This book explores how the concept of childhood in the late-18th century was constructed through the ideological work performed by children's literature, as wel

Mark Jones examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both

“This crazy, gorgeous family novel” written at the end of the Great Depression “is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century” (Jon

A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.

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