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Children's books also benefit children's social and emotional development. Reading books help "personal development and self-understanding by presenting situations and characters with which our own can be compared". [181] Children's books often present topics that children can relate to, such as love, empathy, family affection, and friendship.
In the 2007 online "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" poll by the National Education Association, the book came in third. [8] It was 85th of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal. [9] Scholastic Parent & Child magazine placed it #9 on its list of "100 Greatest Books for Kids" in 2012. [10]
The Moffats is the first in a series of four children's novels by American author Eleanor Estes. It tells the story of four young children and their mother who live in a small town in Connecticut. Their adventures are based on Estes' memories of her childhood and focus on a working-class, single-parent American family during World War I.
Bunnicula is a children's novel series. The first installment was written by James and Deborah Howe , and introduced a vampire rabbit named Bunnicula who sucks the juice out of vegetables. [ 1 ] After the sudden death of his wife in June 1978, months before the first book saw print, Howe continued the project alone.
Constructing the canon of children's literature : beyond library walls and ivory towers. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-3841-4. A scholarly examination of canons of children's literature. Silvey, Anita, ed. (1995). Children's books and their creators. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-65380-7. Includes a basic reading list on pp. xi–xvi.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a 2010 bestselling children's fiction book by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney and is the fifth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. [1] The Ugly Truth sold 548,000 copies in its initial week of publication, edging out George W. Bush's memoir Decision Points , which sold 437,000 copies.
Stuart Little is a 1945 American children's novel by E. B. White. [1] It was White's first children's book, and became recognized as a classic in children's literature. Stuart Little was illustrated by the artist Garth Williams, also his first work for children. The book is a realistic yet fantastical story about a boy named Stuart Little.
The Littles is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. [1] Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into The Littles, an animated series by DIC Entertainment.