Enright
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark, but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again. This is the Children's Bookshelf edition.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Big Surprise (1937)
When mother returns from her trip, the triplets have a big surprise waiting for her.
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Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman
Sunset House (1937)
More adventures of two English expatriates in Provence.
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Author(s):
Winifred Fortescue
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Swords and Statues (1937)
Author(s):
Clarence Stratton
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Cottage at Bantry Bay (1938)
A story about the O’Sullivans, an Irish family with four children, living along the shore of Bantry Bay.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Four and Lena (1938)
Four children and a goose head for the mountains for the summer.
Author(s):
Marie Barringer
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Les Misérables (1938)
A man who cannot escape his past is pursued by an obsessed detective. Published in one, two, and five volume editions.
Author(s):
Victor Hugo
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Mischief the Squirrel (1938)
While playing in the forest, Mischief is captured and held in a cage until he finally escapes and returns home.
The Very Stupid Folk (1938)
A Finnish version of The Peterkin Papers, based on folk tales.
Author(s):
Toivo David Rosvall
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely