Child Life Series

Published by D. Lothrop & Co./ D. Lothrop Company/ Lothrop Publishing Company
1. Child Life in Many Lands by Rev. J. D. Strong (Copyright 1870)
2. Old Friends with New Faces by A. L. O. E. (Charlotte Tucker)
3. Little Lily's Travels by Anonymous
4. Haps and Mishaps by Anonymous
5. Neighborly Love by Margaret Lawrence
6. Double Story by George Macdonald
7. Much Fruit by Sophia Homespun (Elizabeth H. Monmouth)
8. Johnny Jones; or, The Bad Boy by Sophia Homespun (Elizabeth H. Monmouth)
9. That Boy by C. E. KJ. Davis
10. Robbie Meredith by Mrs. J. J. Cotter
11. Wonders Near Home by W. Houghton
12. Loved into Shape, and Osgood's Rebellion by Anonymous
13. Percy Raydon by Emma Leslie
14. Famous Islands, and Memorable Voyages by Anonymous
15. Little Blind May by Unknown
16. Cicely Brown's Travels by Mrs. Prosser
17. Grimm's Fairy Tales translated by Lucy Crane
18. Ruthie Shaw; or, The Good Girl by Sophia Homespun (Elizabeth H. Monmouth)
19. Blue-Eyed Jimmy; or, The Good Boy by Sophia Homespun (Elizabeth H. Monmouth)
20. Nattie Nesmith: or The Bad Girl by Sophia Homespun (Elizabeth H. Monmouth)
21. Little Mother and Here Christmas by Phebe McKeen
22. Evenings with the Children; or, Travels in South America by Mrs. Ramsey
23. Nan, the Old-Fashioned Girl by Mrs. S. C. Hallowell
24. Tropics by Anonymous
25. Sunny Skies; or, Adventures in Italy by Barbara H. Channing
26. George Clifford's Loss and Gain by Anonymous
27. Ned and His Engine by Unknown
28. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
29. Emigrant Children by Unknown
30. My Mates and I by Anonymous
31. Some Snow Hill Girls by Mitchella
32. Snow Family by Maria Bruce Lyman
33. Torn and Mended by W. M. F. Rounds
34. Davie the Foundling by Crona Temple
35. Wrecked not Lost by Mrs. Dundas

Introduced as a series by D. Lothrop & Co. in 1870. The titles were unchanged into 1876. Some of the later books used earlier title pages. In 1884 the series had 26 volumes. By 1887 there were 28 books in the series. In 1888 there were thirty titles in the series.

The following books were not part of the 1888 series:
Hans Anderson's Fairy Tales
Ned and His Engine
Sunny Skies
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Little Blind May

Illustrations

Three formats have been noted.

Format 1:
Cloth. Various colors. Front cover noted title surrounded by gilt. The spine has gilt lettering. 7" x 4.5"


Format 2 Cloth. Various colors. Gilt picture and decoration on the cover. Gilt letter box on the spine.


Format 3:
Cloth. Various colors. Silver or gilt letter boxes on the spine and the cover.
This format was published into the late 1890's when it was printed by Lothrop Publishing Company. It was published in the 1880's by D. Lothrop & Co. and D. Lothrop Company.