Lois Lenski's American Regional Series

In our previous posts, we have mentioned Lois Lenski's American Regional Series. The first book of this series is Bayou Suzette. It was published in 1943. Lois Lenski received the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Award in 1944 for this book. She also received Newbery Medal in 1945 for one of her best selling book Strawberry Girl (1945). Other famous books of the regional series include Houseboat Girl, Coal Camp Girl, Corn Farm Boy, Boom Town Boy, Prairie School, Cotton in my Sack.

Lois Lenski's Rare Handwritten Manuscripts and Scrapbooks

Cover of Corn Farm Boy (1954)

In our last blog about Lois Lenski, we come to learn about the author. Now, we are going to talk about one of her most popular books. The name of the book is Corn Farm Boy. This book is from her American Regional Series.

In the Milner Library, you will find the Handwritten Manuscript as well as Scrapbook of this book. This is a rare collection that is preserved in the Milner Library Special Collections. You will also find the first edition of the book there. Today you may buy later editions of this book either online or in store. However, you cannot find the first edition easily.

Lois Lenski: The Legend Herself

Lois Lenski (1893- 1974)

The Legend Herself

Whenever anyone talks about the children’s picture books, the name Lois Lenski comes at the first. She was the J. K. Rowling of her age.