I think that I started reading this book in 1961 or 1962. A boy stumbles across a small alien individual ... male and bald ... and they have adventures. I remember that I liked it and re-read it several times.
I know, it sounds like the plot to ET.
I believe that a woman was the author of the book.
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I was in elementary school in the 70s and I remember reading what I think was an early chapter book series with a boy and his purple dragon/dinosaur/monster. The illustrations in my memory were very minimalist and had a Quentin Blake feel to them but I’ve researched Quentin Blake’s work and don’t see it listed. The dragon/dinosaur/monster was very tall, definitely purple, and walked on two legs. I have a vivid memory of the boy riding on its shoulders. I don’t remember anything about the plot except they seemed somewhat surreal (maybe?) so I don’t know if the creature was real or imaginary. It’s possible the series was school literature only (not mass market published).
It was published sometime before 1991.
It was the story of a cat's life, I think it was living on a farm, or generally somewhere rural. It starts when the cat was a kitten and ends when the cat is old. The book had large pages, probably 12"+ tall. The pages were mostly taken up by large drawings done in just black and white lines, like a comic book. I think there were brief sentences at the bottom of the page, captions for the drawings.
This book was probably published in the 70’s. Story of teens in a mental (?) hospital working with a new (?) young doctor trying to connect with them. One character is named Bonnie and she is mute or doesn’t interact with people but likes when the doctor (?) sings “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” so he starts to change the words and sings things like, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Pizza”, etc. Character called Zero was, I think, male, and I think, dies at the end. It was a small paperback size book with a hardcover that I read in the 80’s from my public library. I believe the cover was white.
I don't remember the actual book title but here are some details that I remember: 1) I read it around middle school 2) It has a female protagonist 3) The plot involves a girl or young woman who gets lost at sea and winds up on a mysterious island where time doesn't exist and people don't use silverware. 4) Eventually she is found and returned to her family but the island seems to have disappeared, and she can't remember how to use forks anymore. 5) If I remember correctly it was either a middle grade or young adult book, and was most likely published before 2006.
Looking for an old book (20/30 years ago) written for older kids, featuring mostly photographs of Gypsy/Roma kids/families, also had some notated songs in it. Got it from a school library once upon a time. The author had a strange (not foreign; just strange) name.
When I was in grade school late 60’s or early 70’s, I used to adore this pink book. It was hard cover and had 4 girl names on it and a drawn picture of dolls. Not illustrated, just a sketch. It had 4 names of the dolls and I think one was like Rosemary. The title only had those 4 names as much as I can recall. Don’t remember the story even. I just remember the hard cover was a bright pink with the 4 names of the dolls.
There is a children’s picture book that has the story of a family heirloom wedding dress that is passed on from one generation to the next and is eventually used to make a christening gown and a future generation turns the christening gown into a hanky.
Seeking 80s or 90s children’s book about a family that takes their RV to a campsite for vacation. Not really a plot, just little scenes: they catch butterflies with nets, go snorkeling in a little lagoon, and light sparklers. There’s a rainy day that they spend at the campsite.