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Families Genre
Books in the Families genre:
Hop, Hop Little Kangaroo (1948)
A little kangaroo learns to hop like its father and mother, without letting its tail touch the ground.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Hustle and Bustle (1948)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Invisible Island (1948)
The four Guthrie children are cast away on an invisible island.
Author(s):
Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
The Island Stallion (1948)
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Keith Ward
The Isle of Que (1948)
In this story set along the Susquehanna River, a flood alters the lives of the Yoder family.
Author(s):
Elsie Singmaster
Illustrator(s):
Elmer Hader
Jungle Tales: Little Black Sambo and The Saggy Baggy Elephant (1948)
This book includes The Saggy Baggy Elephant and “Little Black Sambo.”
Author(s):
Helen Bannerman
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Lark in the Morn (1948)
Kit Haverard discovers she is meant to be a singer.
Author(s):
Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s):
T. R. Freeman
The Little Leopard and His Fat Stomach (1948)
The father leopard gets his nose slapped by the porcupine’s tail, but the little leopard finds a nice bone, with the meat still on it.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Mary Montgomery, Rebel (1948)
A fictionalized biography of a southern girl at the time of the Civil War.
Author(s):
Helen Fern Daringer
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
A Name for Kitty (1948)
The boy has a new kitten. Now he needs a name for her.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
New Treasure Seekers (1948)
Further exploits of the Bastable children, both before and after their restoration to prosperity.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Our Puppy (1948)
Our puppy has had a busy day, and it’s only time for lunch!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Elsa Ruth Nast
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Paul the Hero of the Fire (1948)
Paul runs away to join the carnival to help support his family. When a fire strikes, he leads the children to safety.
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Shame on You, Baby Whale! (1948)
The baby whale gets a jellyfish stuck in his throat.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune (1948)
The poor but honest Bastable children, Oswald, Dora, Dickie, Alice, Noel and H.O. attempt to restore the family fortunes with various schemes.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Tenggren’s Cowboys and Indians (1948)
Fifty-two stories and rhymes about the old West.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
This Little Giraffe Wants to Play (1948)
The little giraffe is lonely, but then his mother and father show him his new baby sister.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Tiger Kitten’s Poor, Poor Tail (1948)
The baby tiger was exploring and got stuck in a hollow log.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Tiny Animal Stories (1948)
Twelve tiny Little Golden Books about animal babies and their families.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Two Stuck-in-the-Mud Rhinoceroses (1948)
When they fall asleep after their mud-bath the mother rhinoceros and her baby get stuck when the sun hardens the mud.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams