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  title info:
    title: Tell me a story
    sub title: fantastic children's books from the Library of Congress
  name:
    name part: Freece, Hannah
    name part: 1987-
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Barnett, Mac
    role:
      role term: other.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: dcu
    date issued: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 212 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm.
  abstract: The Library of Congress has more than half a million children's books in its collections, from beloved classics to forgotten treasures. These range from the 1787 American edition of John Newbery's revolutionary Little Pretty Pocket-Book to beloved twentieth-century classics introducing familiar characters such as Dorothy and Toto or Frog and Toad, and twenty-first century award-winners such as Last Stop on Market Street. In addition to books, the Library holds original artwork by illustrators Jerry Pinkney and Vera B. Williams, manuscripts by pathbreaking authors Virginia Hamilton and Jade Snow Wong and runs of influential children's magazines such as St. Nicholas and The Brownies' Book, not to mention the nation's largest public comic book collection. This exploration of children's books reimagines the standard canon of American children's literature, in the process highlighting the evolution of literary, artistic and publishing trends. From classic books and award-winners to little-remembered gems worthy of a second look, this engaging volume features more than two hundred children's books, original artworks and manuscript pages, all created, read and sold in the United States from the eighteenth century to today. With a foreword by National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett and including poignant contributions from former Ambassadors reflecting on their own inspirations, this book will charm readers of all ages.
  table of contents: Foreword / Mac Barnett -- Preface: a note about selections -- A is for adaptation (1750-1850) -- B is for bedrock (1851-1920) -- C is for the children's catalog (1921-1950) -- D is for distinction (1951-1975) -- E is for everybody reads (1976-2000) -- F is for forging ahead (2001-2025).
  note: Hannah Freece ; foreword by Mac Barnett.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [200] and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    topic: Children's literature, American
    topic: History and criticism
  subject:
    topic: Children's literature, American
    topic: Publishing
    topic: History
  subject:
    topic: Children
    topic: Books and reading
    geographic: United States
    topic: History
  classification: PS490 .F74 2026
  classification: 810.9/9282
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Collection close-up
  identifier: 9780844495934
  identifier: 084449593X
  identifier: 2025038949
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 250822
    record change date: 20260603201411.5
    record identifier: in00005781905