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A cautionary tale or moral tale [1] is a tale told in folklore to warn its listener of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. First, a taboo or prohibition is stated: some act, location, or thing is said to be dangerous.
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times is a 1994 book written by American writer James Finn Garner, in which Garner satirizes the trend toward political correctness and censorship of children's literature, with an emphasis on humour and parody. [1] The bulk of the book consists of fairy tales such as Little Red ...
A spin-off from 1993's The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues collects 31 passages previously featured in the original. [3] Selections from Aesop's Fables, [3] Robert Frost, [3] Frank Crane, [4] and African and Native American folklore [3] are represented in this volume; the legend of George Washington's cherry tree (as related to Mason Locke Weems) [5] makes an encore appearance. [6]
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The Poor Old Lady is a fairy tale, best known in Latin America. It was first published in the book Moral Tales for Formal Children in 1854 by the Colombian poet Rafael Pombo . Due to the importance and impact of this play in Latin American children's literature of the nineteenth century, "The Poor Old Lady" became one of the most memorable ...
Children's short stories are fiction stories, generally under 100 pages long, written for children. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) – Cautionary Tales for Children, The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, More Beasts for Worse Children; Ludwig Bemelmans (1898–1962) – Madeline; Derek Benz (born 1971) – Grey Griffins; Berechiah ha-Nakdan (12th – 13th century) – Mishle Shualim, Fables of a Jewish Aesop
The books were quite popular in homes, elementary school libraries, pediatrics offices, and sunday schools across North America. Most are out of print. In October 2010, Simon & Schuster Children's Books published an anthology containing five of the ValueTales books, with new illustrations by Dan Andreason. [1]