The Great Depression, the Dustbowl, the New Deal and then the looming World War.
What were children reading in these perilous times? Tell us in your comments below what you remember as your favorite stories.
Picture Books
Perez and Martina A Portorican Folktale by Pura Belpre and illustrated by Carlos Sanchez 1932
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Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans 1939 Recommended |
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Mike Mulligan and His Steamshovel by Virginia Lee Burton 1939 Highly recommended |
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The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant 1933 by Jean de Brunhoff Highly Recommended |
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Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack 1932 Recommended |
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The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack 1933 Recommended |
The Restless Robin by Marjorie Flack 1937
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The ABC Bunny by Wanda Gag Suggested |
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Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky 1939 Recommended |
Cock-Doodle-Doo by Berta and Elmer Hader 1939
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Title by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson 1936 Highly Recommended |
The Cruise of Mr. Christopher Columbus by Sadyebeth and Anson Lowitz and illustrated by Anson Lowitz 1932
Buttons by Tom Robinson and illustrated by Peggy Bacon 1938
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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss 1937 Recommended |
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The 500 Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss Highly Recommended |
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Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 Recommended |
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Honk the Moose by Phil Stong and illustrated by Kurt Wiese 1935 Recommended |
Independent Reader
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Billy and Blaze by C.W. Anderson 1936 Recommended |
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Blaze and the Forest Fire by C.W. Anderson 1938 Suggested |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater and illustrated by Robert Lawson 1938 Recommended |
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Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman 1935 Recommended |
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Calico Bush by Rachel Field 1931 Recommended |
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Lassie Come Home by Eric Mowbray Knight and illustrated by Marguerite Kirmsey 1940 Recommended |
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Ben and Me: A New and Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin As Written by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson 1939 Suggested |
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Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace and illustrated by Lois Lenski 1940 Recommended |
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Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer and illustrated by Valenti Angelo 1936 Suggested |
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Title by Kate Seredy 1937 Recommended |
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Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard 1934 Highly Recommended |
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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932 Highly Recommended |
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Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Garth Williams 1935 Highly Recommended |
Young Adult
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and illustrated by Alan Lee 1937 Highly Recommended |
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