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Girls Growing Up Genre

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Books in the Girls Growing Up genre:

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

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

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

Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett (1995)

This tall tale is based on the Davy Crockett almanacs published between 1834 and 1856.

Read online at archive.org.

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

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 Magic City (1996)

Philip builds a model city using his blocks and things about the house. When he and his sister Lucy shrink to the size of the inhabitants, they must fight for the throne.

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

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (1996)

A fictionalized biography about the famous conductress of the Underground Railway as a young girl.

Author(s): Alan Schroeder
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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 House of Arden (1997)

Edred and Elfrida travel into the past to search for the lost treasure of the House of Arden and succeed in finding their lost father.

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

A Summertime Song (1997)

One warm summer night, a frog jumps into Lucy’s room with an invitation to a birthday party. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

The Swallows and the Amazons (1997)

This is a transcription of the original manuscript of Swallows and Amazons along with the original illustrations by Steven Spurrier which, aside from the dust jacket, were not used in the first edition as Ransome objected to them.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Steven Spurrier

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (1998)

All seven of the chronicles of Narnia are included in this volume, printed in two columns. The illustrations have been colored by Pauline Baynes, the original artist.

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1998)

Evacuated from London during the Blitz, the four Pevensie children discover a new world in the wardrobe in the spare room - Narnia.

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Roman Twins (1998)

A pair of Roman twins escape from slavery with their master’s horse Polydox and go on to rescue Rome from the Ostrogoths. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s): Roy Gerrard

See the Rabbit (1998)

An early book for babies.

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

The Absolutely Essential Eloise (1999)

Six-year-old Eloise lives in the sophisticated Plaza Hotel along with a singing nanny and a cat-looking dog. All day long, Eloise explores the hotel and its inhabitants, filling her days with great adventures. This special edition includes informatio... View More

Author(s): Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1999)

A contemporary Alice by an award-winning illustrator.

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): Helen Oxenbury

Greenaway Medal
Greenaway Medal - 1999

Another Important Book (1999)

Rhymes and pictures illustrate how a child grows from one to six.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Chris Raschka

Charlotte’s Web (1999)

Fern adopts the runt of the litter and names him Wilbur, but it is Charlotte, A. Cavatica, who ensures he will always have a home on the Arable farm. For this new Collector’s Edition Rosemary Wells has colored the illustrations. Read online at ... View More

Author(s): E. B. White
Illustrator(s): Rosemary Wells
Garth Williams

Eloise at Christmastime (1999)

It’s Christmastime and Eloise is stirring things up at the Plaza Hotel.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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