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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:
An Ear for Uncle Emil (1939)
Uncle Emil, the best herdsman doll in Switzerland has lost his ear to Gigi the goose.
Read online at archive.org.
Other People’s Houses (1939)
A young woman strikes out on her own in the big city.
The Singing Tree (1939)
Jancsi and Kate must manage the ranch when the Good Master is called up to fight in World War I.
Read online at archive.org.
The Story Book of Things We Wear: Wool, Cotton, Silk, Rayon (1939)
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
Where Did Your Garden Grow? (1939)
A guide to the flowers of the world which have found a place in our gardens.
All the Days Were Antonia’s (1939)
Antonia’s father had gone to Deadwood to establish a pioneer bank when gold had been discovered in the hills. Based on the actual experiences of Florence Stebbins Gleeson who, as a little girl went with her mother to join her father in Deadwood.
Gretchen McKown
Heroes, Outlaws and Funny Fellows of American Popular Tales (1939)
Includes stories of Paul Bunyan, Mike Fink, Pecos Bill and many others.
Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz (1939)
A short biography of the nineteenth century scientist who first theorized the existence of past ice ages. He was known for opposing Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Read online at archive.org.
Greased Lightning (1940)
Zeke makes a pet of the runt of the sow’s litter and names him Greased Lightning.
The Great Geppy (1940)
Every evening the safe at the Bott Bros. Three-Ring Circus is being robbed. This is obviously a job for the Great Geppy, a detective who can walk a tightrope, be shot from a cannon, train lions, and blend in with the clowns and the freaks.
Read online at archive.org.
Lentil (1940)
When the band dries up, Lentil saves the day with his harmonica.
Read online at archive.org.
Kersti and Saint Nicholas (1940)
The adventures of the smallest of seven sisters ends on St. Nicholas Eve with a ride on his white horse.
The Year of Jubilo (1940)
When their father dies and his business fails, the Wymans retreat to their cottage in Maine to regroup.
Lassie Come-Home (1940)
When Joe’s father loses his job, Lassie is sold, but she refuses to stay and comes home across the length of England.
The Black Stallion (1941)
Shipwrecked off the coast of North Africa, Alec Ramsay tames a wild black stallion and brings him home to America.
Make Way for Ducklings (1941)
Mrs. Mallard proudly parades her ducklings to the Boston Public Garden.
Read online at archive.org.
A Tree for Peter (1941)
Peter’s life is changed when he meets Peter King in shantytown
Pegeen (1941)
When her Granny dies, Pegeen goes to stay with her friend Francie and the O’Sullivans until she hears from her uncle in America.
Poor Richard (1941)
A biography of Benjamin Franklin for young people.
Down Ryton Water (1941)
An account of the Pilgrims’ voyage to America, from the point of view of a young boy.