Home of “Jerry West”/Andrew E. Svenson’s Happy Hollisters.
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*Numbers 10 and 11 were also at least one time historically published in error as 11 and 10. Pony Hill Farm clearly references their prior mystery about the Merry-Go-Round, so Pony Hill Farm is definitely #11.
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Home of Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline.
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Home of Cynthia Rylant’s Henry & Mudge and Annie & Snowball.
HENRY & MUDGE SERIES:
(in seasonal reading order)
1. The Puppy Mudge Collection, includes Henry and Mudge: The First Book (Henry meets Mudge)
9. Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps
10. Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test
13. Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin* (early fall, p. 12 hints at “Big Test”)
7. Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers (home from school, fall)
4. Henry and Mudge under the Yellow Moon (fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving)
5. Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days (winter, Christmas)
19. Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan (January)
22. Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House (Valentine’s Day)
11. Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend (wet February)
2. Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (snow melts, Spring arrives, April-May)
14. Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All (May 1)*
24. Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch (Mother’s Day, 2nd Sunday in May)
15. Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees* (cousin Annie’s house before move)
27. Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip (June)
3. Henry and Mudge in the Green Time (in the summer)
26. Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas (summer)
12. Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind (summer)
6. Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea
21. Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House
17. Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night (August)
8. Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat
16. Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers
23. Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase
28. Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover
18. Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Good Move* (Annie moves next door, fall)
25. Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas* (Christmas, is Snowball here?)
20. Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Perfect Pet*
*Annie and/or Snowball appear.
ANNIE & SNOWBALL SERIES:
*Henry and/or Mudge appear.
Home of Maj Lindman’s Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and Flicka, Ricka, Dicka.
SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR BOOKS:
*Not re-issued with the other titles in 1996.
FLICKA, RICKA, DICKA BOOKS:
**Not re-issued with the other titles in 2014.
Home of Fred Rogers and friends.
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Home of Bob Keeshan’s Captain Kangaroo.
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Creation of Cormoran the giant and his wife Cormelian, and site of his battle with “Jack the Giant Killer.”
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Resting place of the “Beanstalk Giant”, the Moss Maid, and others.
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Home of the Bobbsey Twins.
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READY-TO-READ SERIES:
(in seasonal reading order)
1. Freddie and Flossie (Jul 2005)
2. Freddie and Flossie and Snap (Jul 2005)
3. Freddie and Flossie and the Easter Egg Hunt (Feb 2006)
4. Freddie and Flossie and the Little Seed (Jul 2006)
5. Freddie and Flossie at the Beach (Jul 2005)
6. Freddie and Flossie and the Leaf Monster (Nov 2005)
7. Freddie and Flossie and the Train Ride (Jul 2005)
INTERMEDIATE READER TITLES:
1. Meet the Bobbsey Twins (1954)
2. The Bobbsey Twins: The Mystery of the Ghost in the Attic (Sep 2005)
3. The Bobbsey Twins: The Mystery of the Dinosaur in the Forest (Sep 2005)
4. Bobbsey Twins Stories to Read Aloud (1963)
ORIGINAL SERIES #1-25:
(never produced in purple-spine format)
1. The Bobbsey Twins, or Merry Days Indoors and Out (1904/revised 1950)
2. The Bobbsey Twins in the Country (1907/revised 1950)
3. The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore (1907/revised 1950)
4. The Bobbsey Twins at School (1913)
5. The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge (1913)
6. The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat (1915)
7. The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook (1915)
8. The Bobbsey Twins at Home (1916)
9. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City (1917)
10. The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberrry Island (1917)
11. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea (1918)
12. The Bobbsey Twins in Washington (1919)
13. The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West (1920)
14. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp (1921)
15. The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair (1922)
16. The Bobbsey Twins Camping Out (1923)
17. The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May (1924)
18. The Bobbsey Twins Keeping House (1925)
19. The Bobbsey Twins at Cloverbank (1926)
20. The Bobbsey Twins at Cherry Corners (1927)
21. The Bobbsey Twins and their Schoolmates (1928)
22. The Bobbsey Twins Treasure Hunting (1929)
23. The Bobbsey Twins at Spruce Lake (1930)
24. The Bobbsey Twins’ Wonderful Secret (1931)
25. The Bobbsey Twins at the Circus (1932)
RE-WRITTEN VOLUMES #1-20, 24-25:
(all produced in purple-spine format)
1. The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (1961)
2. The Bobbsey Twins’ Adventure in the Country (1961)
3. The Bobbsey Twins: The Secret at the Seashore (1961)
4. The Bobbsey Twins’ Mystery at School (1962)
5. The Bobbsey Twins: The Mystery at Snow Lodge (1960)
6. The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat (1955)
