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The Paper Bag Princess is a children's book written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko. It was first published in 1980 by Annick Press and launched Munsch's career to the forefront of a new wave of Canadian children’s authors. [1] The story reverses the princess and dragon stereotype. [2]
[1] Publishers Weekly wrote "Brian’s narrative lends itself to reading aloud, and it invites both chiming in and imitating the dinosaur’s movements (preferably sans mud)." [ 2 ] I'm a Dirty Dinosaur has also been reviewed by School Library Journal , [ 3 ] Reading Time , [ 4 ] Magpies , [ 5 ] and Scan: The Journal For Educators .
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle, published by Simon & Schuster in 1986. It tells the story of a young girl, Monica, who wants to play with the Moon.
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". [184] Children's books often present topics that children can relate to, such as love, empathy, family affection, and friendship.
In 2018, comedian and actor Rob Delaney read and signed Ten in the Bed in Makaton, a particular form of sign language. [4] Broadcast on the BBC children’s channel CBeebies, it was the first of their regular bedtime stories series to use the language, which Delaney had learnt to communicate with his late son. [5]
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Alice Low (1926 – 2012) [1] was an American author, lyricist, and editor.Over the course of a 60-year career she wrote more than 25 books for children, edited five anthologies, and wrote the book and lyrics for a musical based on one of her books.