Offering children gems of advice such as 'Strive to learn' and 'Be not a dunce,' it was no fun at all. "In 1690, the dour New England Primer, thought to be the first American childrens book, was published in Boston. Dick and Jane - Kids being kids: Ramona Quimby, American pest - God and man in Narnia - One nation: Washington's cherry tree, Rosa Park's bus, and Oz - Going on seventeen (or not): Little Women, little houses, and Peter Pans - End: Dead pets, dead grandparents, and the glory of everything. New eyes, new ears: Margaret Wise Brown and Goodnight Moon - Runaways: Family drama in picture books-and well beyond - Once upon a time and in and out of weeks: Fairy tales and Maurice Sendak - Why a duck? The uses of talking animals from Aesop to Beatrix Potter to Olivia the Pig - You have to know how: Dr. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index. "Portions of chapter 3 were adapted from "Where the wild things weren't," an essay published in The New York Times Book Review." Xxiii, 307 pages : illustrations 22 cm.įirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Children's literature - History and criticism.
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