Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)

Overview

Works:	328 works in 416 publications in 2 languages and 147,330 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Folklore Adventure stories Legends History Biography Fairy tales Pictorial works Drama
Classifications:	PZ7.R982, [FIC]

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)

Publications by Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)

Most widely held works by Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)

The whipping boy by Sid Fleischman ( Book )
6 editions published between 1986 and 2003 in English and Chinese and held by 4,470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Just think of it! The young Prince Brat (as everyone calls him) has a whipping boy who takes his punishment for him! The two of them run away only to be captured by kidnappers who get them mixed up. The adventure continues and includes the hot potato man, a dancing bear, and lots of rats! (Reading Grade Level: 3 - 5) (An Accelerated Reader title)

Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China by Ed Young ( Book )
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 4,314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary ( Book )
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 4,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world

Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks ( Book )
2 editions published between 1986 and 1993 in English and held by 3,899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well

Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African tale by John Steptoe ( Book )
1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 3,777 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife

The relatives came by Cynthia Rylant ( Book )
4 editions published between 1985 and 1993 in English and held by 3,539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time

The patchwork quilt by Valerie Flournoy ( Book )
4 editions published between 1985 and 1996 in English and held by 3,261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life

Charlotte's web by E. B White ( Book )
1 edition published in 1952 in English and held by 3,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him

On my honor by Marion Dane Bauer ( Book )
1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 2,967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience

Knots on a counting rope by Bill Martin ( Book )
2 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 2,802 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A grandfather and his blind grandson, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, and an exciting horse race

The story of Jumping Mouse : a native American legend by John Steptoe ( Book )
2 editions published between 1984 and 1992 in English and held by 2,769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse finally to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry

The stranger by Chris Van Allsburg ( Book )
3 editions published between 1986 and 1989 in English and held by 2,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the changing season

Color zoo by Lois Ehlert ( Book )
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 2,508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another

The friendship by Mildred D Taylor ( Book )
3 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 2,455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s

Brave Irene by William Steig ( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 2,420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball

Flossie & the fox by Pat McKissack ( Book )
4 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 2,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened

A fine white dust by Cynthia Rylant ( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 2,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends

Dear Mili : an old tale by Wilhelm Grimm ( Book )
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 2,314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In order to save her daughter from a terrible war, the mother sends her into the forest telling her to return in three days. She meets St. Joseph who cares for her for three days, which in reality is thirty years

Many waters by Madeleine L'Engle ( Book )
1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 2,302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood

Make way for Sam Houston by Jean Fritz ( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 2,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traces the life of the soldier who led the fight for Texas' independence from Mexico, served as governor and senator, and opposed secession during the Civil War