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Books in the Families genre:

The Better Brown Stories (1995)

Unhappy with the stories that are shaping their lives, the members of the Brown family go to see the writer responsible. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Fritz Wenger

Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Four (1995)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.

Author(s): Paul Manning
Et al
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

Jane Austen’s Letters (1995)

Includes all of Jane Austen’s known letters discovered through 1995, as well as some important letters about her. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Deirdre Le Faye
Illustrator(s): None

Laura Ingalls Wilder Country Cookbook (1995)

This is a collection of recipes from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s own cookbook.

Li’l Abner Volume 21 Dailies 1955 (1995)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-first volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Li’l Abner Volume 22 Dailies 1956 (1995)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-second volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Little Monster Did It (1995)

When the new baby comes home, Amy and her favorite stuffed toy, Little Monster, show their displeasure.

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Michael Hague’s Family Christmas Treasury (1995)

An anthology of biblical texts, poems and stories.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

On Christmas Eve (1995)

On Christmas eve, four children sneak downstairs to see what they can see.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Nancy Edwards Calder

Tanya’s Reunion (1995)

Tanya helps her grandmother prepare for a family reunion and learns more about the farm grandma grew up on.

Author(s): Valerie Flournoy
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go to Bed (1996)

The baby does not want to go to bed, and sets out in his kiddie car to have adventures. But everyone he meets keeps falling asleep.

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Greenaway Medal
Greenaway Medal - 1996

Back to the Cabin (1996)

Two boys join their mother at the cabin ‘up north.’

Author(s): Ann Blades
Illustrator(s): Ann Blades

The Candlewick Book of Animal Tales (1996)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.  Includes Polar Bear Cat by Nicola Bayley. 

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

La Gata de Retales (1996)

Tabby goes in pursuit of her patchwork quilt and has many adventures before she gets home again. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Mayne
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Li’l Abner Volume 23 Dailies 1957 (1996)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-third volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Li’l Abner Volume 24 Dailies 1958 (1996)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-fourth volume in the reprinting of the strip.

The Little Chair (1996)

Something about the children who have sat in the little chair - good and bad.

Author(s): Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

A Sound of Leaves (1996)

Sylvie and her family spend a week at the beach.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Wet Magic (1996)

When Francis unwittingly summons a mermaid, she and Mavis, Bernard and Kathleen must rescue it from a sideshow and return it to the sea.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

The Angels’ Alphabet (1997)

“Just tell me about God”, said Hilda van Stockum’s three-year-old daughter one day. The result was the Angel’s Alphabet. This charming book of poems offers a timeless and refreshing view of heavenly realities. The illustration... View More

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Hilda van Stockum

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