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Books in the Families genre:

The Golden Grab Bag of Stories, Poems and Songs (1951)

A nice compendium of stories, poems and songs.

The Golden Story Treasury (1951)

A collection of stories, poems and songs, drawn from the earlier collection The Golden Grab Bag.

Gypsy (1951)

The life story of a cat.

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

Here Comes the Parade (1951)

Watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade with all your friends from Little Golden Books.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Kitten’s Surprise (1951)

When Joan is mean to her new kitten it runs away to the forest.

Author(s): Nina
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Lisa and Lottie (1951)

When Lottie arrives at summer camp, Lisa discovers she has a double and it soon becomes apparent -- a twin! This book was the basis for the movie The Parent Trap.

Author(s): Erich Kästner
Illustrator(s): Walter Trier

Lost in the Zoo (1951)

John Henry gets lost on a visit to the zoo, can you help find him?

Papa Small (1951)

Through the week with the Small family.

Read online at archive.org

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

The Quarry Adventure (1951)

Lauri takes a job as handyman for Miss Pinkney and ends up looking after her niece Garnet.

Author(s): Lee Kingman
Illustrator(s): Barbara Cooney

Red Head (1951)

Fritz had hair of a beautiful red,
Not auburn, or ginger, or sandy, but red.

Author(s): Edward Eager
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Rob Whitlock: A Pioneer Boy in Old Ohio (1951)

Day-to-day frontier life in Ohio.

The Saucepan Journey (1951)

The Larsson family takes to the road in a caravan drawn by two percherons to sell Papa’s whistling sauce pan. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Spider Web for Two (1951)

The story of the two youngest among five children after they alone remain at the family's "four-story mistake" house in the country.

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

Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze (1951)

Randy and Oliver are the only two of the five Melendys at home this winter, but a mysterious message keeps them occupied. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Strong Wings (1951)

Three siblings winter in a Maine fishing village while their parents are in Europe.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Mabel L. Robinson
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1951

Tim and Charlotte (1951)

Tim and Ginger rescue a little girl from the sea whom they name Charlotte. When her aunt Agatha turns up there is trouble. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): E. Powys Mathers
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Two Little Gardeners (1951)

The two little gardeners plant their garden in spring, then weed it and water it and defend it from bugs and critters, ‘til fall. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Valley of Song (1951)

When the owners cancel the construction of the Swan, Tabitha calls on the residents of the Valley of Song to help the craftsmen of the Hard build the East-Indiaman

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): Richard Floethe

Wish on the Moon (1951)

A Halloween mystery for the Guthries and their friends.

Author(s): Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s): Dorothy Bayley Morse

The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952)

The bears were nowhere to be seen when Jonathan went over the mountain, but it is getting dark as he starts on his return journey. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Alice Dalgliesh
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1953

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