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Priced at just 25 cents and sold where people shopped every day, they. Childrens literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are made for children. Casebound books with fewer than 60 pages are expertly handassembled, while those with higher page counts are assembled by machine. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition.
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The books quickly became the most popular childrens series. Second printing in 1991 by western publishing company, inc. During the war after 1943 this number of pages was reduced to 28 pages due to shortages of paper. The epic new childrens book from multimillion bestselling author david walliams. Joe, the wild thornberrys, and other popular characters. In 1942, the launch of little golden books revolutionized childrens book publishing by making highquality picture books available at affordable prices. Value of little golden books lovetoknow kids books. The serpents children is the coming of age story of cassia, an atypical chineese girl. Childrens literature can be traced to stories and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. Watch a brief walkthrough of little golden books history, including commentary by experts and authors, golden books editorial director diane muldrow, and childrens literature historian leonard marcus. Thank you for being a friend is a perfect gift for golden girl enthusiasts to give to their very own besties. The serpent s children is the coming of age story of cassia, an atypical chineese girl.
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