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Hobbies Genre
Books in the Hobbies genre:
Golden Guide to Lawns, Trees and Shrubs (1961)
An illustrated guide to selecting, planting and caring for your lawn and garden.
The Golden Guide to Flowers (1962)
A handbook for the home gardener.
Author(s):
Henry E. Downer
Fred J. Nisbet
Illustrator(s):
None
Stranger on Big Hickory (1964)
Skip Rollins decides to join 4-H and pursue his hobby of wildlife photography.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Lambo
Best in Children’s Books Volume 19A (1967)
Happy Days (1969)
The story in words, music and pictures of how children throughout the world celebrate their special days.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Cut-Steel and Berlin Iron Jewellery (1971)
A hobbyist/collector guide. Ardizzone supplied the dust jacket illustration as a favor to a neighbor.
Author(s):
Anne Clifford
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Golden Hands Book of Popular Crafts (1973)
Easy craft projects including raffia work, weaving and enamelling.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Et al
The Me Book (1974)
Animals demonstrate the things active kids can do.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jean Tymms
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Compleat Imbiber 9: An Entertainment (1975)
An anthology of drink, with a dust jacket by Ardizzone.
Author(s):
Eric Linklater
Margery Sharp
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Et al
Things to Make from Junk (1977)
How to make all sorts of things from household bits and pieces.
Author(s):
Felicia Law
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Plenty of Patches: An Introduction to Patchwork Quilting and Applique (1978)
A practical guide to patchwork quilting for the beginner.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Marilyn Ratner
Illustrator(s):
Chris Conover
The Little House Cookbook (1979)
Now you can eat the same dishes Ma served to Pa, Laura and her sisters.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Barbara M. Walker
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Anno’s Flea Market (1984)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
The Patchwork Quilt (1985)
Helping her mother and grandmother sew a quilt, Tanya learns about her family history.
Author(s):
Valerie Flournoy
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Grant Corner Inn Breakfast and Brunch Cookbook (1986)
A cookbook from a restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Author(s):
Louise Stewart
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Nathan’s Fishing Trip (1988)
Nicholas Alexander organizes the promised fishing trip and Nathan catches a beautiful trout, but when it comes time for the shore lunch …
Author(s):
Lulu Delacre
Illustrator(s):
Lulu Delacre
Types Best Remembered / Types Best Forgotten (1993)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Pouring Iron: A Foundry Ghost Story (1998)
Howard prepares a mould for casting at the Old Knight Foundry.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
Locomotive: Building an Eight-Wheeler (1999)
The construction of a 4-4-0 from draftsman to delivery.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
Stranger on Big Hickory (2005)
Skip Rollins decides to join 4-H and pursue his hobby of wildlife photography.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Lambo
Topsail Island Treasure (2005)
Don Douglas lives with his parents on Topsail Island, a state park where his father is superintendent. Visitors like to look for Captain Kidd’s treasure, but Don knows he has already found the Topsail Island treasure.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Marbury Brown
The Commodore’s Cup (2006)
Luke Cramer loves to sail and when he chances on a wrecked Comet class sailboat he leaps at the chance to fix it up and sail it in the local fleet.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Sibley
King of the Hills (2006)
Breck Townsend went to New Hampshire to photograph the biggest buck and found himself tangling with a gang of poachers.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Lee Townsend