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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
The Night Before Christmas Pop-up Book (1981)
Michael Hague produces a pop-up version of “T’was the Night Before Christmas and all through the House …”
Author(s):
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The One Bad Thing About Birthdays (1981)
The age-old dilemma, what to wish for on your birthday cake?
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Author(s):
David R. Collins
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
The Pet Store (1981)
Harry and Jane go to the Pet Store, but just to visit.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
A Rose for Pinkerton (1981)
Pinkerton’s people decide he needs playmate. But a cat?
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Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Some Birds Have Funny Names (1981)
Short explanations of how birds received their unusual names.
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Author(s):
Diana Harding Cross
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Toy Shop (1981)
Annie and Hank go shopping at their favorite store.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Young Melvin and Bulger (1981)
Author(s):
Mark Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
A Change of Plans (1982)
Author(s):
Alan Benjamin
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Make Way for the Highway (1982)
The road engineers change the route of the highway to avoid taking down an old grandmother’s house.
Author(s):
Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Mystery of the Stolen Blue Paint (1982)
Belinda’s can of blue paint is missing and she is sure somebody took it.
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Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Peter Spier’s Rain (1982)
Playing in the rain.
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Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Summer Switch (1982)
As he is about to get on the bus for Camp Soonawissakit, Benjamin “Ape Face” Andrews switches bodies with his father.
Author(s):
Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s):
Edward Gorey
Things I Like (1982)
A picture book showing animals doing and liking all sorts of things.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Windmills, Bridges, & Old Machines (1982)
An exploration of the history of engineering in the public landscape.
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Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
The Woggle-Bug Book (1982)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Ike Morgan
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1982)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Wynken, Blynken and Nod (1982)
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe --
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
Author(s):
Eugene Field
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Anno’s U.S.A. (1983)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
The Black Stallion Legend (1983)
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Ruth Sanderson
The Carl Barks Library Set VIII (1983)
This three volume set includes Barks stories from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories numbers ninety-five through one hundred sixty-six.
Author(s):
Carl Barks
Illustrator(s):
Carl Barks