Junior Literary Guild
The Junior Literary Guild is a commercial book club. It began in 1929 as an enterprise of the Literary Guild. By the 1950s, the majority of their book sales were to public libraries. In 2004 they started listing their Junior Literary Guild selections at their own website. What we refer to as “winners” are their selections for different age groups.
Winners:
Peter and Gretchen of Old Nuremberg (1935)
Two children living with their cat in Bavaria.
Read online at archive.org.
The Good Master (1935)
The adventures of Jancsi and his cousin Kate on his father’s ranch in Hungary.
Read online at archive.org.
The Little Ones (1935)
Stories of baby animals using word pictures and sound pictures such as, "the new wobbly lamb" and the puppies "squeaking soft squeaks".
Read online at archive.org
Valiant: Dog of the Timberline (1935)
A German shepherd, trained to herd sheep on a western ranch, plays an important part in the battle between his master and the neighboring cattlemen.
Read online at archive.org
Coot Club (1935)
When the Hullabaloos moor right on top of the coots’ nest, what choice does Tom Dudgeon of the Bird Protection Society have but to set their motorboat adrift? Dot and Dick help the outlaw elude his pursuers.
Arthur Ransome
The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft (1935)
An anthology containing The Story Books of Wheels, Ships, Trains and Aircraft.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Earth’s Treasures (1935)
An omnibus containing The Story Books of Gold, Coal, Oil, and Iron and Steel.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
American Bird Biographies (1935)
Bob Gordon, Cub Reporter (1935)
Young Walter Scott (1935)
An imaginative biography of Sir Walter Scott’s youth.