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A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This was the first American book written specifically for children. -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carrol
At this time, they began to realize books nurtured imagination. English prints began to sell all over the world. -
Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carrol,
Another book intended for children's enjoyment. This was headed towards entertainment rather than the previous books that were intended to teach new lessons or skills. -
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri published in Switzerland -
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi published in Italy -
1902 Books
Songs of Childhood by Walter de la Mare, Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter -
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Selma Lagerlof published in Sweden 1906-1907. In 1907 the children were freed to attend school. The types of books expanded as children learned to read and write. New technologies made it convenient to publish books at a reduced price. -
1908 Books
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery -
Peter Pan
James M. Barrie -
1919
US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted to children's books -
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams -
When We Were Very Young
A. A. Milne -
1933 Books
The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff, Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers -
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
Edward Ardizzone -
The Yearling
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings -
1939 Books
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot -
1940 Books
Betsy-Tasy by Maud Hart Lovelace, Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight -
1941 Books
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, Curious George by H. A. Rey -
Johnny Tremain
Esther Forbes -
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis