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What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups From Children's Books: Part B - Page 2

Even more childhood nostalgia. Many favourites but also lots of books that have never appeared in challenges previously.
These are books quoted in "What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books" (Amy Gash, 1999). Books are in order of first mention in the source book. Part A at the link.
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Eloise (Kay Thompson)
Eloise
41
Kay Thompson
Chimneysmoke (Christopher Morley)
Chimneysmoke
42
Christopher Morley
The Dragon of Og (Rumer Godden)
The Dragon of Og
43
Rumer Godden
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
44
Lewis Carroll
Gregory, the Terrible Eater (Mitchell Sharmat)
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
45
Mitchell Sharmat
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Joffe Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
46
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Cautionary Verses (Hilaire Belloc)
Cautionary Verses
47
Hilaire Belloc
The New Kid on the Block (Jack Prelutsky)
The New Kid on the Block
48
Jack Prelutsky
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
49
Shel Silverstein
The Land of Right Up and Down (Eva-Lis Wuorio)
The Land of Right Up and Down
50
Eva-Lis Wuorio
Poems for Children (Rachel Field)
Poems for Children
51
Rachel Field
A Tree Is Nice (Janice May Udry and Marc Simont)
A Tree Is Nice
52
Janice May Udry and Marc Simont
Sounder (William H. Armstrong)
Sounder
53
William H. Armstrong
Miss Hickory (Carolyn Sherwin Bailey)
Miss Hickory
54
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah, Plain and Tall
55
Patricia MacLachlan
Rootabaga Stories (Carl Sandburg)
Rootabaga Stories
56
Carl Sandburg
The Little Bookroom (Eleanor Farjeon)
The Little Bookroom
57
Eleanor Farjeon
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
58
Oscar Wilde
The Perilous Road (William O. Steele)
The Perilous Road
59
William O. Steele
Black Misery (Langston Hughes)
Black Misery
60
Langston Hughes
Opposites (Richard Wilbur)
Opposites
61
Richard Wilbur
The Broccoli Tapes (Jan Slepian)
The Broccoli Tapes
62
Jan Slepian
The Bat-Poet (Randall Jarrell)
The Bat-Poet
63
Randall Jarrell
To Be a Drum (Evelyn Coleman)
To Be a Drum
64
Evelyn Coleman
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
65
Karen Hesse
Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak (Jeff Moss)
Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak
66
Jeff Moss
Nobody Stole the Pie (Sonia Levitin)
Nobody Stole the Pie
67
Sonia Levitin
The Emerald City of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Emerald City of Oz
68
L. Frank Baum
Miracles on Maple Hill (Virginia Sorensen)
Miracles on Maple Hill
69
Virginia Sorensen
Miss Bianca (Margery Sharp)
Miss Bianca
70
Margery Sharp
The Enchanted Forest (Beatrice Schenk De Regniers)
The Enchanted Forest
71
Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
Tales Told Again (Walter De La Mare)
Tales Told Again
72
Walter De La Mare
A Gift for Tía Rosa (Karen T. Taha)
A Gift for Tía Rosa
73
Karen T. Taha
A Baby Sister for Frances (Russell Hoban)
A Baby Sister for Frances
74
Russell Hoban
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
75
Shel Silverstein
Freaky Friday (Mary Rodgers)
Freaky Friday
76
Mary Rodgers
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
77
S.E. Hinton
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Stiles Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
78
Ruth Stiles Gannett
Hop on Pop (Dr. Seuss)
Hop on Pop
79
Dr. Seuss
Sid Seal, Houseman (Will Watkins)
Sid Seal, Houseman
80
Will Watkins
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