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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
Gold from Crete (1971)
A collection of ten short stories set during World War II.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Graham Humphreys
Here Comes Tagalong (1971)
Author(s):
Anne Mallett
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Queen Zixi of Ix (1971)
The evil witch, Zixi, tries to steal the fairies' magic cloak. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Frederick Richardson
The Sound of Trumpets: Selections from Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971)
Author(s):
James Daugherty
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Tenggren’s Pirates, Ships, and Sailors (1971)
The first edition includes forty-two stories, poems and songs. Later editions like this one had only twenty-six or even twenty-four as in the 2006 edition. They all have to do with the sea and sailors.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The Worldly Adventures of a Teen-Age Tycoon (1971)
The story of a young man growing up in Connecticut, abridged from The Bulls and the Bees.
Author(s):
Roger Eddy
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Crash! Bang! Boom! (1972)
Pictures of sounds.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Freaky Friday (1972)
One Friday morning Annabel Andrews wakes up to find she has turned into her mother.
Author(s):
Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s):
Edward Gorey
The Gift of the Magi (1972)
O. Henry’s classic tale of a husband and wife who sacrifice their prize possession to give each other Christmas gifts.
Author(s):
O. Henry
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Journey Into Childhood (1972)
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Moon Watch Summer (1972)
Adam is disappointed to be spending the summer on his grandmother’s farm where he can’t watch the moon landing.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Orchard Cat (1972)
Cat sets out to become a king, but has second thoughts.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
A Piece of the World (1972)
Summering in Maine, twelve year old Calder discovers an awesome boulder, and a few new friends.
Author(s):
Mildred Walker
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Robert Lawson Illustrator (1972)
Author(s):
Helen L. Jones
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Space Ship in the Park (1972)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Toothpaste Millionaire (1972)
Rufus and Kate go into toothpaste production. (Don’t tell the FDA.)
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jean Merrill
Illustrator(s):
Jan Palmer
The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode (1972)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Won’t Somebody Play with Me? (1972)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Abby (1973)
When Abby learns she is adopted, she asks her parents if they can adopt a brother.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jeannette Caines
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Alexander Botts: Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post (1973)
Adventures of a natural born tractor salesman.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown