Category: classic children’s books

Rare First Edition of Winnie the Pooh to Go on Sale

April 27, 2023
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A first-edition copy of the beloved children’s classic Winnie the Pooh will be among the literary treasures for sale at an Australian rare book auction. The work by Alan Alexander Milne features the original green cloth cover with gilt illustrations and Christopher Robin’s map of the ‘Hundred Acre Wood.’ “We were thrilled to receive Winnie…

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How to Find Good Children’s Books at Budget Prices

April 18, 2023
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I took a trip to my local library the other day, visiting the children’s section for the first time in a while. I was appalled. My surprise didn’t come because the shelves were empty—they were well-filled. Nor did it come because the books I loved as a child had largely disappeared—I already knew that many…

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Finding Children’s Books That Offer Family-Centric Values

December 14, 2022
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If you’ve recently browsed your local library or big-name bookstore for children’s books, you might have noticed that the classics are hard to find and that many titles, whether subtly or overtly, seem to be themed around the political issues of the day. Family-centric and traditional stories are buried on out-of-the-way shelves, if at all…

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How to Connect Teens With Good Books

November 21, 2022
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Lately, I’ve been reading from M.F.K. Fisher’s “The Art of Eating.” I say “from” because this thick volume contains five books that Fisher wrote on cooking and dining. And her prose is as exquisite as the dishes she recommends. While reading this book, the thought suddenly hit me: Why aren’t our students reading this sort…

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