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

Loved by 22 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 ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

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)

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

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 ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Loved by 2 people

The Golden Apples

By Eudora Welty ,

Loved by 1 person

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations

By Fritz Heider ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

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) ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Memorial

By Nita Sweeney ,

Loved by 1 person

The Tree of Man

By Patrick White ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

Little Town on the Prairie

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

Let's Have Healthy Children

By Adelle Davis ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Memorial

By Nita Sweeney ,

Bluebonnet Fields

By Kara O'Neal ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Birds on a Wire

By Katie Powner ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

Miracle Grow of the Mind

By Carol LaHines ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By Dianne Wolfer , Tony Flowers (illustrator),

Memorial

By Nita Sweeney ,

Bluebonnet Fields

By Kara O'Neal ,

Landslide

By Betty Culley ,

Battered

By G.P. Gottlieb ,

Somewhere Between Us

By Sinmisola Ogunyinka ,

All The Little Things

By Lisa Darcy ,

The Beginning of Everything

By Charles Salzberg ,

The Art of Holding on and Letting Go

By Kristin Bartley Lenz ,

Wheel Man

By Marcia Calhoun Forecki ,

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

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Excellent Women

The Borrowers

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Miracle Grow of the Mind

The Long Winter

One Morning in Maine

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Alba

The Golden Apples

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations

Books from our members

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Alba

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Alba

Rubies of the Viper

The Fountain Overflows

Ginger Pye

Lie Down in Darkness

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Alba

Rubies of the Viper

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Memorial

The Tree of Man

Books from our members

Alba

Rubies of the Viper

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Little Town on the Prairie

Books from our members

Rubies of the Viper

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Let's Have Healthy Children

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Alba

Rubies of the Viper

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Memorial

Bluebonnet Fields

Landslide

Battered

Books from our members

Birds on a Wire

War and Preservation

Miracle Grow of the Mind

Alba

Rubies of the Viper

Scout and the Rescue Dogs

Memorial

Bluebonnet Fields

Landslide

Battered

Somewhere Between Us

All The Little Things

The Beginning of Everything