The ABC of it : why children's books matter
Record details
- ISBN: 9781517908010
- ISBN: 1517908019
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Physical Description:
print
vii, 231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm - Publisher: [Minneapolis] : University of Minnesota Libraries, Children's Literature Research Collections, Kerlan Collection, [2019]
- Copyright: Copyright 2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | Exhibition catalog of the most popular show in the history of the New York Public Library, running from June 2013 to September, 2014. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 230) |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Introduction -- Visions of childhood. Sinful or pure? The spiritual child ; A blank slate: the rational child ; A question of class ; From rote to rhyme ; The work of play: the progressive child ; Kerlan features: Goodnight Moon ; Building citizens: the patriotic child ; Down the rabbit hole ; Kerlan features: Alice around the world ; In nature's classroom: the romantic child ; A great Dane: Hans Christian Andersen ; Kerlan features: Tenggren tells-it-again -- Off the shelf: giving and getting books. Gift books: visual splendor ; Kerlan features: The poky little puppy ; "Write" off the assembly line ; No dogs or children allowed ; Kerlan features: Meeting Beatrix Potter ; Storyteller en la Biblioteca: Pura Belpré ; Book week ; Lights out: reading under the covers -- Censorship: raising a ruckus -- The art of the picture book. A master of motion: Randolph Caldecott ; A homespun Expressionist: Wanda Gág ;Kerlan features: Millions of cats ; The size and shape of things ; The new Leonardo: Bruno Munari ; Kerlan features: Virginia Lee Burton's Little House ;Pop culture ; Humpty Dumpty ; Mary Poppins ; The secret garden ; The Wizard of Oz ; The story of Ferdinand ; Harry Potter ; Comics grow up: graphic novels ; Kerlan features: Baby Mouse: Queen of the World! ; Storied city: New York -- Coda: From the Kerlan. |
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Subject: | Children's books -- Exhibitions Children's literature -- History and criticism Children -- Books and reading -- Bibliography Art and popular culture |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | Z 1037 M37 2019 (Text) | 26040003379159 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |