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  2. Make Way for Ducklings - Wikipedia

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    Make Way for Ducklings is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. First published in 1941 by the Viking Press, the book centers on a pair of mallards who raise their brood of ducklings on an island in the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden. It won the 1942 Caldecott Medal for McCloskey's illustrations, executed in charcoal then lithographed on zinc ...

  3. Robert McCloskey - Wikipedia

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    Robert McCloskey. John Robert McCloskey (September 15, 1914 [2] – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books, [1] and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association for the year's best-illustrated picture book. [1] [3] Four of the eight books ...

  4. List of children's classic books - Wikipedia

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    Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children. In Europe, Gutenberg 's invention of the printing press around 1440 made possible mass production of books, though the first printed books were quite expensive and remained so for a long time. Gradually, however, improvements in ...

  5. Eloise Wilkin - Wikipedia

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    Eloise Margaret Wilkin, born Eloise Margaret Burns (March 30, 1904 – October 4, 1987), was an American illustrator. She was best known as an illustrator of Little Golden Books. Many of the picture books she illustrated have become classics of American children's literature. Jane Werner Watson, who edited and wrote hundreds of Golden Books, called Eloise Wilkin "the soul of Little Golden ...

  6. Children's book illustration - Wikipedia

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    Children's book illustration is a subfield of book illustration, and a genre of art associated with children's literature. Children's books with illustrations are often known as picture books. Illustrations contribute to the children's development and provides them with aesthetic impressions.

  7. Serendipity (book series) - Wikipedia

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    Serendipity (book series) Serendipity is a series of children's books about animals and other creatures. The books were written by Stephen Cosgrove and illustrated by Robin James. The books are short stories with colorful illustrations that have a moral perspective. Cosgrove wrote the books after searching for an easy to read book with a ...

  8. Bird Girl - Wikipedia

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    Bird Girl is a sculpture made in 1936 by Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois. It was sculpted at Ragdale, her family's summer home, and achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Originally exhibited as Girl with Bowls at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1938, it ...

  9. Crystal Palace Dinosaurs - Wikipedia

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    There is a brief description of the dinosaurs and their surroundings and the impact they have on the characters. [54] Several of E. Nesbit's children's books feature the Crystal Palace dinosaur sculptures coming to life, including The Enchanted Castle (1907).

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