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Books in the American genre:

God Bless the Child (2003)

To the sounds of the swing spiritual sung by Billy Holiday, a southern African American family moves north to Chicago.

Author(s): Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Hot Water (2003)

A wealthy American woman who wants a ‘dry’ senator to get her husband appointed ambassador to France is in possession of a letter the senator wrote to his bootlegger, a gang of jewelry thieves are interested in the woman’s diamonds,... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Island's True Child (2003)

A biography of author Dorothy Simpson, drawn from her diaries and memoirs.

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Photographs

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2003)

L. Frank Baum imagines the early life of Santa Claus. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Li’l Abner The Frazetta Years Volume 1 1954-1955 (2003)

This series reprints in full color the Sunday Li’l Abner continuity, which was different from the daily strips. Carried by over 900 newspapers, Li’l Abner was the most popular strip in America for decades.

Li’l Abner The Frazetta Years Volume 2 1956-1957 (2003)

This series reprints in full color the Sunday Li’l Abner continuity, which was different from the daily strips. Carried by over 900 newspapers, Li’l Abner was the most popular strip in America for decades. This is the second volume of Sun... View More

Li’l Abner The Frazetta Years Volume 3 1958-1959 (2003)

This series reprints in full color the Sunday Li’l Abner continuity, which was different from the daily strips. Carried by over 900 newspapers, Li’l Abner was the most popular strip in America for decades. This is the third volume of Sund... View More

My Pony (2003)

A little girl rides her dream horse.

Author(s): Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Rider in the Sky: How an American Cowboy Built England’s First Airplane (2003)

Samuel Cody came to England with a Wild West show and stayed to build her first aeroplanes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): John Hulls
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

A Robert McCloskey Collection (2003)

This collection includes Make Way for Ducklings, Lentil and One Morning in Maine.

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

A Season of Stories - Holidays at the White House (2003)

This keepsake was printed for visitors to the White House at Christmas time 2003.

Author(s): George Bush
Laura Bush
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Blueberries for the Queen (2004)

In the summer of 1942, when Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands lives down the road from his family’s house in Massachusetts, young William decides to take her some of the blueberries he has picked.

Buffalo and Beaver (2004)

Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

Bulldozer (2004)

Bill Crane has just graduated from high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in a Maine Pond. Soon Bill has salvaged the machine and started a career as a contractor.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

The Complete Peanuts 1950 to 1952 (2004)

This is the first volume in a reprinting of the complete Charles Schulz comic strip.

Author(s): Charles M. Schulz
Illustrator(s): Charles M. Schulz

David Wiesner (2004)

A short biography of the illustrator for children.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Jill C. Wheeler
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

Down the Big River (2004)

Tom Lockwood and his parents are going down the Ohio River to take up land in Missouri when they are captured by pirates.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

A Firefly in a Fir Tree (2004)

The Twelve Days of Christmas for mice. This is the large format edition.

Read online at archive.org.

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

Gonna Roll the Bones (2004)

Joe Slattermil goes up against the devil at dice.

Author(s): Fritz Leiber
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

The John Bull: A British Locomotive Comes to America (2004)

A British steam engine is brought to America and adapted for local conditions. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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