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books by decade

the 1930s

books I’ve enjoyed, broken down by decade

for all ages, for all time, for everyone

1937
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - Dr. Seuss

adult fiction

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non-fiction

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short stories

1935
If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox by James Thurber

YA / middle


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children : elementary

1933
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1937
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - Dr. Seuss

children : picture books

1930
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

1931
Angus and the Cat by Marjorie Black
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff

1933
The ABC Bunny by Wanda Gág
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack

1936
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

1937
Babar and His Children by Jean de Brunhoff

1939
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

coffee table books / other

coming soon

special category

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haven’t read

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