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Holidays Genre
Books in the Holidays genre:
Great Northern? (1948)
The Swallows, Amazons and D’s are cruising in the Hebrides with Captain Flint, when Dick discovers a nesting pair of loons, or great northern divers - but an egg blowing bird-man is also on their track.
Author(s):
Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Ransome
The Night Before Christmas (1948)
First published in 1946, two songs were added for this third edition of the Christmas classic.
Author(s):
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Now It’s Fall (1948)
A poem and pictures about the joys of fall.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Santa's Footprints and Other Christmas Stories (1948)
An anthology of Christmas short stories for younger readers.
Author(s):
Emma L. Brock
Walter R. Brooks
Elizabeth Yates
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Told Under the Christmas Tree: An Umbrella Book (1948)
A collection of stories and poems about Christmas and Hanukkah.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Ludwig Bemelmans
Lucretia P. Hale
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Bertie’s Escapade (1949)
Bertie the pig and his friends have a delightful Christmas eve.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
The Easter Bunny (1949)
Thomas rabbit collects Easter eggs.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Freddy Goes to Florida (1949)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Happy Valentine (1949)
William delivers valentines to all his friends, and when he gets home, his mailbox is full.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Little Squirrel’s Santa Claus (1949)
Alfred Squirrel leaves Santa a treat, and Santa leaves him his own Santa hat.
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Poor Frightened Mr. Pig (1949)
Robert dresses up as a witch for Halloween and scares his father - but what is that in the kitchen?
Author(s):
Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
A Pussycat’s Christmas (1949)
A cat’s eye view of Christmas.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Helen Stone
The Animal’s Merry Christmas (1950)
Thirty-one Christmas stories, with lots of gold ink!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Cave (1950)
John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club undertake the exploration of a cave he has discovered.
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Geoffrey Whittam
The Christmas Treasure Book: Stories, Songs and Poems (1950)
An anthology of Christmas stories and poems featuring many of the Golden Book artists and writers.
Author(s):
Hilda Marx
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Tibor Gergely
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al
I Like Winter (1950)
The joys of a northern winter.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Islanders (1950)
Author(s):
Roland Pertwee
Illustrator(s):
Margery Jean Gill
The Trees Kneel at Christmas (1950)
Afify and Hanna go to Prospect Park on Christmas Eve to see the trees kneel. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Gertrude Howe
A Christmas Tree for Lydia (1951)
There is no money for a Christmas tree this year, but Eddy comes up with a surprise for his little sister Lydia.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Here Comes the Parade (1951)
Watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade with all your friends from Little Golden Books.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry