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Families Genre
Books in the Families genre:
Song of the Wheels (1956)
Set in the Hudson River valley in the early eighteenth century, this is the story of a young man who fights to release his father from debtor's prison.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
The Story of a Bad Boy (1956)
Author(s):
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Illustrator(s):
Roberta Moynihan
Susan, Bill and the Dark Stranger (1956)
While Christmas shopping Susan and Bill meet a young boy who is being pursued by thugs who want his special box.
Author(s):
Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Susan, Bill and the ‘Saucy Kate’ (1956)
The two friends find adventure at a seaside resort.
Author(s):
Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Three Little Animals (1956)
The two older little animals decide to dress up and go out and see the world of men. The littlest animal makes a suit of clothes then follows them and brings them home.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Village Band Mystery (1956)
Author(s):
Lee Kingman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
We Live by the River (1956)
Three children who live along rivers of America: Janey on the Pearl River, Lola Mae on an island in the Mississippi, and Sammy Joe on the bank of the Ohio River.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Where any Young Cat Might Be (1956)
Kitten's mother and father look all over for him and finally find him asleep in Grandmother's lap.
Author(s):
Jane Cummin
Carol Denison
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Bedknob and Broomstick (1957)
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Cheerful: A Picture-Story (1957)
A young church mouse sets out to see the world.
Author(s):
Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Brown
Davy and His Dog (1957)
A very ordinary day for Davy and his dog.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Ding Dong Bell, Pussy’s In the Well (1957)
Tiger finds a home, and a fortune.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Elisabeth and the Marsh Mystery (1957)
Author(s):
Felice Holman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Everglades Adventure (1957)
Toby Morgan and his family move to Florida after the Civil War and he becomes a swamp rat and discovers a reclusive Indian tribe.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Charles Beck
Evie and Cookie (1957)
The further adventures of Evie and her pet, Cookie, the wonderful kangaroo, including the story of the great kangaroo garden party.
Author(s):
Irmengarde Eberle
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Falconer’s Lure (1957)
The Marlows inherit Trennels Old Farm and move to the country where they spend the summer holidays.
Author(s):
Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s):
Tasha Kallin
Gone-Away Lake (1957)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
The Great Wheel (1957)
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Greenwillow (1957)
Author(s):
Beatrice Joy Chute
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Happy Orpheline (1957)
Author(s):
Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams