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First Half of the 20th Century (1900-1949) By Sarah Barnes, Parris Pintagro, & Lisa Schumacher

What was going on? Time line: Invention of automobile, phonograph, & assembly line 1914 - World War I Roaring 20s! The Red Scare “Black Tuesday” and the Great Depression 1939 – World War II 1940s marked the beginning of the Cold War

Well known pieces of the time… 1900 – The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 1902 – The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 1908 – Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery 1910 – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnet 1926 – Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne 1932 – Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 1934 – Mary Poppins by Pamela Trazers 1941 – Curious George by H.A. Rey

Important Happenings: 1915: American Library Association established School Library division 1919: Children’s Book Week established 1922: Newberry Award 1929: Junior Literary Guild established 1938: Caldecott Award 1945: Children’s Book Council established More literature geared specifically toward children Children’s public libraries came about Improved technology led to better, more vivid illustrations

Genres Contemporary Realistic Fiction Non Fiction Intended to be enjoyable literature but, took on more serious topics Example: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery – 1908 Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter - 1913 Non Fiction Children were naturally curious & accept information in a straightforward manner Chicken World by E. Boyd Smith – 1910 The Seashore Book by E. Boyd Smith – 1912 The Railroad book by E. Boyd Smith – 1913 The Story Book of Things We Use by Maud & Miska Petersham – 1933 Stars for Sam by W. Maxwell Reed - 1931

Fantasy Example: Picture Storybooks Historical Fiction Many works were filled with talking animals or described fun filled adventures Example: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum – 1900 Just so Stories by Rudyard Kipling – 1902 The Wind & the Willows by Kenneth Grahame – 1908 The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams - 1922 Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne – 1926 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkin – 1937 Historical Fiction Served to inform children about history Abigail Adams of Her Times by Laura Richards - 1909 Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder – 1932 Picture Storybooks Better technology allowed for more lively/vivid illustrations The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter – 1902 Curious George by H.A. Rey – 1941 Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág – 1928

Poetry written for children Folktales Children gained access to folktales from all around the world Example: Tales from Arabian Nights edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin – 1909 East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon retold by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen – 1912 Perez and Martina by Pura Belpré – 1932 The Tiger and the Rabbit by Pura Belpré – 1946 Poetry Poetry written for children Songs of Childhood by Walter de la Mare – 1902 Johnny Appleseed & Other Poems by Vachel Linsay – 1928 Poems for Youth by Emily Dickenson – 1934

Themes Multiculturalism Optimism Reality Personification Tobe by Stella Gentry Sharpe – 1939 Sad -Faced Boy by Arna Bontemps - 1938 Optimism Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter – 1913 Reality Araminta by Eva Knox Evans – 1935 A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett - 1905 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – 1910 Personification The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper – 1929 The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton - 1942

Review Name specific authors from this time period. What two awards were established during this time period? What was the first American picture storybook? What was the first American fantasy book?