![]() ![]() Though the nine novels (one of which was published posthumously in 1971) are based on her own experiences growing up on the American frontier during the late 19th century, they are typically considered fiction and are shelved as such in libraries and bookstores across the country. ![]() Īround the same time, Laura Ingalls Wilder began publishing her Little House on the Prairie series. Since then, winners have included Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline, Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, Chris Van Allsburg's Jumanji and The Polar Express, and Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Lathrop for her book Animals of the Bible. The medal is named for 19th century illustrator Randolph Caldecott. In 1937, the Caldecott Medal award was created to honor prestigious and outstanding picture books. Pooh continues to inspire today, featuring in songs, television shows, and movies. The four books starring Pooh have been published in dozens of languages and are one of the first children's stories to focus on the fleetingness of childhood and the bittersweet nature of growing up. Milne created one of the most popular children's book characters of all time: Winnie-the-Pooh. In 1908, Kenneth Grahame wrote The Wind in the Willows, continuing one of the oldest traditions of children's literature: anthropomorphic animals. Mark Twain wrote Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn while Louisa May Alcott penned Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys.Ģ0th Century Children's Lit: Well-Known Classics are Born This type of novel is still popular today and focuses on the events that mark the transition of the protagonist from innocent and naïve to more aware and responsible. In the United States, the coming-of-age novel was beginning to take hold. In the early 20th century, Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote the classics The Little Princess and The Secret Garden, adventure/mystery novels notable for their focus on girls as protagonists rather than boys. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote his enduring story of piracy and betrayal, Treasure Island while Rudyard Kipling captured imaginations everywhere with The Jungle Book, set among the animals and forests of India. Adventure and Coming-of-Age StoriesĪ dventure stories began to rise in popularity in the late 19th century, as well. Any one of these stories is easily recognized and readily loved by children today. Beatrix Potter began writing and drawing her captivating stories of the animals found in any British child's garden. Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz and other stories featuring Dorothy and the magical land of Oz. Carlo Collodi published The Adventures of Pinocchio, L. The scope of the world created in Carroll's novel changed the face of literature for children. The novel plays with math, logic, and language in a way that was altogether new and remains an inspiration for modern writers. Imaginative and strange, the novel utilized tropes that were not new to writings for children, such as a lost child and magical animals, but presented them in a way that turned them on their head. Even at the time of it's publication, the novel was considered a masterpiece. In 1865, Lewis Carroll wrote arguably one of the most important children's novels in the history of literature: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. #Centuary long lost to time full#The 19th century brought a whole new generation of writers to the field, and soon the golden age of children's literature was in full swing. As time passed and more and more writers began to see the merit in writing books specifically for children, children's literature came into its own. In part 1 of this series, we discussed how the history of children's literature can be traced back to the late 16th century. ![]()
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