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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a 1969 children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by American children's author and illustrator Eric Carle. The plot follows a very hungry caterpillar that consumes a variety of foods before pupating and becoming a butterfly. It incorporates elements that contribute to early childhood education ...
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art is a 2014 children's picture book written by Barb Rosenstock and illustrated by Mary GrandPré.It tells the story of Russian-born abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky, "who is known for his abstract paintings with colorful geometric shapes and bold strokes". [1]
11372082. LC Class. PZ7.M2225 Sar 1985. Followed by. Skylark. Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal, [ 1] the 1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, [ 2] and the 1986 Golden Kite Award. [ 3] It explores themes of loneliness, abandonment, and coping with change.
LC Class. PZ7.B954 Mi. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel ( ISBN 0-590-75803-9) is a children's book by Virginia Lee Burton. First published in 1939, it features Mike Mulligan, who is the owner of Steam Shovels, Inc., and his steam shovel Mary Anne. It is considered a classic favorite of children's literature: based on a 2007 online poll, the ...
The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
Paperback. 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. The television show formerly ran on ABC Saturday mornings from September 10, 1983 to November 2 ...
Children's books increase language development by introducing new vocabulary and helping children to learn about using language in context. [178] Children are also exposed to various words and sentence structures when reading. Moreover, children's books enhance children's cognitive development in memory, attention, and imagination.
The Phantom Tollbooth. The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer, first published in 1961. The story follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the once prosperous, but now troubled, Kingdom of Wisdom.