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Books in the Families genre:

Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941)

Betsy and Tacy gain a new friend when Tib moves to Deep Valley.

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Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Colt from Moon Mountain (1941)

Joey and Cynthy befriend the littlest colt they ever saw.

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Down Ryton Water (1941)

An account of the Pilgrims’ voyage to America, from the point of view of a young boy.

Author(s): E. R. Gaggin
Illustrator(s): Elmer Hader

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1942
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1942

The Fighting Littles (1941)

Bringing up the Greatest Generation was no easy job, but Ripley Little threw himself into it wholeheartedly.

Author(s): Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s): None

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Three Kittens (1941)

When the triplets cat-sit for Aunt Helga and Uncle Jon they end up with a surprise.

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

Home is Here (1941)

The story of an Italian American family in San Francisco.

Author(s): Sidney Meller
Illustrator(s): Elmer Hader

A House for Elizabeth (1941)

Elizabeth has a little brother, a cat and a pretend house, but what she really wants is a real house instead of a furnished apartment.

Author(s): Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s): Theresa Kalab

Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison (1941)

The story of a twelve year old English girl who was captured by a raiding party of Shawnee Indians and French Canadians. Her family was killed and she spent the rest of her life living with the Delaware and later the Seneca tribes. Read online at arc... View More

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

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1942

Indigo Treasure (1941)

Growing indigo on a southern plantation.

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

Lambert’s Bargain (1941)

Lambert gives his sister a hyena for her birthday--a gift that neither his parents nor his sister appreciate.

Author(s): Clare Turlay Newberry
Illustrator(s): Clare Turlay Newberry

Left Till Called For (1941)

When the Germans invade their island in the English Channel, Mick and Caroline Templeton get left behind in the confusion.

Author(s): Mary Treadgold
Illustrator(s): Richard Floethe

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1941
Carnegie Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1941

Little Town on the Prairie (1941)

In the seventh book of her biographical series, Laura is living with Ma, Pa, Mary, Carrie and Grace in De Smet and earns her teaching certificate.

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1942

Make Way for Ducklings (1941)

Mrs. Mallard proudly parades her ducklings to the Boston Public Garden.

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Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1942
Caldecott Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1941

The Moffats (1941)

The Moffats live on New Dollar Street with their widowed mother who is a seamstress.

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Author(s): Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

A Name for Obed (1941)

Obed goes to live in Maine with his Aunt Sarah who opens a candy shop in the house they own. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ethel Calvert Phillips
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Pegeen (1941)

When her Granny dies, Pegeen goes to stay with her friend Francie and the O’Sullivans until she hears from her uncle in America.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Hilda van Stockum

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1941

The Saturdays (1941)

The four Melendy children, Mona, Rush, Miranda and Oliver decide to pool their allowances so each week one of them can have a real adventure. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Susannah the Pioneer Cow (1941)

Susannah and her calves Posy and Rosy travel from Virginia to a new home in the Midwest.

Tag-Along Tooloo (1941)

Tooloo is too little to play with the big girls, but she still wants to tag-along.

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

A Tree for Peter (1941)

Peter’s life is changed when he meets Peter King in shantytown

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1942

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