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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
The Christmas Treasure Book: Stories, Songs and Poems (1950)
An anthology of Christmas stories and poems featuring many of the Golden Book artists and writers.
Author(s):
Hilda Marx
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Tibor Gergely
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al
A Day at the Zoo (1950)
This celebration of the zoo includes a song. Later editions have fewer pages.
Author(s):
Marion Conger
Ethel Crowninshield
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Elmer and the Dragon (1950)
Author(s):
Ruth Stiles Gannett
Illustrator(s):
Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Emily of Deep Valley (1950)
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Freddy the Cowboy (1950)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Great Big Fire Engine Book (1950)
Author(s):
Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Hidden Trapezes (1950)
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
Reisie Lonette
Hirum the Hillbilly (1950)
When two city slickers try to trick Wesley’s folks out of their farm, Hirum the mule steps in and sends them packing.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Horse Stories (1950)
A collection of stories about horses.
Author(s):
Jack Bechdolt
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
The King and the Noble Blacksmith (1950)
The young king has a counselor for everything, except for fishing. When the blacksmith recovers his lost crown the king decides to make him the counselor of counselors, and the counselor for fishing.
Author(s):
Jacob Blanck
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Landing of the Pilgrims (1950)
Part of the Landmark series, this volume concerns the landings at Plymouth Rock.
Author(s):
James Daugherty
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Little Benny Wanted a Pony (1950)
Benny want’s pony but he has to get rid of his frown first. A mask was included in the original book.
Author(s):
Oliver Barrett
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Little Fat Policeman (1950)
A day in the life of a very busy policeman. Later editions have only 28 pages.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Edith Thacher Hurd
Illustrator(s):
Alice Provensen
Martin Provensen
Little Men (1950)
Author(s):
Louisa May Alcott
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Little Trapper (1950)
The little trapper gets trapped.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Mr. Mushroom (1950)
Mr. Mushroom is a good neighbor.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Nothing Serious (1950)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Frank Ford
Patsy and the Pup (1950)
When the pup follows Patsy home, Mother makes her take it back to its owner, but the pup is in no hurry to get there.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Pirates, Ships, and Sailors (1950)
The first edition includes forty-two stories, poems and songs. Later editions had only twenty-six or twenty-four. They all have to do with the sea and sailors.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Pocahontas and Captain John Smith (1950)
Jamestown, colonists, Indians and heroes fill this story of early America.
Author(s):
Marie A. Lawson
Illustrator(s):
William Sharp