The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury：Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud

Intheeightyearssincethisblockbusteranthologyof44classicpicturebooksofthe20thcenturywascompiled,importantnewpicturebookshavebeenpublishedthatJanetSchulmanbelievesaretoogoodtomiss.Shehasselected15–somebybrand-newvoicesofthe21stcentury,somebyyoungauthorsandillustratorswhowerejustgettingstartedduringthelastdecadeofthepastcentury,andafewbyfamiliarnames,suchasKevinHenkeswithhis2005CaldecottMedalWinner.Thisrecommendedlistwithdescriptiveannotationsisintendedtoguideparentstothesenewbooksandnewvoicesofthe21stcentury.Unparalleledinscopeandqualityanddesignedforreadingaloudandsharing,thissplendidanthologybringstogethersomeofthemostmemorableandbelovedchildren'sbooksofourtime.HereareclassicssuchasMadelineandCuriousGeorge;contemporarybestsellerssuchasGuessHowMuchILoveYouandTheStinkyCheeseMan;CaldecottMedalwinnerssuchasMakeWayforDucklingsandWheretheWildThingsAre;andfamilyfavoritessuchasGoodnightMoon,TheSneetches,andWinnie-the-Pooh.Theselectionsrangefromconceptbooksandwordlessbookstopicturebooksandshortread-aloudstories,andrepresentthecompletearrayofchildhoodthemesandreadingneeds:ABCs,numberandcolorbooks,storiesaboutgoingtobedandgoingtoschool;talesaboutgrowingup,siblings,parents,andgrandparents;animalstories,fantasies;fables;magicalstories;storiesabouteverydaylife--andmore.Alsoincludedareanintroduction,capsulebiographiesofthe62writersandartistsrepresentedinthecollection,color-codedrunningheadsindicatingagelevels,andindexes.Asagift,akeepsake,andacompanioninachild'sfirststepstowardalifelongloveofreading,The20thCenturyChildren'sBookTreasurybelongsineveryfamily'sbookcase.