7. The Bobbsey Twins’ Mystery at Meadow Brook (1963)
8. The Bobbsey Twins’ Big Adventure at Home (1960)
9. The Bobbsey Twins’ Search in the Great City (1960)
10. The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberrry Island (1959)
11. The Bobbsey Twins’ Mystery on the Deep Blue Sea (1965)
12. The Bobbsey Twins’ Adventure in Washington (1962)
13. The Bobbsey Twins’ Visit to the Great West (1966)
14. The Bobbsey Twins: The Cedar Camp Mystery (1967)
15. The Bobbsey Twins: The County Fair Mystery (1960)
16. The Bobbsey Twins Camping Out (1955)
17. The Bobbsey Twins’ Adventures with Baby May (1968)
18. The Bobbsey Twins’: The Play House Secret (1968)
19. The Bobbsey Twins: The Four Leaf Clover Mystery (1968)
20. The Bobbsey Twins: The Mystery at Cherry Corners (1971)
24. The Bobbsey Twins’ Wonderful Winter Secret (1962)
25. The Bobbsey Twins and the Circus Surprise (1960)
ORIGINAL SERIES #26-41:
(only produced in purple-spine format where * noted)
26. The Bobbsey Twins on an Airplane Trip (1933)
27. The Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery (1932)*
28. The Bobbsey Twins on a Ranch (1935)
29. The Bobbsey Twins in Eskimo Land (1936)
30. The Bobbsey Twins in a Radio Play (1937)
31. The Bobbsey Twins at Windmill Cottage (1938)
32. The Bobbsey Twins at Lighthouse Point (1939)
33. The Bobbsey Twins at Indian Hollow (1940)
34. The Bobbsey Twins at the Ice Carnival (1941)
35. The Bobbsey Twins in the Land of Cotton (1942)*
36. The Bobbsey Twins in Echo Valley (1943)
37. The Bobbsey Twins on the Pony Trail (1944)
38. The Bobbsey Twins at Mystery Mansion (1945)*
39. The Bobbsey Twins at Sugar Maple Hill (1946)
40. The Bobbsey Twins in Mexico (1947)
41. The Bobbsey Twins’ Toy Shop (1948)
ORIGINAL SERIES #42-72:
(all produced in purple-spine format)
42. The Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land (1949)
43. The Bobbsey Twins in Rainbow Valley (1950)
44. The Bobbsey Twins’ Own Little Railroad (1951)
45. The Bobbsey Twins at Whitesail Harbor (1952)
46. The Bobbsey Twins and the Horseshoe Riddle (1953)
47. The Bobbsey Twins at Big Bear Pond (1953)
48 .The Bobbsey Twins on a Bicycle Trip (1954)
49. The Bobbsey Twins’ Own Little Ferryboat (1956)
50. The Bobbsey Twins at Pilgrim Rock (1956)
51. The Bobbsey Twins’ Forest Adventure (1957)
52. The Bobbsey Twins at London Tower (1959)
53. The Bobbsey Twins in the Mystery Cave (1960)
54. The Bobbsey Twins in Volcano Land (1961)
55. The Bobbsey Twins: The Goldfish Mystery (1962)
56. The Bobbsey Twins: The Big River Mystery (1963)
57. The Bobbsey Twins: The Greek Hat Mystery (1964)
58. The Bobbsey Twins: The Search for the Green Rooster (1965)
59. The Bobbsey Twins: Their Camel Adventure (1966)
60. The Bobbsey Twins: Mystery of the King’s Puppet (1967)
61. The Bobbsey Twins: The Secret of Candy Castle (1968)
62. The Bobbsey Twins: The Doodlebug Mystery (1969)
63. The Bobbsey Twins: The Talking Fox Mystery (1970)
64. The Bobbsey Twins: The Red, White and Blue Mystery (1971)
65. The Bobbsey Twins: Dr. Funnybone’s Secret (1972)
66. The Bobbsey Twins: The Tagalong Giraffe (1973)
67. The Bobbsey Twins: The Flying Clown (1974)
68. The Bobbsey Twins: On the Sun-Moon Cruise (1975)
69. The Bobbsey Twins: The Freedom Bell Mystery (1976)
70. The Bobbsey Twins: The Smokey Mountain Mystery (1977)
71. The Bobbsey Twins in a TV Mystery Show (1978)
72. The Bobbsey Twins: The Coral Turtle Mystery (1979)
Home of Geraldine Clyne’s Jolly Jump-Up family.
Home of Gail Rock’s Addie Mills.
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Home of Sterling North and “Rascal”.
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Home of Gertrude Chandler Warner’s “Boxcar Children”.
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Home of Leonard Leslie Brooke’s Johnny Crow and friends.
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Setting of Sterling North’s book Midnight and Jeremiah and its film adapation So Dear to My Heart.
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Home of Margaret Sidney’s Five Little Peppers.
BOOKS (sorted chronologically, with “key” titles in italics):
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As seen at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and in the “Rocky” film series.
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Home of Peter and Jane, as illustrated by Harry Wingfield.
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Almanzo & Laura Ingalls Wilder #2.
Near the home of Peter Franklin Ingalls at Route 163A in New Hope, Florida.
Almanzo & Laura Ingalls Wilder #1.
Laura Ingalls Wilder location #5.
Ma and Pa Ingalls #2.
MY FIRST LITTLE HOUSE BOOKS
(with noted chapter # on which each is based):
1. Going West
4. Prairie Day
5. A Little Prairie House
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Ma & Pa Ingalls #1.
MY FIRST LITTLE HOUSE BOOKS
(with noted chapter # on which each is based):
2. Winter Days in the Big Woods
4. Christmas in the Big Woods
5. A Little House Birthday
7. Sugar Snow
8. Dance at Grandpa’s
9. Going to Town
10. Summertime in the Big Woods
13. The Deer in the Wood
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James & Angeline Wilder #2.
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Chronological prequel to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” books.
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Home of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web.
Inspiration for the setting of Leave it to Beaver.
Home of “The Andy Griffith Show”.
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The Andy Griffith Show
Mt. Airy, NC, the Real Mayberry
Paradise, as described in James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon and related works.
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Home of L. Frank Baum’s Oz.
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The 1939 Movie
Oz Beyond Film
Home of Superman.
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Christopher Reeve, Superman 1978-87
George Reeves, Superman 1951-57
Metropolis, IL, the Official Home of Superman
Home of Mairi Hedderwick’s Katie Morag.
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