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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
My Life as an Indian (1957)
An abridged account of the author’s life as a trapper, trader, guide and adopted member of the Piegan Blackfeet tribe.
Author(s):
James Willard Schultz
Illustrator(s):
David Humphreys Miller
The Naval War of 1812 (1957)
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Rafael Palacios
Various
Our Puppy (1957)
Our puppy has had a busy day, and it’s only time for lunch!
Author(s):
Elsa Ruth Nast
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Over and Over (1957)
Author(s):
Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Robinson Crusoe (1957)
Author(s):
Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Terrible, Terrifying Toby (1957)
Terrified by squirrels, frogs and butterflies, Toby finds they flee from his growl and concludes he must be terrible himself.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
They Came From France (1957)
Pierre looks after his mother and siblings in New Orleans while their father goes west to try his luck in the California gold fields.
Author(s):
Clara Ingram Judson
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Kevin Royt
Tiger’s Chance (1957)
Rajah takes Jennifer on a magic midnight journey.
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Author(s):
Jan Henry
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Time for Spring (1957)
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Time of Wonder (1957)
Two young girls spend the summer on an island in Maine.
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Author(s):
Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)
Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.
Author(s):
Robert Murphy
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Was it a Good Trade? (1957)
A little man trades his knife for a wife and a cake for a rake and ...
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Author(s):
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator(s):
Irene Haas
Watchwords of Liberty New Edition (1957)
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Wild Angel (1957)
Hubert and Jane are sent to stay with Grandfather and go to school - for cause - and they give it.
Author(s):
E. C. Spykman
Illustrator(s):
Charles Geer
Adventures Here and There: Heroes on Land and Sea (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about adventure for older children.
American Backgrounds (1958)
An anthology of early American stories for older children.
The Cabin Faced West (1958)
Author(s):
Jean Fritz
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Children Everywhere (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.