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Books in the Families genre:

The Snowball (1969)

Tom and Tilda put a mysterious snowball in the refrigerator and it hatches into a snowbaby.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): John Spiers

The White Doe (1969)

The story of a friendship between the squire’s son the son of a forester and a special deer. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Richard Church
Illustrator(s): John Ward, R.A.

The Wrong Side of the Bed (1969)

Johnny can’t do anything right.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Bread and Butter Journey (1970)

Barbara and her mother, guided by her fifteen year old brother set out to cross the mountains in post-Revolutionary War America to join her father in western Pennsylvania. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Anne Colver
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Can’t You Pretend? (1970)

Cathy and Chris can both pretend, but they can’t agree on what to pretend.

Author(s): Miriam Young
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Conscience Pudding (1970)

In this adventure from The New Treasure Seekers, the Bastable children attempt to liven up their Christmas celebration.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Debbie and Her Dolls (1970)

Debbie’s brother and sister hide her dolls, but she manages to find them.

Read online at archive.org

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

The Erie Canal (1970)

I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Eirie canal.

Author(s): Thomas S. Allen
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Henry Reed’s Big Show (1970)

This summer Henry and Midge are theatrical producers.

Read online at archive.org.

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

Johnny’s Bad Day (1970)

Johnny can’t do anything right.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Lark in the Morn (1970)

Kit Haverard discovers that she is meant to sing.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): Michael Lowenbein

The Lark on the Wing (1970)

Kit Haverard pursues her vocation as a singer in London.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): T. R. Freeman
Lynette Hemmant

Lorna Doone (1970)

This is a shortened version of the famous novel of Exmoor and the Monmouth Rebellion and the cursed family of the Doones, and poor Lorna caught up in it all. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): R. D. Blackmore
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Mr. Rogers’ Songbook (1970)

Songs composed by Fred Rogers and sung in the neighborhood.

Author(s): Fred Rogers
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Mrs. Purdy’s Children (1970)

The Purdys are a large family with eighteen children.

Author(s): Ruth Loomis
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Mystery at Redstone Farm (1970)

Eileen discovers that danger threatens the Kennedys and their farm, but no one takes her seriously.

Author(s): Alice Lunt
Illustrator(s): Jim Lester

The Orchestra Mice (1970)

Clarissa and Stan Mouse raise a family of twelve musician mice.

Author(s): Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s): Robert Morrow

The Sea Islanders (1970)

Mother is dead, father is off to Antarctica on a scientific expedition, the aunt who was going to look after them during the long vacation has just telegraphed she is laid up in hospital. The children decide to go stay at their old sea island cottage... View More

Author(s): Joyce West
Illustrator(s): Joyce West

The Trumpet of the Swan (1970)

When Louis, a trumpeter swan is born, he is mute. This is the story of how he finds a voice, with the help of his friends and wins his true love.

Author(s): E. B. White
Illustrator(s): Edward Frascino

Where the Lilies Bloom (1970)

A young girl helps support her family by gathering herbs in the mountains of North Carolina.

Author(s): Bill Cleaver
Vera Cleaver
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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