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Books in the Families genre:

Away Goes Sally (1934)

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In this first book about Sally she journeys from Massachusetts to Maine over the snow in a house on runners. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

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Bluebonnets For Lucinda (1934)

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Lucinda live on an island of the coast of Texas and comes to the mainland when the bluebonnets are in bloom.

Author(s): Frances Clarke Sayers
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934
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The Broken Song (1934)

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The story of a family in the last days of Imperial Russia.

Author(s): Sonia Medvedeva Daugherty
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934
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Farm Boy: A Hunt for Indian Treasure (1934)

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Harlan visits his cousins on their farm and helps them hunt for Indian treasure.

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935
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Hansi (1934)

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Hansi spends Christmas with his aunt and uncle high in the mountains of the Tyrol. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

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Ho-Ming, Girl of New China (1934)

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A twelve-year old girl finds a new way of growing up in the changing society of China in the 1920’s. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934
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Island Magic (1934)

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The author’s first book is set in the Channel Islands and concerns the du Frocq family’s struggles to live on a small farm. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Kees and Kleintje (1934)

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The further adventures of a little Dutch boy, Kees, and his pet duck Kleintje.

Author(s): Marian King
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Enright

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild -
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Little Orvie (1934)

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The doings of a small boy in mid-century middle America.

Author(s): Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s): George Brehm

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Mary Poppins (1934)

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When the Banks family’s new nanny blows in on the east wind the children are in for a series of magical adventures. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s): Mary Shepard

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Ruth Visits Margot, A Little French Girl (1934)

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Just after the end of World War I, an American girl visits France.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Roy A. Keech
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Buttered Bread (1934)

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The triplets want butter for their bread, but mother has no cream and the cow has no milk because there is no grass because the sun did not shine. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935
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Surprise for Mother (1934)

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Three sisters make a cake for mother’s birthday.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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Ann Frances (1935)

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A story about the everyday doings of a five year old girl.

Author(s): Eliza Orne White
Illustrator(s): Grace Paull
Helen Sewell

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Caddie Woodlawn (1935)

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Pioneer adventures of a girl growing up in northern Wisconsin.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Carol Ryrie Brink
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1936
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Common Sense for Mothers (1935)

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A mother of seven gives advice on child rearing.

Author(s): Estelle Mulqueen Reilly
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

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Gone Is Gone: The Story of a Man Who Wanted to Do Housework (1935)

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Fritzl works hard in the fields every day. Liesi works hard all day, too. But when Fritzl complains about how hard he works and how easy Liesi has it, they trade places. The outcome is hilarious. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág

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The Good Master (1935)

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The adventures of Jancsi and his cousin Kate on his father’s ranch in Hungary.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1936
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1935
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Jamaica Johnny (1935)

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Johnny Morgan lives on the Island of Jamaica in the Caribbean.

Author(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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Kintu: A Congo Adventure (1935)

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Kintu, son of an African chief, goes into the jungle to test his courage. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Enright

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