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Children's Chapter Books from 1940s, ...

Description: Published in the 1940s

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1

by Robert McCloskey

4,072 members

25 reviews

4.1

4 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

2

Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren

10,602 members

161 reviews

4

4 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

3

The Dolls' House

by Rumer Godden

658 members

5 reviews

4.2

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

4

by Robert Lawson

2,774 members

49 reviews

3.9

3 Members: smcwl, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

5

I Capture the Castle

9,241 members

295 reviews

4.1

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

6

by Marie McSwigan

3,260 members

29 reviews

4.1

3 Members: smcwl, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

7

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

45,019 members

770 reviews

4.2

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

8

The Long Winter

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

10,196 members

96 reviews

4.2

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

9

Little Town on the Prairie

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

9,255 members

76 reviews

4.1

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

10

Strawberry Girl

3,068 members

43 reviews

3.8

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

11

The Hundred Dresses

by Eleanor Estes

6,848 members

139 reviews

4

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

12

These Happy Golden Years

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

8,943 members

65 reviews

4.1

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

13

Misty of Chincoteague

by Marguerite Henry

8,054 members

58 reviews

3.9

3 Members: smcwl, merrystar, cej1027

14

The Little White Horse

by Elizabeth Goudge

2,566 members

52 reviews

4.1

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

15

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois

5,072 members

64 reviews

4

2 Members: smcwl, cej1027

16

by Elizabeth Orton Jones

167 members

1 review

4.2

2 Members: smcwl, ManWithAnAgenda

17

15,040 members

146 reviews

3.8

2 Members: smcwl, ManWithAnAgenda

18

The Cat Club: Or, the Life and Times of Jenny Linsky

by Esther Averill

36 members

4.9

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

19

Back to School with Betsy

by Carolyn Haywood

295 members

2 reviews

4

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

20

Betsy and the Boys

by Carolyn Haywood

270 members

2 reviews

4

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

21

Pippi Goes on Board

by Astrid Lindgren

2,857 members

14 reviews

4

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

22

Pippi in the South Seas

by Astrid Lindgren

3,144 members

22 reviews

3.9

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

23

Mary Poppins Opens the Door

by P. L. Travers

1,558 members

7 reviews

4

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

24

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

16,604 members

444 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: smcwl, merrystar

25

by Elizabeth Orton Jones

374 members

10 reviews

½ 4.5

Member: smcwl

26

The Swish of the Curtain

by Pamela Brown

173 members

8 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: smcwl

27

The School for Cats

by Esther Averill

191 members

8 reviews

4.1

Member: smcwl

28

Mistress Masham's Repose

1,374 members

26 reviews

3.9

Member: smcwl

29

by Pamela Brown

52 members

3 reviews

4.1

Member: smcwl

30

Golden Pavements

by Pamela Brown

46 members

4.2

Member: smcwl

31

by Christa J. Kinde

66 members

8 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: smcwl

32

The Moomins and the Great Flood

by Tove Jansson

743 members

19 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

33

Comet in Moominland

by Tove Jansson

2,024 members

43 reviews

4.2

Member: smcwl

34

Jenny's First Party

by Esther Averill

12 members

½ 4.3

Member: smcwl

35

Jenny's Moonlight Adventure

by Esther Averill

162 members

2 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: smcwl

36

The adventures of Jack Ninepins

by Esther Averill

1 member

Member: smcwl

37

by Robert Lawson

27 members

1 review

½ 4.4

Member: smcwl

38

Mr. Twigg's Mistake

by Robert Lawson

62 members

3 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: smcwl

39

by Elizabeth Goudge

77 members

½ 3.6

Member: smcwl

40

The Well of the Star

by Elizabeth Goudge

13 members

½ 3.5

Member: smcwl

41

Henrietta's House

by Elizabeth Goudge

154 members

2 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: smcwl

42

by Elizabeth Goudge

25 members

1 review

3.8

Member: smcwl

43

Maminka's Children

by Elizabeth Orton Jones

18 members

1 review

4

Member: smcwl

44

by Robert Lawson

8 members

Member: smcwl

45

Dick Whittington and His Cat

by Robert Lawson

8 members

4

Member: smcwl

46

Elephant and Kangaroo

146 members

3 reviews

½ 2.6

Member: smcwl

47

Second Form at Malory Towers

927 members

9 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

48

Summer Term at St. Clare's

628 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

49

The Adventurous Four

342 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

50

The Adventurous Four Again

311 members

3 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: smcwl

51

The Castle of Adventure

789 members

8 reviews

4

Member: smcwl

52

The Folk of the Faraway Tree

1,098 members

5 reviews

4.1

Member: smcwl

53

The Magic Faraway Tree

1,632 members

16 reviews

4.1

Member: smcwl

54

The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage

594 members

7 reviews

3.9

Member: smcwl

55

The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat

465 members

8 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

56

The Mystery of the Secret Room

472 members

8 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

57

The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

484 members

6 reviews

3.9

Member: smcwl

58

The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

452 members

5 reviews

3.9

Member: smcwl

59

The Mystery of the Hidden House

443 members

4 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

60

The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

441 members

4 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

61

The Naughtiest Girl in the School

635 members

9 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

62

The Naughtiest Girl Again

484 members

5 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

63

The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor

459 members

2 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: smcwl

64

The Island of Adventure

923 members

17 reviews

3.9

Member: smcwl

65

The Valley of Adventure

733 members

8 reviews

4

Member: smcwl

66

The Sea of Adventure

723 members

7 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

67

The Mountain of Adventure

638 members

4 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

68

The Twins at St Clare's

799 members

12 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: smcwl

69

The O'Sullivan Twins

648 members

11 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

70

The Second Form at St. Clare's

597 members

8 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

71

Claudine at St. Clare's

601 members

7 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

72

Fifth Formers of St. Clare's

563 members

5 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

73

First Term at Malory Towers

1,127 members

23 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

74

Third Year at Malory Towers

876 members

10 reviews

3.9

Member: smcwl

75

Upper Fourth at Malory Towers

804 members

9 reviews

3.8

Member: smcwl

76

by Arthur Ransome

685 members

7 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: smcwl

77

I Go By Sea, I Go By Land

by P. L. Travers

101 members

2 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: smcwl

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Started: smcwl
August 2018
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