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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
Shoes, Pennies and Rockets (1968)
A collection of twenty singing games for children.
Author(s):
Ralph Alan Dale
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Sunday Morning (1968)
Two boys get up early on Sunday morning and proceed to make a mess.
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Author(s):
Judith Viorst
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People (1968)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Frank Ver Beck
Animal Fairy Tales (1969)
These nine fairy tales were originally published in The Delineator magazine in 1905.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Dick Martin
Animal Friends All Year Long (1969)
Two dozen stories and poems about the animals of River Bend.
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Author(s):
Patricia Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Black Stallion’s Ghost (1969)
While between races at a Florida horse farm, Alex Ramsay and the Black meet the Ghost and her trainer and are caught up in a supernatural horror story.
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Angie Draper
The Cape May Packet (1969)
Will Hand signs on to his father’s privateer during the War of 1812.
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Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Robert Frankenberg
Debbie and Her Family (1969)
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Debbie Herself (1969)
Tells about Debbie’s daily activities in verse.
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Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Emily’s Autumn (1969)
Emily tells her corn husk doll about her summer on grandmother’s farm.
Author(s):
Janice May Udry
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Frederica: Colonial Fort and Town (1969)
This is the history of the first colonial settlement in Georgia, on a coastal island.
Author(s):
T. R. Reese
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Ghost Boat (1969)
In this sequel to The Paleface Redskins the Richards children spend the summer at the lake and tell ghost stories.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1969)
Five trolls kidnap Santa to prevent the spread of joy and good fellowship at Christmas time.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Richard Rosenblum
The Man in the Yellow Raft (1969)
A collection of eight short stories of men at war in World War II.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Samuel Bryant
The Man in the Yellow Raft (1969)
A collection of eight short stories of men at war in World War II.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Rotten Book (1969)
Simon overhears his parents talking about a rotten kid and wonders what he did. What would it be like to be a rotten kid?
Author(s):
Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Tucker’s Countryside (1969)
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Bonnie Bess the Weathervane Horse (1970)
When the farmer’s family leaves, Bonnie Bess wonders what she will do with no one to watch her predict the weather.
Author(s):
Alvin Tresselt
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Debbie and Her Dolls (1970)
Debbie’s brother and sister hide her dolls, but she manages to find them.
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Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Debbie Goes to Nursery School (1970)
Lets go to nursery school with Debbie.
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Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski