Joan Blos
Bibliography

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Fiction

Bedtime!. Illustrated by Stephen Lambert. 1st ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998. Ages 5 to 9.

After his grandmother has tucked his stuffed animals into bed one by one, a young boy is ready to go to sleep himself. [LC]

Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme. Illustrated by Paul Birling. 1st ed. New York: Scribners' Sons; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994; pa. Simon & Schuster, 1994.

At the request of her sixth grade teacher, Edwina Rose Sachs records events in the lives of her Polish immigrant family and their friends living in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. [LC]

Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest, 1837-1838. Econo-Clad, 1999; 2nd Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin; Toronto: Collier Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993; 1st Aladdin ed. Aladdin Books, 1987; Simon & Schuster Children's, 1987; Scribner, c1985.

Fourteen-year-old Shem spends six months in the Michigan wilderness alone with a dying Indian woman, who helps him, not only to survive, but to mature to the point where he can return to his family and the difficulties of life as a cripple in a frontier village. [LC]

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32": A Novel. New York: Scribner, c1979; pa. Simon & Schuster, 1979; New York: Aladdin, 1987; 2nd Aladdin ed. Aladdin, 1990; Harcourt Brace, 1995; Econo-Clad, 1999.

The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend. [LC]

A Gathering of Days. [Audio Cassette] Random House, 1988.

The Grandpa Days. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1989; pa. Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Philip comes up with just the right project to build with Grandpa during their week together, but first he has to learn the difference between wishes and good planning. [LC]

Hello, Shoes!. Illustrated by Ann Boyajian. Simon & Schuster Children's, 1999. Infants or preschool.

A little boy and his grandfather search the house for his favorite shoes and celebrate together when he puts them on by himself for the first time.

The Hungry Little Boy. Illustrated by Dena Schutzer. Simon & Schuster Children's, 1995. Ages 4 to 7.

A little boy spends an afternoon with his grandmother who offers him different foods.

Just Think. By Betty Miles and Joan Blos. Illustrated by Pat Grant Porer. 1st ed. New York: Knopf, 1971.

Pictures, poems, words, and sayings for the reader to ponder.

Lottie's Circus. Illustrated by Irene Trivas. New York: Morrow Junior Books, c1989.

Lottie imagines that she and her cat, Famous, are the stars of a wonderful circus.

Martin's Hats. Illustrated by Marc Simont. New York: Morrow, 1984.

A variety of hats affords Martin many adventures.

Nellie Bly's Monkey: His Remarkable Story in His Own Words. Illustrated by Catherine Stock. William Morrow, 1996. Ages 4 to 8.

McGinty the monkey and his new owner, a woman journalist, travel from Singapore to New York where he finally takes up residence at the Menagerie.

Old Henry. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. pa. William Morrow, 1988. Ages 6-8.

Henry's neighbors are scandalized that he ignores them and lets his property get run down, until they drive him away and find themselves missing him.

One Very Best Valentine's Day. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. pa. Simon & Schuster Children's , 1997; Econo-Clad, 1999. Ages 5-7.

When Barbara's treasured bracelet of tiny hearts breaks, the little girl gets a wonderful idea. She can't wait for Valentine's Day to show her family just how much she loves them with a very special surprise.

A seed, a flower, a minute, an Hour. Illustrated by Hans Poppel. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1992.

Illustrations and very brief text depict a seed changing into a flowere, a bee into a swarm, a thought into a poem, and other changes.

Nonfiction

Blos, Joan. The Heroine of the Titanic: A Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown. Vol 1. Illustrated by Tennessee Dixon. William Morrow, 1991. Age 6.
From miner's wife to globe-trotting celebrity, Molly Brown packed in enough adventures for three lifetimes, including the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic.

Brown, Margaret Wise. The Days Before Now: An Autobiographical Note. By Margaret Wise Brown; adapted by Joan W. Blos; illustrated by Thomas B. Allen. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1994.

Brown, a celebrated children's author, describes the scenes of her childhood, in New York City and on Long Island, an how she lived as an adult.. [LC]

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Other Works

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Foreword by Joan W. Blos. pa. Simon & Schuster Children's, 2000. Age 12 and up

Winners of the Newbery Medal: A Collection of Classic Tales by Award-Winning Authors: A Gathering of Days, Caddie Woodlawn, King of the Wind. By Carol Ryrie Brink, Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Steven Brennan; contributions by Joan Blos. Simon & Schuster Children's, 1994.

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