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20th-century British children's literature (22 C, 28 P) Pages in category "20th-century children's literature" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
List of British children's and young adults' authors (1900–1949) List of early-20th-century British children's literature illustrators; List of early-20th-century British children's magazines and annuals; List of British children's and young adults' literature titles (1900–1949)
Pages in category "Children's books set in the 20th century" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, which have only been identified as children's literature since the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, which adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented ...
In 1927, it placed in the top fifteen favorite books of female Youth Companion readers, and in the 1960s, the readers of The New York Times ranked The Secret Garden as one of the best children's books. Surveys of adult readers in the 1970s and 1980s show that the novel was a frequent childhood favorite, especially for women.
In the late 19th and early 20th century a small number of American and British artists made their living illustrating children's books, like Rose O'Neill, Arthur Rackham, Cicely Mary Barker, Willy Pogany, Edmund Dulac, W. Heath Robinson, Howard Pyle, or Charles Robinson. Cover of Babes in the Wood (1879), illustrated by Randolph Caldecott
This is a list of early-20th-century British children's literature illustrators. It is organised by order of date of birth where shown, then alphabetically by surname. W. Graham Robertson (1866–1948) Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) H. R. Millar (1869–1940) Charles Robinson (1870–1937) W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944) Steven Spurrier (1878–1961)