THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO BY HELEN BANNERMANĭespite a long history of controversy, this 1899 story has never gone out of print. As The Guardian reported in 2016, “Today The Water-Babies itself is close to unreadable due to the way it presents the casual prejudices of its time: the division of the world into racial hierarchies, the completely nonchalant caricaturing of Irish people.” 8. But it’s no surprise that the story no longer resonates. Nevertheless, the tale was a hit with children. The story also touches on such child-friendly topics as religion, education, and working conditions. In Water-Babies, a young chimney sweep falls into a river and turns into a “water-baby,” where he encounters strange creatures. When you know the real purpose of The Water-Babies, it seems implausible that it became a beloved children’s book at all: Author Charles Kingsley viewed his 1862 work as satire that supported Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. THE WATER-BABIES, A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY BY CHARLES KINGSLEY (You can still visit the real Caddie’s house in Menomonie, Wisconsin.) 7. CADDIE WOODLAWN BY CAROL RYRIE BRINKĪ Newbery Medal winner in 1936, the pioneer adventures of 11-year-old Caddie Woodlawn were partially based on the life of Carol Ryrie Brink’s grandmother, Caddie Woodhouse Watkins. At one point, the story of the little wooden boy with the lie-detector nose was one of the best-selling books in the world, with 35 million copies sold. But you might be hard-pressed to find a child who has recently picked up the book, which was originally published in full in 1883. THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO BY CARLO COLLODIĪlmost everyone is familiar with Pinocchio-the movie. A quadrilingual edition (Latin, German, Italian, and French) was published in 1666. Though it originated in Germany, the popular book was quickly translated to other languages, including English in 1659. Published in 1658, Orbis sensualium pictus is the first book intended for children that included illustrations to help with visual learning. ORBIS SENSUALIUM PICTUS BY JOHANN AMOS COMENIUS Goody Two-Shoes grows up to be a teacher and marries rich, thus teaching children that being virtuous pays off. She receives her nickname when she eventually receives a full set. Goody Two-Shoes, published in 1765, is the tale of an orphan girl who was so impoverished that even a pair of shoes was out of grasp she had to make do with just one. But unless you’re a big fan of 18th-century children’s literature, you probably haven’t read the story that popularized the saying. You’ve no doubt heard the phrase “goody two-shoes” to describe someone who always follows the rules and does the right thing. THE HISTORY OF LITTLE GOODY TWO-SHOES PUBLISHED BY JOHN NEWBERY “The only job I ever tackled that I found more difficult was when I wrote the Baedeker that Eskimos use when they travel in Siam,” Seuss later said. Seuss-put his fantastical illustrations and way with words to work on a book that would help children learn basic words. The director of Houghton Mifflin’s educational division read a Life magazine article about how deadly dull young students found Dick and Jane. One good thing did come out of the Dick and Jane series, though: The Cat in the Hat. Many baby boomers grew up learning how to read with these primers, which were, by nearly all accounts, incredibly boring and repetitive. READ WITH DICK AND JANE BY WILLIAM GRAY AND ZERNA SHARP More than 40 books about the well-worn dolls followed, with more than 60 million books, dolls, and other Raggedy products sold in the last 100 years. Raggedy Ann Stories, the first book about the doll duo, came out in 1918, followed by Raggedy Andy Stories in 1920. A few decades ago, there were few children’s bedrooms not adorned with Raggedy Ann and Andy paraphernalia.
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