''Hello the Boat!'' is a children's historical novel by

Phyllis Crawford Phyllis Crawford (February 8, 1899 – July 1980) was, during the 1930s and 1940s, an American author of books for children in their early teens. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1920 and then f ...

. Set in 1817, it follows the journey of a store-boat down the

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from

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

. The novel, illustrated by

Edward Laning Edward Laning (1906–1981) was an American painter. Career Background Laning was born in 1906 in Petersburg, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1923–1924) and the University of Chicago, (1925–1927). He also studied at t ...

, was first published in 1938 and was a

Newbery Honor Newbery is a surname. People *Chantelle Newbery (born 1977), Australian Olympic diver *David Newbery (born 1943), British economist *Eduardo Newbery (1878–1908), Argentine odontologist and aerostat pilot *Francis Newbery (disambiguation), seve ...

recipient in 1939.

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1938 American novels Children's historical novels American children's novels Newbery Honor-winning works Novels set in Cincinnati Fiction set in 1817 Novels set in the 1810s 1938 children's books Children's books set in the 1810s Children's books set on ships Children's books set in Ohio Children's books set in Pittsburgh {{1930s-child-hist-novel-stub