The best books for 8 year olds of 1960s

Loved by 15 people

The Phantom Tollbooth

By Norton Juster , Jules Feiffer (illustrator) ,

Loved by 9 people

Island of the Blue Dolphins

By Scott O’Dell ,

Loved by 6 people

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By e. l. konigsburg ,

Loved by 2 people

Tikki Tikki Tembo

By Arlene Mosel , Blair Lent (illustrator) ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

The Diamond in the Window

By Jane Langton , Erik Blegvad (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Little Bear's Friend

By Else Holmelund Minarik , Maurice Sendak (illustrator) ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Loved by 2 people

Stuart Little

By E.B. White , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Billy Budd, Sailor

By Herman Melville ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Loved by 2 people

White Fang

By Jack London ,

Loved by 2 people

Pierre

By Maurice Sendak ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Little Dorrit

By Charles Dickens ,

Loved by 1 person

The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg

By Bill Peet ,

Loved by 1 person

Dandelion

By Don Freeman ,

Loved by 1 person

The Dot and the Line

By Norton Juster ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

Loved by 1 person

The Amazing Mr. Blunden (Puffin books)

By Antonia Barber ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Loved by 1 person

Bread and Jam for Frances

By Russell Hoban , Lillian Hoban (illustrator) ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

By Elizabeth Coatsworth , Raoul Vitale (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The King, the Mice and the Cheese

By Nancy Gurney , Eric Gurney (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Puss in Boots

By Vera Southgate ,

Loved by 1 person

I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

By Dr. Seuss ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

Jinny Jana's Giant Journeys

By Susan Blackmore ,

Loved by 1 person

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost , Susan Jeffers (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Forgotten Door

By Alexander Key ,

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Loved by 1 person

Rabbit Hill

By Robert Lawson ,

Loved by 1 person

Insects Do the Strangest Things

By Leonora Hornblow , Arthur Hornblow , Michael K. Frith (illustrator)

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

Blood Moon

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Kings and Priests

By Evelyn M. Exley ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

The Stormy Night

By MJ Howson ,

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Come In! Come In!

By Irene Latham , Amy Hevron ,

Jinny Jana's Giant Journeys

By Susan Blackmore ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Serendipity

By Maria de Fátima Santos ,

Jurassic Girl

By Michele C. Hollow ,

Book Uncle and Me

By Uma Krishnaswami , Julianna Swaney (illustrator) ,

Snow White with a Twist

By Elizabeth Caulfield Felt ,

The best books for 8 year olds of the 1960s

The books our community loved the most.

The Phantom Tollbooth

Island of the Blue Dolphins

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Tikki Tikki Tembo

Books from our members

Blood Moon

Boomer Sees the Town

The Diamond in the Window

Little Bear's Friend

Books from our members

Blood Moon

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Stuart Little

Billy Budd, Sailor

Books from our members

Blood Moon

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Kings and Priests

White Fang

Pierre

Books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Kings and Priests

Books from our members

Blood Moon

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Kings and Priests

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Little Dorrit

The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg

Dandelion

The Dot and the Line

Books from our members

Blood Moon

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Kings and Priests

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

The Stormy Night

Judith Resnik

The Amazing Mr. Blunden (Puffin books)

Books from our members

Kings and Priests

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

The Stormy Night

Bread and Jam for Frances

Books from our members

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

The Stormy Night

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

The King, the Mice and the Cheese

Puss in Boots

I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

Books from our members

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

The Stormy Night

Judith Resnik

How the States Got Their Shapes

Books from our members

Blood Moon

Boomer Sees the Town

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Kings and Priests

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

The Stormy Night

Judith Resnik

How the States Got Their Shapes

Come In! Come In!

Jinny Jana's Giant Journeys

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

The Forgotten Door

Books from our members

Judith Resnik

How the States Got Their Shapes

Rabbit Hill