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The Winged Watchman
Bethlehem Books, 1995
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1962
ISBN 978-1-883937-07-2

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, ten-year-old Joris and his older brother Dirk Jan become involved in the resistance movement and, with the help of their parents, help conceal a British airman.

Awards
ALA Notable Book

Little Old Bear
published in 1962

A discarded old teddy bear is tossed about in a ball game, thrown over a garden wall, and finally rescued by an elderly woman whose grandson adopts him.

Friendly Gables
Bethlehem Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-883937-19-5
Viking Press, 1960, ISBN 978-0-670-33037-9

The continuing adventures of the six Mitchell children now living at Friendly Gables, their house in the Montreal suburbs, as they welcome twin brothers, make new friends, and try, often unsuccefully, to keep out of mischief. This is the last book in this series.

King Oberon's Forest
written by Hilda van Stockum
illustrated by daughter Brigid Marlin
Viking Press, 1957

Patsy and the Pup
Viking Press, 1950

Canadian Summer
Bethlehem Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-883937-14-0
Viking Press, 1948

When their father takes a job in Montreal, the six Mitchell children experience a variety of adventures living in a ski hut, the only house the family could find.

The Mitchells: Five for Victory
Bethlehem Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-883937-05-8
Viking Press, 1945

Follows the adventures of the five Mitchell children living with their mother and grandmother in Washington D.C. while their father is away fighting in World War II.

Gerrit and the Organ
E.M. Hale & Co., 1944
Viking Press, 1943

Andries
Bethlehem Books, 1998, ISBN 978-1-883937-36-2
Viking Press, 1942

Ten-year-old Andries, newly orphaned, comes to join his bachelor uncle in a large, but silent and unhappy house. Across the way sits a cottage, overflowing with the lively Dykstra family. When Andries vents his loneliness in mischief, the cook, and soon the whole village, is scandalized. Then Andries makes acquaintance with the warm-hearted Dykstras. Adventures unfold as Andries' energetic and creative bent finds new inspirations.

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