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Families Genre
Books in the Families genre:
Susan, Bill and the Wolf Dog (1954)
Susan moves to a new house and meets Bill and the crusty old Colonel and his wolf-dog.
Author(s):
Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
The Thanksgiving Story (1954)
A retelling of the story of the Pilgrims’ first thanksgiving.
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Author(s):
Alice Dalgliesh
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
We Live in the City (1954)
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Willie’s Adventures (1954)
Willie gets a new pet, tries on his new suit and goes to visit his grandmama.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
The Amiable Giant (1955)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Baby’s First Book (1955)
A look at how baby spends her day.
Author(s):
Garth Williams
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Betsy’s Wedding (1955)
Betsy returns from Europe and Joe is waiting on the dock for her.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
The Borrowers Afield (1955)
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
The Borrowers Afield (1955)
The Clock family, Arrietty, Pod and Homily set out to find a new home.
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Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Diana Stanley
The Bunny Book (1955)
What will Bunny be when he grows up?
Author(s):
Patricia Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
A Child’s Good Night Book and A Child’s Good Morning (1955)
An omnibus including a good night book and a good morning book.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jean Charlot
Crystal Mountain (1955)
A story based on the author’s childhood spent in the mountains of Lebanon.
Author(s):
Belle Dorman Rugh
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
A Dog Named Penny (1955)
Two orphaned children makes friends with their neighbor and his dog.
Author(s):
Clyde Robert Bulla
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Dragon Run (1955)
This time travel adventure takes Chris Mason and Mr. Wicker back to colonial days.
Author(s):
Carley Dawson
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Evie and the Wonderful Kangaroo (1955)
Evie’s pet kangaroo is named Cookie. She is very neat and polite.
Author(s):
Irmengarde Eberle
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Flicka, Ricka, Dicka Bake a Cake (1955)
Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman
Frog Went A-Courtin’ (1955)
Frog went a-courtin’, he did ride
Sword and pistol by his side.
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Author(s):
John Langstaff
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
The Golden Bedtime Book (1955)
This also was published with 366 stories for leap year.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Golden Name Day (1955)
Author(s):
Jennie D. Lindquist
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Happy Family (1955)
The story of a typical American family.
Author(s):
Nicole
Illustrator(s):
Corinne Malvern