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This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type is a 2001 Caldecott Honor book. [1] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association included it on a list of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children", [2] and it was listed as one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.
The National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students is a literary competition held by Landmark House (formerly Landmark Editions) of Kansas City, Kansas. [2] It was launched by David Melton , one of the publisher's staff members.
13. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894). Raised by wolves, Mowgli must face the terrible tiger Shere Khan, with the help of Baloo, a “sleepy brown bear”, and Bagheera, a panther.
Each of the titles in the series includes a scholarly essay that aims to provide "a clearer, deeper sense of the best in children's books, and all the strength and joy to be drawn from them". [5] The essays grapple with the question of why the particular work is canonical using a range of critical approaches: feminist criticism , reader ...
It was not unusual for a First Lady to write a book while still in office, with Barbara Bush's children-aimed Millie's Book the most recent prior example. [1] Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to write books while still in office, with the publication of It's Up to the Women in 1933, This Troubled World in 1938, and The Moral Basis of ...
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; A 2004 study found that The Giver was a common read-aloud book for sixth-graders in schools in San Diego County, California. [43] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed it as one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". [44]
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.