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Available
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Publication
Chronicle Books (2017), 44 pages
Description
Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books�John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined them overflowing with entertaining stories, science, and games. He believed that every book should be made for the reader's enjoyment. Newbery�for whom the prestigious Newbery Medal is named�became a celebrated author and publisher, changing the world of children's books forever. This book about his life and legacy is as full of energy and delight as any young reader could wish.
User reviews
LibraryThing member themulhern
Excellent children's history/biography. Lively, fun, well illustrated.
LibraryThing member darianskie
A picture book about non other than the father of picture books himself, John Newbery.
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
As someone who has a great interest in the history of children's literature, and who has done some research into the earlier centuries of that history, I was quite excited to discover that there was a picture-book biography of John Newbery, the eighteenth-century British publisher who did so much
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to popularize books for the young. Unfortunately, almost everything about the book - with the notable exception of Nancy Carpenter's expressive and amusing illustrations - was a disappointment for me. To understand why this is so, and why I am panning a book that seems beloved by every other online reviewer, one should know a few things about me. Show Less
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
A fairly lively biography of one of the pioneers of children's literature should entertain children and adults.
John Newbery was a bookstore owner, publisher, and writer. He was quite the entrepreneur, i.e., including product placement for his health elixir in his books, pairing his books with toys
I wish the author had worked a few dates into the body of the story to better anchor the tale in history.
John Newbery was a bookstore owner, publisher, and writer. He was quite the entrepreneur, i.e., including product placement for his health elixir in his books, pairing his books with toys
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to boost sales, cross-pollinating characters to create a shared universe – the sort of stuff we still see corporations doing today.I wish the author had worked a few dates into the body of the story to better anchor the tale in history.
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Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Recommended — Picturebook — 2019)
Mitten Award (Top Ten — 2018)
CCBC Choices (2018)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Primary — 2018)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List (Youth — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017
Physical description
11.35 inches
ISBN
0811879224 / 9780811879224