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Mildred Pitts Walter – Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World, Second Daughter: The Story of a Slave Girl; Amy Catherine Walton (Mrs. O. F. Walton, 1849–1939) – Christie's Old Organ; Jennifer Ward (born 1963) – Way Out in the Desert; Elizabeth Watkin-Jones (1887–1966) – Plant y Mynachdy, Onesimus; Victor Watson (born 1936 ...
Popular school stories from this period include Ronald Searle's comic St Trinian's (1949–1953) and his illustrations for Geoffrey Willans's Molesworth series, Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch, and the Jennings series by Anthony Buckeridge. Ruth Manning-Sanders's first collection, A Book of Giants, retells a number of giant stories from around ...
Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for her descriptive, rhythmic style and positive portrayal of the African-American experience. After college, Greenfield began writing poetry and songs in the 1950s while working in a civil service job.
Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children. In Europe, Gutenberg 's invention of the printing press around 1440 made possible mass production of books, though the first printed books were quite expensive and remained so for a long time.
THE LIST: Catch up on 2024’s most illuminating life stories, encompassing tales of recovery, literary feuds and devastating betrayal, with Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of the best memoirs and ...
The Poky Little Puppy, the eighth release in the series, is the top-selling children's book of all time in the United States. [1] Many other Little Golden Books have become bestsellers, [1] including Tootle, Scuffy the Tugboat, The Little Red Hen, and Doctor Dan the Bandage Man.
This week, read the “bone biographies” of medieval Cambridge, learn why chinstrap penguins take thousands of naps, peer inside a mysterious galactic cloud, and more.
ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; Kids At Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor. Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner – 1995; Golden Kite Award – 1994; Parents Choice Award – 1994; Orbis Pictus Honors Book – 1995; William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1996–97