The best family books of 1950s (chosen by family authors)

Loved by 21 people

East of Eden

By John Steinbeck ,

Loved by 7 people

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By Elizabeth George Speare ,

Loved by 5 people

Little House in the Big Woods

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Kristin Lavransdatter

By Sigrid Undsett ,

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Loved by 3 people

Excellent Women

By Barbara Pym ,

Loved by 3 people

The Borrowers

By Mary Norton , Beth Krush (illustrator) , Joe Krush (illustrator)

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

Loved by 2 people

The Long Winter

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

One Morning in Maine

By Robert McCloskey ,

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Loved by 2 people

The Golden Apples

By Eudora Welty ,

Loved by 1 person

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations

By Fritz Heider ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

Loved by 1 person

The Fountain Overflows

By Rebecca West ,

Loved by 1 person

Ginger Pye

By Eleanor Estes ,

Loved by 1 person

Lie Down in Darkness

By William Styron ,

Loved by 1 person

On the Banks of Plum Creek

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Somewhere Between Us

By Sinmisola Ogunyinka ,

Loved by 1 person

The Tree of Man

By Patrick White ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Loved by 1 person

Little Town on the Prairie

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Loved by 1 person

Let's Have Healthy Children

By Adelle Davis ,

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Somewhere Between Us

By Sinmisola Ogunyinka ,

Riversong

By Rosemary McCracken ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

The Diamondbacks

By Sandra K. Barnidge ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Unbreakable

By Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez , Chris Sasaki (illustrator)

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Somewhere Between Us

By Sinmisola Ogunyinka ,

Riversong

By Rosemary McCracken ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Those People Behind Us

By Mary Camarillo ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Bullet Holes

By Norrin M. Ripsman ,

All The Little Things

By Lisa Darcy ,

The best family books of the 1950s

The books our community loved the most.

East of Eden

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Little House in the Big Woods

Kristin Lavransdatter

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Excellent Women

The Borrowers

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Unbreakable

The Long Winter

One Morning in Maine

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Unbreakable

I Live You For Ever

The Golden Apples

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations

Books from our members

Unbreakable

I Live You For Ever

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Unbreakable

I Live You For Ever

Birds on a Wire

The Fountain Overflows

Ginger Pye

Lie Down in Darkness

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Unbreakable

I Live You For Ever

Birds on a Wire

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Somewhere Between Us

The Tree of Man

Books from our members

I Live You For Ever

Birds on a Wire

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Little Town on the Prairie

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Let's Have Healthy Children

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Unbreakable

I Live You For Ever

Birds on a Wire

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Somewhere Between Us

Riversong

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Landslide

Books from our members

The Diamondbacks

War and Preservation

Unbreakable

I Live You For Ever

Birds on a Wire

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Somewhere Between Us

Riversong

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Landslide

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Those People Behind Us

Battered