Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books by Nancy Carpenter, Michelle Markel

Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books

Nancy Carpenter, Michelle Markel

36 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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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 overf...

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