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Books in the Families genre:

The Pooh Party Book (1975)

Party ideas inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. This British edition shares only the cover and the theme with the American edition.

Author(s): Patsy Kumm
Illustrator(s): Kenneth Ody
Ernest H. Shepard

Rewards and Fairies (1975)

Puck returns to take Dan and Una on further magical journeys into the past.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
C. E. Brock

The Smartest Bear and His Brother Oliver (1975)

Ronald decides to stay up all winter and finish reading the encyclopedia to prove he is better than his brother Oliver. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Song of the Trees (1975)

Cassie Logan does not want her mother to sell their timber while her father is away working on the railroad during the Great Depression.

Author(s): Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Two Sisters (1975)

On their wedding day, two sisters receive enough money from their father to start them off in life. One buys a modest house and invests the rest of her money to live on. The other spends all of her money on an elaborate house and has nothing left to ... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

Wuthering Heights (1975)

The haunting love story of Heathcliff and Cathy.

Author(s): Emily Brontë
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Attic Term (1976)

Ginty Marlow is pretty, clever and popular. But then she breaks the rules and gets herself in trouble.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Grant

The Champion of Merrimack County (1976)

O Crispin is practicing for the annual bicycle races when he injures his tail. The Berryfield family rally round.

Author(s): Roger Wolcott Drury
Illustrator(s): Fritz Wegner

Fred’s Dream (1976)

Fred dreams of many things instead of paying attention in class.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

A Little at a Time (1976)

A little girl goes for a walk with her grandpa.

Author(s): David A. Adler
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

May I Visit? (1976)

A young girl wonders about visiting her mother after she is grown up.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Most Delicious Camping Trip Ever (1976)

Ronald and Oliver, the twin bear cubs, go camping with Aunt Bear. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Moving Day (1976)

A little girl and her family move to a new house. Don’t forget to bring Bear. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Tobi Tobias
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Much Bigger than Martin (1976)

A little boy is tired of playing second fiddle to his big brother Martin and thinks up ways to get bigger himself. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

My House (1976)

A word book about my house.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976)

A clear-eyed look at the American south at the time of the Great Depression through the eyes of a young African American girl.

Author(s): Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1977

Somebody Else’s Child (1976)

Peter learns what it means to be adopted.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Roberta Silman
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

The Stones of Green Knowe (1976)

As Roger’s father is building their new home, Roger discovers the standing stones that send him through time to meet the other children of Green Knowe. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston

That Makes Me Mad! (1976)

Common situations that make everyone mad.

Author(s): Steven Kroll
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Benjy’s Boat Trip (1977)

Benjy is looking for his family and accidentally stows away on a ship.

Author(s): Margaret Bloy Graham
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

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