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A spin-off from 1993's The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues collects 31 passages previously featured in the original. [3] Selections from Aesop's Fables, [3] Robert Frost, [3] Frank Crane, [4] and African and Native American folklore [3] are represented in this volume; the legend of George Washington's cherry tree (as related to Mason Locke Weems) [5] makes an encore appearance. [6]
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 ...
Elsie Dinsmore is a children's book series written by Martha Finley (1828–1909) between 1867 and 1905. Of Finley's two girls' fiction series, the "Mildred Keith" books were more realistic and autobiographical in nature, while the "Elsie Dinsmore" books, which were better sellers, were more idealistic in plot. [ 1 ]
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 first primetime animated series on PBS, Adventures from the Book of Virtues originally aired as part of the network's children's programming block from September 2, 1996 until the series finale on December 17, 2000; an epilogue to the series would be released on home video in June 2001. There was a two-year gap in between the second and ...
In 1927, it placed in the top fifteen favorite books of female Youth Companion readers, and in the 1960s, the readers of The New York Times ranked The Secret Garden as one of the best children's books. Surveys of adult readers in the 1970s and 1980s show that the novel was a frequent childhood favorite, especially for women.
Here Today is a children's novel by Ann M. Martin. It was first published in 2004 and takes place in the 1960s. [1] The story is about Ellie, an 11-year-old whose mother is irresponsible and whose siblings are argumentative. [2] She, along with her best friend Holly, gets bullied and treated like she does not exist.
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.