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2. List of children's classic books | Wikipedia

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   Lessons for Children: Anna Laetitia Barbauld: 1778-9: The first series of age-adapted reading primers for children printed with large text and wide margins; in print for over a century. [18] The History of Sandford and Merton: Thomas Day: 1783-9: A bestseller for over a century, it embodied Rousseau's educational ideals. [19]

3. The Little Engine That Could | Wikipedia

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   The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale (existing in the form of several illustrated children's books and films) that became widely known in the United States after publication in 1930 by Platt & Munk. The story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education ...

4. The Three Little Pigs | Wikipedia

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   The story in its arguably best-known form appeared in English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, first published on June 19, 1890, and crediting Halliwell as his source. [5] The earliest published version of the story is from Dartmoor, Devon, England in 1853, and has three little pixies and a fox in place of the three pigs and a wolf. The first pixy ...

5. 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 ...

6. The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Wikipedia

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   The Tale of Peter Rabbit at Wikisource. The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who puts him to bed after offering him chamomile ...

7. Just So Stories | Wikipedia

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   Just So Stories First edition Author Rudyard Kipling Illustrator Rudyard Kipling Language English Genre Children's book Publisher Macmillan Publication date 1902 Publication place United Kingdom Just So Stories for Little Children is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling. Considered a classic of children's literature, the book is among Kipling's best known ...