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Books in the Farm Life genre:

Farm Boy: A Hunt for Indian Treasure (1934)

Harlan visits his cousins on their farm and helps them hunt for Indian treasure.

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

Flash: The Story of a Horse, a Coach-Dog and the Gypsies (1934)

The story of the fastest horse in the kingdom, sire of Powder, how he ran off with the gypsies, and finally comes home.

Author(s): Esther Averill
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Hansi (1934)

Hansi spends Christmas with his aunt and uncle high in the mountains of the Tyrol. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Island Magic (1934)

The author’s first book is set in the Channel Islands and concerns the du Frocq family’s struggles to live on a small farm. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Caddie Woodlawn (1935)

Pioneer adventures of a girl growing up in northern Wisconsin.

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Author(s): Carol Ryrie Brink
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1936

Gone Is Gone: The Story of a Man Who Wanted to Do Housework (1935)

Fritzl works hard in the fields every day. Liesi works hard all day, too. But when Fritzl complains about how hard he works and how easy Liesi has it, they trade places. The outcome is hilarious. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág

The Good Master (1935)

The adventures of Jancsi and his cousin Kate on his father’s ranch in Hungary.

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Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1936
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

Little House on the Prairie (1935)

In the second book of the Little House series, Pa takes the family and sets out for Indian Territory to stake a claim.

Author(s): Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Story Book of Oil (1935)

The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.

Billy Butter: The Tale of a Little Brown Goat (1936)

The little goat is rescued from the butcher’s shop and becomes a familiar pet on the top of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.

The Easter Rabbit’s Parade (1936)

The farm animals prepare an Easter Basket for Ann Eliza.

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

Elisabeth the Cow Ghost (1936)

Elisabeth was known as the sweetest and gentlest cow in Normandy, but deep down she wondered if she was really wild and fierce. She decides to come back as a ghost to find out.

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

Green and Gold: The Story of the Banana (1936)

The amazing story of how the banana became America’s favorite fruit.

Mulberry Village (1936)

A story of country life in China. We have not yet found a reliable cover image of this book. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please contact us.... View More

Author(s): Mary Brewster Hollister
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Story Book of Corn (1936)

A book about the wonder-grain of the Americas.

The Story Book of Foods from the Field (1936)

An omnibus including Story Books of Wheat, Corn, Rice and Sugar.... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

The Story Book of Rice (1936)

The story of the world’s most popular grain.

The Story Book of Sugar (1936)

The story of sugar and other sweet things.

The Far-Distant Oxus (1937)

A tale of ponies and adventure set on Exmoor. TEST

The Farmer (1937)

A picture book about farming, and a visit to the State Fair.

Author(s): Henry Bolles Lent
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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