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  2. Madeline (book) - Wikipedia

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    Madeline is a 1939 book written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, the first in the book series of six, later expanded by the author's grandson to 17, which inspired the Madeline media franchise. Inspired by the life experiences of its author/illustrator, the book is considered one of the major classics of children's literature through the ...

  3. The Gruffalo - Wikipedia

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    The Gruffalo is a short children's story around 700 words long. [18] It is intended to be read aloud as it is written for a target audience of children who do not know or are learning how to read. [19] It is written in rhyming couplets in primarily dactylic tetrameter.

  4. The Happy Prince and Other Tales - Wikipedia

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    May 1, 1888. The Happy Prince and Other Tales (or Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and " The Remarkable Rocket." In 2003, the second through fourth stories were ...

  5. The Famous Five - Wikipedia

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    The Famous Five is a series of children's adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and their dog Timmy. The vast majority of the stories take place in ...

  6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Wikipedia

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    The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a 1969 children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by American children's author and illustrator Eric Carle. The plot follows a very hungry caterpillar that consumes a variety of foods before pupating and becoming a butterfly. It incorporates elements that contribute to ...

  7. Little Red Riding Hood - Wikipedia

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    The story as Rotkäppchen was included in the first edition of their collection Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales (1812) – KHM 26). [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The earlier parts of the tale agree so closely with Perrault's variant that it is almost certainly the source of the tale. [ 36 ]

  8. Children's literature - Wikipedia

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    The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and one of the best-selling books ever published. [1] Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended ...

  9. The Giving Tree - Wikipedia

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    The Giving Tree is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, it has become one of Silverstein's best-known titles, and has been translated into numerous languages. This book has been described as "one of the most divisive books in children's literature"; the ...

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