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Knopf Books for Young Readers (1998), Hardcover, 320 pages
Description
A collection of picture book stories by such authors as Ludwig Bemelmans, Ezra Jack Keats, and Maurice Sendak.
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1301-096
Here are classics such as Madeline and Curious George; contemporary bestsellers such as Guess How Much I Love You and The Stinky Cheese Man; Caldecott Medal winners such as Make Way for Ducklings and Where the Wild Things Are; and family favorites such as Goodnight Moon, The Sneetches, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Alexander & The Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day.
Here are classics such as Madeline and Curious George; contemporary bestsellers such as Guess How Much I Love You and The Stinky Cheese Man; Caldecott Medal winners such as Make Way for Ducklings and Where the Wild Things Are; and family favorites such as Goodnight Moon, The Sneetches, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Alexander & The Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day.
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LibraryThing member Redbud
A delightful collection of stories to share with your children.
LibraryThing member SeriousGrace
This has a good mix of old classics as well as new favorites. Illustrations are true to the original books as well.
LibraryThing member mcegan
20th Century Children's Lit is a collection of great children's picture books. Each book is categorized - if there is a little red book icon on the lower corner of the page it is for the youngest kids. These books have few words. If there is a little blue book it is a standard picture book (think
In order to fit all these books in, they left out some pictures. So if you really like one of the stories, you might want to get it out of the library to see all the pictures.
Our copy is held together with duct tape; it has gotten that much use. It's great for the kids to look through on long car trips and also useful for waiting rooms.
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Madeline). If there is a little green book it has more text. Several are excerpts from longer works, which doesn't necessarily work well. The only stories we don't like were level green - all the rest were great. In order to fit all these books in, they left out some pictures. So if you really like one of the stories, you might want to get it out of the library to see all the pictures.
Our copy is held together with duct tape; it has gotten that much use. It's great for the kids to look through on long car trips and also useful for waiting rooms.
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LibraryThing member eviltammy
Excellent collection of stories to share with children.
LibraryThing member EllenAvondale
Just a wonderful little book. Great stories, both familiar and a bit out of the main stream. The perfect book to take on a trip. Lots for the older (6, 7, 8 year olds) to read to themselves; lots for the younger kids to have read to them.
Just a great resource and a fun book to own. I still pull it
Just a great resource and a fun book to own. I still pull it
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out 15 years later and reread my kids' favorites. Show Less
LibraryThing member Ellen1213
Just a wonderful little book. Great stories, both familiar and a bit out of the main stream. The perfect book to take on a trip. Lots for the older (6, 7, 8 year olds) to read to themselves; lots for the younger kids to have read to them.
Just a great resource and a fun book to own. I still pull it
Just a great resource and a fun book to own. I still pull it
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out 15 years later and reread my kids' favorites. Show Less
LibraryThing member paideiamom
Just a wonderful little book. Great stories, both familiar and a bit out of the main stream. The perfect book to take on a trip. Lots for the older (6, 7, 8 year olds) to read to themselves; lots for the younger kids to have read to them.
Just a great resource and a fun book to own. I still pull it
Just a great resource and a fun book to own. I still pull it
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out 15 years later and reread my kids' favorites. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Not perfect, after all it includes Babar and The Berenstain Bears. And, of course, all sense of book design is lost when picture-books are condensed to fit an anthology. Still, one could do worse than investing in this collection rather than buying all the individual titles. And, of course,
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the authors get publicity: if you love a particular story, you can look for more by that author or illustrator next time you go to the library. Iow, a good gift for a new parent or teacher, of course. Show Less
LibraryThing member librisissimo
Too many to list contents, but it really does have all the best-known stories & books, including a lot of our family favorites.
The biggest drawback to these compilations is that they are too heavy to hold comfortably while reading to children, and too thick to turn the pages easily, which also
The biggest drawback to these compilations is that they are too heavy to hold comfortably while reading to children, and too thick to turn the pages easily, which also
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obscures some of the illustrations. Show Less
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Original publication date
1998-09-14
Physical description
320 p.; 9.41 inches
ISBN
0679886478 / 9780679886471