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by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This was the first American book written specifically for children. -
by Lewis Carrol
At this time, they began to realize books nurtured imagination. English prints began to sell all over the world. -
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. -
by Johanna Spyri published in Switzerland
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Carlo Collodi published in Italy
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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
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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.
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
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James M. Barrie
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US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted to children's books
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Margery Williams
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A. A. Milne
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The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff, Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
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Edward Ardizzone
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
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Betsy-Tasy by Maud Hart Lovelace, Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight
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Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, Curious George by H. A. Rey
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Esther Forbes
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C. S. Lewis