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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

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

Angelo and Rosaline (1957)

When Rosaline puts lipstick on the angel in the garden, Angelo comes to life.

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Best in Children’s Books Volume 2 (1957)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new and different illustrators. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 3 (1957)

A collection of stories, verses and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 4 (1957)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Best in Children’s Books volume 5 (1957)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Cheerful: A Picture-Story (1957)

A young church mouse sets out to see the world.

Author(s): Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s): Palmer Brown

Don Camillo Takes the Devil by the Tail (1957)

The fourth collection of stories of a little Italian village in the valley of the Po where the priest Don Camillo battles the communist mayor Peppone.

Author(s): Giovanni Guareschi
Illustrator(s): Giovanni Guareschi

From the Fury of the Northmen (1957)

A series of short stories based on events in English history.

Author(s): Rhoda Power
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Magic Christmas Tree (1957)

Two small girls independently adopt a small pine tree for Christmas -- then one day they meet.

Author(s): Lee Kingman
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1956

Old Mother Hubbard (1957)

This is a separate publication of the second part of The Pancake, a school reader.

Author(s): James H. Fassett
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Open Doors (1957)

A reading comprehension book for the primary grades.

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The Pancake (1957)

An elementary school reader.

Author(s): James H. Fassett
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Pantaloni (1957)

The story of a dog and his master.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

The Singing Wreath and Other Stories (1957)

A collection of stories.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Julia Comper

Best In Children’s Books Volume 10 (1958)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 11 (1958)

An anthology of stories and poems. Many of the illustrations are new to this collection.

Best in Children’s Books Volume 12 (1958)

A collection of stories, poems and articles some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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