Books and Authors

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  1. 4. author of a 1941 publication about a little pioneer cow, Susannah, and her journey west with her family
  2. 6. many board books available by this author, with fun illustrations of animals dressing for bed or dancing in the barnyard
  3. 7. author and illustrator of tiny tales about woodland friends, originally published tiny individual story books in early 1900s
  4. 8. author of a series first appearing in the early 1900s about a young orphan girl, Anne Shirley, being raised on a farm in Prince Edward Island
  5. 11. best known for 1986 Newbery Medal winner for Sarah, Plain and Tall
  6. 12. female author of a series about pioneer sisters traveling west with Ma and Pa
  7. 13. story of a little girl being raised in Switzerland after the death of her parents; who goes up the mountain to live with her grandfather
  8. 16. wrote with the pen name of Mark Twain
  9. 17. kind of scary fairy tales well known and loved
Down
  1. 1. classic picture books for babies about runaway bunnies and saying goodnight in the great green room
  2. 2. name of the boys for which this series is named, appealing to juvenile boys, first appearing in 1927
  3. 3. published book in the mid 1800s of the 4 March sisters transitioning from childhood to womanhood
  4. 5. writer of a fantasy trilogy based in middle earth published in 1956 which were later made into box office hits in the movie theaters
  5. 6. husband and wife team wrote many beginner reader books about bears on bicycles, hunting for honey, and picnicking
  6. 9. beginner readers relate to the stories of Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, as they experience the adventures of becoming school aged
  7. 10. picture books from mid 1900s; favorites about ducklings and a little girl and bear cub picking blueberries
  8. 14. Newberry Medal winner of many humorous books, including several about the Moffats
  9. 15. cartoonist and illustrator with The New Yorker, took up writing children's books at the age of 61, one of which inspired multiple movies and a Broadway musical about a big blue monster
  10. 18. known for wacky illustrations and made up words, this doctor of sorts delights young and old alike