World War II engulfing virtually the entire world followed by division, the Iron Curtain, the Berlin Airlift. For some countries a slow and painful struggle to begin rebuilding. For others the opening years of decades of almost uninterrupted prosperity.
What were you reading? Tell us in your comments below what you remember as your favorite stories.
Picture Books
The Picture Book of Illinois by Bernadine Bailey and illustrated by Kurt Weise 1949
The Picture Book of Colorado by Bernadine Bailey and illustrated by Kurt Wiese 1950
Michigan by Bernadiine Bailey and illustrated by Kurt Weise 1950
North Carolina by Bernadiine Bailey and illustrated by Kurt Weise 1950
Red Mittens by Laura Bannon 1946
Country Fireman by Jerrold Beim and illustrated by Leonard Shortfall 1948
The Smallest Boy in the Class by Jerrold Beim and illustrated by Meg Wohlberg 1949
The Fat Baron by Clip Boutell and illustrated by Frank Lieberman 1946
The First Book of Indians by Benjamin Brewster and illustrated by Ursula Koering 1950
Georgie by Robert Bright 1944
Mary Ann's First Picture by Winifred Bromhall 1948
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Stone Soup by Marcia Brown 1947 Highly Recommended
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Country Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard 1940
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Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd 1942 Highly Recommended
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The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard 1949
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Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown (writing under the pseudonym Golden MacDonald) and illstrated by Leonard Weisgard 1946 Highly Recommended
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The Quiet Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard 1950
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The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd 1942 Recommended
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In My Mother's House by Ann Nolan Clark and illustrated by Velino Herrerra 1941
Down by the Sea by Mary Coplan, Chrystie Stokes and Lillian Moore 1941
Jolly Blue Boat by John and Jane Courtright 1947
Poodey by Margaret Friskey and illustrated by Katherine Evans 1945
Chicken Little Count to Ten by Margaret Frisker and illustrated by Katherine Evans 1946
A Child's Book of Birds by Luis M. Henderson 1946
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The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Marc Simont 1949 Suggested
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The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Crockett Johnson Recommended
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The Thirsty Pony by Paul Laune 1940
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Lentil by Robert McCloskey 1941 Recommended
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Smudge by Clare Turlay Newberry 1948
Song of the Swallows by Leo Polit 1948
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Many Moons by James Thurber and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin Suggested
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Follow the Wind by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin 1950
Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard 1946
Me Too by Fritz Willis 1945
Cancan by Fritz Willis 1945
The Smart Little Boy and His Smart Little Kitty by Louise Woodcock and illustrated by Lucienne Bloch 1947
Indpendent Reader
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Title by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey and illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett 1946 Suggested
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Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling 1950 Recommended
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald and illustrated by Hilary Knight 1947 Highly Recommended
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Homer Price by Robert McCloskey 1943 Highly Recommended
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Stuart Little by E.B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams 1945 Highly Recommended
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Young Adult
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