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Books in the Games genre:

Golf Without Tears (1924)

Ten short stories involving golf narrated by the Oldest Member.

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Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Through Merrie England (1927)

Daily life in the days of William Shakespeare.

Author(s): F. L. Stevens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Are You a Genius? First and Second Series (1933)

A collection of puzzles to test your I.Q. This edition combines the two volumes.

Are You a Genius? Second Series (1933)

A collection of puzzles to test your I.Q.

Author(s): Robert C. Hoehn
Robert A. Streeter
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

Second Book of Hundreds of Things a Girl Can Make (1942)

How to make everything from dolls to raffia. This is the second book of three, all by different authors.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Little Chicken: a Story (1943)

When his friend rabbit goes for a run, the little chick looks for another playmate.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Fun at the Playground (1946)

An elementary school reader about sports.

Fun in Swimming (1946)

An elementary school reader about swimming.

Invisible Island (1948)

The four Guthrie children are cast away on an invisible island.

Author(s): Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1948

Dig for a Treasure (1949)

A treasure is rumored to be buried on Invisible Island, and the eight explorers are determined to find it.

Author(s): Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949

The Important Book (1949)

The most important thing about grass is - it is green. The most important thing about … is … Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Let’s Go Fishing (1949)

An activity book with a fishing rod, hook, line and paper fish.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

What Am I? A Picture Quiz Book (1949)

A picture quiz book.

Author(s): Ruth Leon
Illustrator(s): Cornelius Hugh De Witt

Curious George Rides a Bike (1952)

Curious George learns to ride a bike and takes a paper route - and then the fun begins. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): H. A. Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

How to Make an Earthquake (1954)

A collection of activities to do at home.

Author(s): Ruth Krauss
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

A Little House of Your Own (1954)

Young children play at making their own house.

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Author(s): Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Susan, Bill and the Ivy-Clad Oak (1954)

In their second adventure Susan and Bill help to run a new cricket team set up by their friend the Colonel.

Author(s): Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars (1955)

Freddy helps Mr. Boomschmidt organize an animal and Martian baseball team.

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Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Animal Tracks and Hunter Signs (1958)

Posthumously-published work on tracking by the noted woodcraft author.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

The Dead Bird (1958)

A group of children bury a dead bird in the forest.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Remy Charlip

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