The Eighties in America Children’s literature 201
Year Published Title Author/Illustrator
1983 (continued) The Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare
A Solitary Blue Cynthia Voigt
Sugaring Time Kathryn Lasky
The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree Bill Brittain
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot Alice and Martin Provensen
Little Red Riding Hood Trina Schart Hyman
Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang
Sweetgrass Jan Hudson
Zoom at Sea Tim Wynne-Jones; illustrated
by Ken Nutt
1984 Like Jake and Me Mavis Jukes
The Moves Make the Man Bruce Brooks
One-Eyed Cat Paula Fox
Saint George and the Dragon Margaret Hodges; illustrated
by Trina Schart Hyman
Hansel and Gretel Rika Lesser; illustrated by Paul
O. Zelinsky
Have You Seen My Duckling? Nancy Tafuri
The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend John Steptoe
Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbird Jean Little
Chin Chiang and the Dragon’s Dance Ian Wallace
1985 Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan
Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun Rhoda Blumberg
Dogsong Gary Paulsen
The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg
The Relatives Came Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by
Stephen Gammell
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub Audrey Wood; illustrated by
Don Wood
Julie Cora Taylor
Zoom Away Tim Wynne-Jones; illustrated
by Ken Nutt
1986 The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman
A Fine White Dust Cynthia Rylant
On My Honor Marion Dane Bauer
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens Patricia Lauber
Hey, Al Arthur Yorinks; illustrated by
Richard Egielski
The Village of Round and Square Houses Ann Grifalconi
Alphabatics Suse MacDonald
Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky
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