Increasing prosperity, emergence of TV, Elvis Presley, the Korean War, the Cold War.
What were you reading in these times of plenty and conflict? Tell us in your comments below what you remember as your favorite stories.
Picture Books
Please Pass the Grass by Leone Adelson and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin 1960
Archie Angel by Margot Austin 1957
Little Island Star by Melvern Barker 1954
The Runaway Chimp by Cathrine Barr 1954
Tim and the Tool Chest by Jerrold Beim and illustrated by Tracy Sugarman 1951
Snow for Christmas by Vernon Bowen and illustrated by Kurt Weise 1953
One Kitten Too Many by Biance Bradbury and illustrated by Marie C. Nichols 1952
Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown 1951
Pussy Willow by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard 1951
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The Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams 1953 Suggested
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The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Jim Lamarche (not the 1954 edition illustrated by Barbara Cooney) Suggested
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Peter Piper's Alphabet by Marsha Brown 1959
Daffy Taffy by Paul Brown 1955
Scrappy the Puppy by John Ciardi and illustrated by Jane Miller
Wildcat by Sherry de Volld Ball 1951
The Wild Little House by Eilis Dillon and illustrated by V.H. Drummond 1957
The Busy Man by Vana Earle 1951
Wish Around the World by Vana Earle 1954
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The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin 1954 Suggested
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The Farmer and His Cows by Louise Floethe and illustrated by Richard Floethe 1957
The Things I Like by Francoise 1960
The Night the Lights Went Out by Don Freeman 1958
Michael's Friends by Rose Dobbs and illustrated by Flavia Gag 1953
Kippie the Cow by Esther Gretor and illustrated by Getterman 1951
I Want to be an Airplane Hostess by Carla Greene and illustrated by Frances Eckart 1960
St. George's Day in WIlliamsburg by Edith Thacher Hurd and illustrated by Clement Hurd 1952
Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes 1952
Burrito by Robin King 1956
I Play at the Beach by Dorothy Koch and illustratde by Feodro Rojankovsky 1955
The Tall Grass Zoo by Winifred and Cecil Lubell 1960
Patrick and the Golden Slippers by Katherine Milhous 1951
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Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sednak 1957 Highly Recommended
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Cotton Top by Jean O'Neill 1953
My Easy-to-Read True Book of Insects by Illa Podendorf and illustrated by Chauncy Maltman 1954
The Little Red Engine and the Rocket by Diana Ross and illustrated by Leslie Wood 1956
Mike's House by Julia L. Sauer and illustrated by Don Freeman 1954
The Clock by Esphyr Slobodkina 1956
Too Many Mittens by Florence and Louis Slobodkin 1958
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Title by Janice Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont 1956 Recommended
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The Little Tiny Rooster by Will and Nicholas 1960
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Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion and illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham 1956 Highly Recommended
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Dear Garbage Man by Gene Zion and illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham 1957
Independent Readers
Mr. Bass's Planetoid by Eleanor Cameron and illustrated by Leonard Shortall 1958
A Mystery for Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron and illustrated by Leonard Shortall 1960
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Old Yeller by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger 1956 Recommended
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Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and illustrated by Garth WIlliams 1952 Highly Recommended
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