Young Wings - May 1954

Sep 21, 2026

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A May 1954 issue of Young Wings presents Junior Literary Guild selections for children of different ages. The contents introduce multiple story and author features, including Biggity Bantam for 7–8 year olds and The Loudest Noise in the World for younger readers. Page sections also describe authors and illustrators, special honoree content, and additional story highlights, culminating in opening story excerpts such as “From One Thing to Another” and “A Birthday Gift for a Prince.”

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time31 min

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Our May Books

Biggity Bantam by T.L. McCready, Jr.

For our 7 and 8 year old Members

The Loudest Noise in the World by Benjamin Elkin

For our 5 and 6 year old Members

Mystery of the Black Diamonds by Phyllis A. Whitney

For our 9, 10, and 11 year old Members

Midshipman Lee of the Naval Academy by Robb White

For our older boys

Friday's Child by Lucile McDonald and Zola H. Ross

For our older girls

This Month's Authors and Artists

We Work and Play Together

My Favorite Hobby of All Is Telling Stories to Boys and Girls

Back to Annapolis

I've Always Liked Books and Art

Yes, It Could Happen to You

My Stories Aren't All Imagination

Already My Young Son Steve Is Drawing Pictures

Junior Literary Guild Specials

Junior Literary Guild Honor Department

Their Favorite Stories—More Honor Members

人APR a,1954 MARYGROVE COLLEGELIBRARDETROIT,MICHIGANPLEASE DO NOT BEMOVEYOUNGWINGST H E JU NI O RL IT E R A R YGU IL DThe Book Clubfor Young ReadersIn the United States and CanadaMAY1954 4-FIFTH ANN 心含 Contents Our May Books Biggity Bantam by T.L.McCready,Jr. 3 For our 7 and 8 year old Members The Loudest Noise in the World by Benjamin Elkin 4 For our s and 6 year old MembersMystery of the Black Diamonds by Pbyllis A.Whitne) 5 For our 9,I0,and II year old MembersMidshipman Lee of the Naval Academy by Robb Wbite 6 For our older boys Friday's Child by Lucile McDonald and Zola H.Ross 7 For our older girls This Month's Authors and Artists 8 We Work and Play Together by Thomas L.McCready,Jr.,and Tasba Tudor My Favorite Hobby of All Is Telling Stories to Boys and Girls 10 by Benjamin Elkin Back to AnnapolisI2by Robb White I've Always Liked Books and ArtI3 by Raymond Abel Yes,It Could Happen to YouI4 by Lucile McDonald and Zola H.Ross My Stories Aren't All Imagination I5 by Phyllis A.Wbitney Already My Young Son Steve Is Drawing Pictures I8 by Jobn Gretzer Junior Literary Guild Specials Junior Literary Guild Honor Department 16 Behind the Scenes with Jay Gee,the Office Elf I9 Their Favorite Stories—More Honor Members I9 With the Junior Literary Guild Everywhere 20 # Y ○ U N G W I N G S From The Junior Literary Guild Helen Ferris,Editor-in-ChicfRuth Clement Hoyer,Editor of Young Wings # From One Thing to Another and eight year olds will meet Big-gity Bantam himself and enjoywith him the adventures he has.He and Mrs.Specklecackle andMrs.Twincackle are crated andshipped to a farm in New Hamp-shire.There they become countrybirds.What fun!Just you see. DIGGITY Bantam was in realD trouble.If it wasn't onething,it was another.First,hetook a dust bath in Mrs.Sanford'sbest flower garden.Next,he atethe bread crumbs and grain andsuet that Mr.and Mrs.Meeker hadput out for the wild birds.Then,he crowed outside Mr.Lee's win-dow one morning and woke himup too early.Mr.Lee threw a shoeat him.Fortunately for Biggity,the shoe missed him.But it didnot miss the kitchen window nextdoor.And so it went on until theday came when Mr.Dayton ofDanbury,Connecticut,knew hemust get rid of Biggity. The author and the artist arenew Junior Literary Guild friends.In real life they are Mr.and Mrs.McCready.You will read aboutthem on pages eight and nine—about their children and theirhome and their own selves. Biggity Bantan by T.L.McCready,Jr.,is the new Junior Literary Guildselection for 7 and 8 year old Members.It is published in the regular trade edi-tion by Farrar,Straus &Young,Inc.,at In Biggity Banta,written byT.L.McCready,Jr.,and illus-trated by Tasha Tudor,you seven $2.50.Dewey Classification:F(Fiction).Subject heading:Roosters—Fiction. 3 # A Birthday Gift for a Prince HERE you are in Hub-Bub,world.Just listen to those police-men.Did you ever hear such shrillwhistles?Of course not.And lis-ten to those ducks.Aren't theyquackiest quacks in the wholeworld?And that's not all.In thecity of Hub-Bub the drummershave super-loud drums and thehouses have super-slammy doors.Even the doors in the palace aresuper-slammy. year olds,turn to your new book,The Loudest Noise in the Worldby Benjamin Elkin. Mr.Elkin,the author,is a newJunior Literary Guild friend.Onpages ten and eleven he tells youabout himself and his school andabout how this fine new story ofyours had its start. James Daugherty,who madethe many splendid pictures,hasbeen a Junior Guild artist,as wellas an author-artist,many times.His books are listed on the backcover of YOUNG WINGS. And the people?Well,just lis-ten to,those men and women,those boys and girls.They nevertalk.No indeed.They would notthink of being so quiet.They yell.They roar.They sing at the topof their voices.And their favoritesong is: The Loudest Noise in tbe World byBenjamin Elkin is the new Junior Liter-ary Guild selection

FAQs

What age groups does this May 1954 Young Wings issue target?

It assigns different featured books to age groups such as 7–8, 5–6, 9–11, and “older boys” and “older girls.”

Which story is presented for 7 and 8 year old members?

“Biggity Bantam” by T.L. McCready, Jr. is listed as the selection for 7 and 8 year old members, with story text beginning “From One Thing to Another.”

What is the premise of “A Birthday Gift for a Prince”?

A young prince in Hub-Bub wants the “super-special present” of “THE LOUDEST NOISE IN THE WORLD,” and the text builds toward whether he gets his wish for his upcoming sixth birthday.

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