From "Better Little Books" to "Baby Puffins:" The Phenomenon of Small English Illustrated Children's Books for Use In and Out of Air-Raid Shelters--1939-1948.

Eve, Matthew

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Publication Date: 2000

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From "Better Little Books" to "Baby Puffins:" The Phenomenon of Small English Illustrated Children's Books for Use In and Out of Air-Raid Shelters--1939-1948.

Eve, Matthew

Children's Literature in Education, v31 n2 p125-43 Jun 2000

Provides in full the forward to "Better Little Books" claiming the contents are applicable to the other midget series of illustrated children's books which were published during World War II and are discussed in this article. Discusses how children's book publishers in Britain during and immediately after the war strove to publish the very best artists and writers. (NH)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Illustrations, Picture Books, Publishing Industry, Visual Arts, World War II

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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