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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1954)
Son of an American mother and an English father, Cedric is called to England by his somewhat irascible grandfather to be his heir.
Author(s):
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Mr. Petersand’s Cats (and Kittens) (1954)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Farm (1954)
The widow of a retired pirate has move to the country but is still providing cures for children with bad habits.
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Maurice Sendak
The New Runaway Home (1954)
This is Book 6 of the Alice and Jerry basic reader series. The Harding family pulls up stakes and moves to California.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Project Boy (1954)
Young families live in former army barracks after World War II.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Sign of the Seven Seas (1954)
Author(s):
Carley Dawson
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Songs of Mr. Small (1954)
Twenty-one songs of Mr. Small.
Author(s):
Clyde Robert Bulla
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Thanksgiving Story (1954)
A retelling of the story of the Pilgrims’ first thanksgiving.
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Author(s):
Alice Dalgliesh
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
We Live in the City (1954)
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Willie’s Adventures (1954)
Willie gets a new pet, tries on his new suit and goes to visit his grandmama.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Wish on the Moon (1954)
The animals help Mrs. McGinty with her garden and there is enough for all.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (1954)
David and Chuck are approached by their neighbor Mr. Bass to build a space ship.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Robert Henneberger
Baby’s First Book (1955)
A look at how baby spends her day.
Author(s):
Garth Williams
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
A Beast Called an Elephant (1955)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Betsy’s Wedding (1955)
Betsy returns from Europe and Joe is waiting on the dock for her.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
A Cabin for the Mary Christmas (1955)
Author(s):
Vera A. Amrein
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Complete Book of Cheese (1955)
Everything you always wanted to know about cheese.
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Author(s):
Bob Brown
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
A Dog Came to School (1955)
Spot follows Davy to school.
Author(s):
Clyde Robert Bulla
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
A Dog Named Penny (1955)
Two orphaned children makes friends with their neighbor and his dog.
Author(s):
Clyde Robert Bulla
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Dragon Run (1955)
This time travel adventure takes Chris Mason and Mr. Wicker back to colonial days.
Author(s):
Carley Dawson
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward