Sunshine Library for Young People
Published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
1. Aunt Hannah and Seth | by James Otis | 1900 (Copyright 1900) |
2. Blind Brother | by Homer Greene | 1898 (Copyright 1887) |
3. Captain's Dog | by Louise Enault | 1897 (Copyright 1888) |
4. Candle And the Cat | by Mary F. Leonard | 1901 (Copyright 1901) |
5. Caxton Club | by Amos R. Wells | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
6. Child and the Tree | by Bessie R. Ulrich | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
7. Christmas at Deacon Hackett's | by James Otis | 1899 (Copyright 1899) |
8. Christmas Tree Scholar | by Francis Bent Dillingham | 1900 (Copyright 1900) |
9. Daddy Darwin's Dovecot | by Mrs. J. H. Ewing | 1906 (Copyright 1893) |
10. Daisies and Diggleses | by Evelyn Raymond | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
11. Days Before History | by H. R. Hall | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1907) |
12. Dear Little Marchioness | by Anonymous | 1898 (Copyright 1895) |
13. Dick in the Desert | by James Otis | 1898 (Copyright 1893) |
14. Divided Skates | by Evelyn Raymond | 1900 (Copyright 1900) |
15. Golden Key | by George McDonald | 1906 (Copyright 1906) |
16. Gold Thread | by Norman McLeod | 1897 (Copyright 1897) |
17. Half a Dozen Thinking Caps | by Mary F. Leonard | 1900 (Copyright 1900) |
18. How the Twins Captured a Hessian | by James Otis | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
19. How Tommy Saved the Barn | by James Otis | 1898 (Copyright 1895) |
20. I Can School | by Eva A. Madden | 1912 (Copyright 1902) |
21. Ingleside | by Barbara Yechton | 1901 (Copyright 1893)Deleted from the series in 1911 |
22. J. Cole | by Emma Gellibrand | 1897 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
23. Jessica's First Prayer | by Hesba Stretton | 1897 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
24. King of the Golden River | by John Ruskin | 1906 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
25. Laddie | by Evelyn Whitaker | 1897 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
26. Little Foresters | by Clarence Hawkes | 1909 (Copyright 1903) |
27. Little Peter | by Lucas Malet | 1898 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
28. Little Sunshine's Holiday | by Miss Mulock | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1901) |
29. Master Frisky | by Clarence Hawkes | 1912 (Copyright 1902) |
30. Master Sunshine | by Mrs. C. F. Fraser | 1898 (Copyright 1898) |
31. Miss De Peyster's Boy | by Ethelred Barry | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1892) |
32. Miss Toosey's Mission | by Evelyn Whitaker | 1897 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
33. Molly | by Barbara Yechton | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
34. Musical Journey of Dorothy and Delia | by Bradley Gilman | 1898 (Copyright 1893) |
35. Our Uncle the Major | by James Otis | 1901 (Copyright 1901) |
36. Pair of Them | by Evelyn Raymond | 1901 (Copyright 1901) |
37. Playground Toni | by Anna Chapin Ray | 1900 (Copyright 1900) |
38. Play Lady | by Ella Farman Pratt | 1900 (Copyright 1900) |
39. Prince Prigio | by Andrew Lang | 1901 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
40. Riverpark Rebellion | by Homer Greene | 1906 (Copyright 1892) |
41. Short Cruise | by James Otis | 1897 (Copyright 1896) |
42. Smoky Days | by Edward W. Thomson | 1901 (Copyright 1896) |
43. Snap Dragons | by Mrs. J. H. Ewing | 1906 (Previously printed by other publishers) |
44. Stephen | by Eva A. Madden | 1901 (Copyright 1901) |
45. Strawberry Hill | by Mrs. C. F. Fraser | 1899 (Copyright 1899) |
46. Sunbeams and Moonbeams | by Louise R. Baker | 1899 (Sunbeams and Moonbeams) |
47. Tale of the Tow Path | by Homer Greene | 1906 (Copyright 1892) |
48. Truth about Santa Claus | by Charlotte M. Vaile | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1903) |
49. Two and One | by Charlotte M. Vaile | 1901 (Copyright 1901) |
50. Whispering Tongues | by Homer Greene | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
51. Wonder Ship | by Sophie Swett | 1907-1908 (Copyright 1902) |
52. Wreck of the Circus | by James Otis | 1897 (Copyright 1897) |
53. Young Boss | by Edward W. Thomson | 1899 (Copyright 1896) |
Cat and the Candle changed the title to Candle and the Cat in 1907-1908.
Introduced as a series by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. in 1897. Titles were added over a fifteen year period.
A number of these volumes are first editions.
The first editions are noted by:
1. A copyright date that is the same as the publication date.
2. The book's cover format was published in the publication year.
Examples of the various formats are shown below.
Each book has an illustrated frontispiece.
Format 1 1897-1899
Cloth. Various colors. Line drawn book appropriate illustration tin the front cover. Dust jacket matches the cover.
Format 2 1900-1904
Cloth. Various colors. Illustrated 3/4 cover multicolored book appropriate illustration. 7.5" x 5.5".
Dust jacket matches the book cover.
Format 3 1905-1907
Cloth. Various colors. Multi color book appropriate cover illustration surrounded by a black line drawn decoration. 7.75" x 5.5"
Format 4 1908-1912
Cloth. Various colors. Multi color book
appropriate cover illustration bordered on the left by a black line
drawn decoration. 7.75" x 5.5"