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Tar Beach, written and illustrated by Faith Ringgold, is a children's picture book published by Crown Publishers, Inc., 1991. Tar Beach , Ringgold's first book, was a Caldecott Honor Book for 1992. Plot summary
The series was reissued 2001-2003 as Millie Keith: A Life of Faith, an adaption for modern readers by Kersten Hamilton. The story is set in the United States of America between the 1830s and 1860s. Mildred is the eldest child of Stuart and Marcia Keith (née Stanhope), and has several younger siblings: Rupert, Zillah, Ada, Eva (who died at age ...
Children's books based on Frankenstein (3 P) This page was last edited on 6 November 2024, at 16:46 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". [4] [5] Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers. [3] Henry James said "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius, as distinct from fine intelligence, that I have ever ...
The Boy Who Was is a children's historical fantasy novel by Grace Taber Hallock. It tells the story of a human boy blessed with eternal life who participates in the march of history as it moves across the Bay of Naples for 3,000 years. Nino witnesses the destruction of Pompeii, the sack of Rome, the Children's Crusade, and the coming of Garibaldi.
The Bluebird Books; The Bomb (Taylor novel) The Book of Three; Borgel; Boston Jane; The Boxcar Children; Boy of the South Seas; The Boy Spies of Philadelphia; The Boy Who Dared; The Boy Who Knew Everything; The Boy Who Lost His Face; The Boy Who Was; Boy with a Pack; The Boys Start the War; Bread and Roses, Too; The Bread Winner; A Break with ...
Children's novels are narrative fiction books written for children, distinct from collections of stories and picture books. See also: Children's fiction books; ...
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.